Lecturers share stories of addiction in hopes of helping others
Dr. Kip Winger, former UT Emergency Room Medical Director, and Webster Bailey from Cornerstone of Recovery, addressed several UT students Tuesday about the effects of drug and alcohol abuse and the stages in which addictive behavior presents itself. Read more on UT Daily Beacon

NY Times Hype of “Feel-Good Gene” Makes Me Feel Bad
He speculates that people with the feel-good gene may be “less likely to become addicted to marijuana and other drugs” because they have higher levels of the endogenous cannabinoid anandamide. A 2002 article in Proceedings of the National Academy of … Read more on Scientific American (blog)

Ricky's Law: More than a name – a man on a mission
"This change needs to happen because a lot of people are dying." To understand why Ricky is so passion about the issue, you first have to understand his past, which includes multiple suicide attempts, as well as an addiction to alcohol and heroin. "It … Read more on KING5.com