New estimates predict that between 3.4-3.5 million children live with at least one binge-drinking parent
A new piece of research launched today shows that the number of children living with substance misusing parents is greater than previously thought (Source: Action on Addiction)...
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Brain Functions That Can Prevent Relapse Improve After A Year Of Methamphetamine Abstinence
In a study published online by the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, UC Davis researchers report that it takes at least a year for former methamphetamine users to regain impulse control. The results tell recovering substance abusers, their families and drug-treatment specialists that it can take an extended period of time for the brain functions critical to recovery to improve. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
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New Figures Highlight Hidden Human Cost Of Alcohol Misuse In Scotland
Commenting on new figures published yesterday which show that one in 20 deaths are attributable to alcohol, Dr Peter Terry, Chairman of the BMA in Scotland, said: "These figures highlight the true hidden human cost of alcohol misuse in Scotland. Today's figures are from 2003 and show a shocking death toll caused by a drinking culture that is out of control. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
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BMA Scotland Chairman Urges MSPs Not To Play Politics With Public Health
Speaking at the Annual Conference of the British Medical Association (BMA), Dr Peter Terry, chairman of the BMA Scotland urged MSPs to put party politics aside and stand together to improve health. He also underlined the need for legislation on the price of alcohol as an effective measure to tackle Scotland's drink problem. He said: "Scotland's health is improving, but too slowly. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
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PPIs May Induce Reflux Symptoms & Become Addictive
According to a new study, published in the Journal of Gastroenterology, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) can become addictive, and mya even induce the symptoms that they were designed to treat.
Christina... (Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux)...
POSTED 06/30/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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[Letters to the Editor] Analysis of Mechanisms Underlying Depressive and Addictive Comorbid Disorders in Adolescents Should Not Ignore Nicotine Use and Dependence
(Source: Am J Psychiatry)...
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I stopped!!!!!!
Author: angelo212
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:04 pm
Dude, that was a real deep message. You can tell your maturity because of your unselfish way at the end of your message you gave everyone your blessings and wished them the same good fortune you are having.
I don't know how any one lives through what you ate but you did it. I'm happy for you and especially your parents. It must be the most painful think to bury your child.
Whatever your doing is working so keep doing it and take the doctors advice of being put back on the subs if you need to. The addict in us may say let me get a fast run in for maybe 2 weeks then I'll go on the subs. The think is you might not make it back on the subs. Alot can happen in a 2 week run.
Your let......
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Michael Jackson Death Probe Focuses on Prescription Drugs
Officials investigating the death of music icon Michael Jackson are looking at the King of Pop's past struggles with prescription-drug addiction to help determine if his death was due to an overdose. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)...
POSTED 06/30/2009 at 04:02 PM --
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Discovery may provide new treatments for alcohol dependence
(University of Gothenburg) Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have discovered a new brain mechanism involved in alcohol addiction involving the stomach hormone ghrelin. When ghrelin's actions in the brain are blocked, alcohol's effects on the reward system are reduced. It is an important discovery that could lead to new therapies for addictions such as alcohol dependence. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)...
POSTED 06/29/2009 at 11:00 PM --
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Issues in Long-term Opioid Therapy: Unmet Needs, Risks, and Solutions
Both chronic pain and prescription opioid abuse are prevalent and exact a high toll on patients, physicians, and society. Health care professionals must balance aggressive treatment of chronic pain with the need to minimize the risks of opioid abuse, misuse, and diversion. A thorough, ongoing assessment can help fashion a multimodal therapeutic plan, stratify patients by risk, and identify those who may exhibit aberrant behaviors after receiving opioid therapy. Appropriate safeguards (eg, urine drug screens, pill counts) may be used when necessary. Because not all aberrant behaviors have the same origins or implications, physicians must consider a differential diagnosis and tailor therapy accordingly. Opioid formulations designed to deter and resist abuse are currently in late-stage clinic......
POSTED 06/29/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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Chemical Dependency and the Physician
Although the nature and scope of addictive disease are commonly reported in the lay press, the problem of physician addiction has largely escaped the public's attention. This is not due to physician immunity from the problem, because physicians have been shown to have addiction at a rate similar to or higher than that of the general population. Additionally, physicians' addictive disease (when compared with the general public) is typically advanced before identification and intervention. This delay in diagnosis relates to physicians' tendency to protect their workplace performance and image well beyond the time when their life outside of work has deteriorated and become chaotic. We provide an overview of the scope and risks of physician addiction, the challenges of recognition and interven......
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[Book reviews] The Globalisation of Addiction: A Study in Poverty of the Spirit
(Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry)...
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WATCH: Did Michael Jackson Battle Addiction?
(Source: ABC News: Health)...
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MIDEAST: Lest We Don't Forget
GAZA CITY, Jun 29 (IPS) - They are little white, yellow or green pills and
are available almost anywhere. At
the pharmacies or in the
market, they are accessible, addictive and cheap. (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)...
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APhA Publishes Reference On Drugs And Substances Of Abuse
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) will publish in mid-July the second edition of Pagliaros' Comprehensive Guide to Drugs and Substances of Abuse. Written by veteran authors Louis A. (Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 06/29/2009 at 05:00 AM --
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AMA: Further Support For Prevention Needed, Australia
The AMA has written to Federal MPs and Senators urging them to support a number of key policy measures to reduce preventable health problems linked to excessive alcohol use, obesity and smoking. The AMA has taken this step in anticipation of the blueprint for national prevention that the National Preventative Health Taskforce will soon provide to Health Minister Nicola Roxon. (Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today)...
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Drug Tolerance, Central to Addiction, Responds to Learned Cues
New studies reveal that a learned compensatory response can trigger "drug tolerance," a physiological process central to addiction. Drug tolerance makes people need more and more drug to get the same effect, whether pain relief or a "high." (J. of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, Jul-2002) (Source: About.com Mental Health)...
POSTED 06/28/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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[Columns] Alcohol & Drug Abuse: What Is "Women-Focused" Treatment for Substance Use Disorders?
Over the past three decades research has highlighted gender differences in substance use disorders and substance abuse treatment participation. Programs devoted to addressing women's treatment needs, broadly encompassed in the term "women-focused treatment," have multiplied. This column examines the rationale for women-focused treatment and describes some of its components. The authors cite the need to evaluate women-focused treatment by developing validated measures of the processes embodied in such treatment and by conducting empirically sound research on clinical outcomes, treatment effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and the optimal means of providing services to women with substance use disorders. (Source: Psychiatr Serv)...
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[News & Notes] Annual Government Spending on Substance Abuse and Addiction Nears a Half Trillion Dollars
(Source: Psychiatr Serv)...
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[News & Notes] IOM Calls for Stronger Protections Against Conflicts of Interest in Research, Education, and Practice
(Source: Psychiatr Serv)...
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