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 Obama on Substance Abuse Prevention
Too many Americans face futures limited by substance use, which threatens health, safety, and academic performance... Read More
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 Concern Over Substance Abuse By Truckers
Studies of substance abuse by truckers show varying results, but at least some drivers turn to alcohol or illicit drugs while behind the wheel. Read More
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No specialized addiction treatment for Canadian doctors
Study says major gap between science and treatment of addiction disorders. Read More
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 Drink Your Way out of Alcoholism: Life-Changing Book Exposes 5 Steps to Sobriety. No AA or Rehab Center Here
"Alcoholics Anonymous just didn't work for me. I'm not knocking its credibility at all as it's changed hundreds of thousands of lives. My book is just an alternative for those looking to tackle their problems from the comfort of their own living room." Read More
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 Substance Abuse: "If You Describe a Problem in Fiction It Helps Bring it to the Front of People's Minds"
"The Trial of Dr. Kate," looks at a female doctor in a small town in the south in 1952. She's the only doctor in the whole county and she's a functioning alcoholic. Read More
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 Don't let 'fat-free' labels mislead you
Sugar uses the same neurological pathways as narcotics to hit the pleasure centre of the brain that send out the signals: "Eat more, eat more." Read More
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 Events Promoter Tries to Keep Lid on Drugs
Concert Goers Can Seek Haven in Alcoholics Anonymous-Style Meetings. Read More
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 Chabad on Campus Advances Awareness of Substance Abuse
More than 80 percent of college students drink alcohol, and almost half report binge drinking in the past two weeks. Read More
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 BILL W. ORIGINAL PHOTOS
All 72 images in The Bill W. Collection are available on a to Lease-to-Buy basis. You may lease any of the photographs from 90 ninety days up to a year for your home, office, recovery clubhouse or treatment center. Read More
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 LA County Audit Finds Failures In Oversight Of Drug Rehab Clinics
Los Angeles County authorities have let problem drug rehabilitation providers run away with millions of dollars in public money. Read More
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Love Boat's Gavin Macleod's tell all book reveals alcoholism!
He also reveals he has been sober not touching alcohol again since 1973. "I never craved another drink. I see people get drunk in front of me and I feel compassion for them. I celebrate life sober," Read More
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Lamar Odom: Checking Into Rehab Any Day Now?! See Video
The troubled, 33-year-old basketball star has, according to a new report, paid for a three-month stint at a rehabilitation facility in Malibu, Calif., in full. See Video
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 Researcher Tells Lawmakers To LOWER Legal Drinking Limit
Conservative think tank The Sutherland Institute tries to push a bill to lower the legal drinking Blood Alcohol Concentration limit from .08 to .05,. Read More
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 New narcotic pain pill Zohydro: Pure hydrocodone pain-killer approved by FDA
Zohydro, a pure hydrocodone pain pill, has just been approved for sale in the U.S. by the FDA. Read More
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 Itai Danovitch, MD, Begins Term as Pres. of the CA Society of Addiction Medicine
"Dr. Danovitch is a wonderful choice to lead the California Society of Addiction Medicine," said Shlomo Melmed, MB, ChB, MACP,. Read More
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 F.D.A. Urging a Tighter Rein on Painkillers
The move, which represents a major policy shift, follows a decade-long debate over whether the widely abused drugs, which contain the narcotic hydrocodone, should be controlled as tightly as more powerful painkillers like OxyContin." Read More
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 Study shows promise for first effective medicine to treat cocaine dependence
Its fundamental neurochemical effects provide important clues as to common links in the neurobiological basis of the addictive process in general," remarked Professor Johnson. Read More
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 "How Al-Anon Works" is the First Audio Book from Al-Anon Family Groups
"How Al-Anon Works for Families and Friends of Alcoholics," is now available as an audio book in MP3 format from Al-Anon Family Groups. Read More
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 Israel: Major International Cocaine Trafficking Hub
A June UN Office on Drugs and Crime World Drug Report named Israel for its "star role." More on that below.
Israel is a serial lawbreaker. Its rap sheet already overflows. This revelation adds another reprehensible black mark. Read More
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 Driver Accused in Deadly Crash on Prescription Meds
"With Xanax that one is more pronounced. You can have dizziness, drowsiness, overall sedation. You can also have lack of coordination and blurred vision. Read More
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