7 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Clinical Trials
The problem is that requiring doctors to be trained in recognizing the signs of addiction before prescribing the drug would mean throwing additional resources at a drug that already works exactly as it was meant to work. A new kind of drug doesn't just … Read more on io9

App monitors mobile phone addiction
Although not yet recognised as an official addiction, researchers have evidence that excessive use of smartphones could result in addiction-like symptoms, including neglects of everyday responsibilities or withdrawal from natural social environment. Read more on E&T magazine

We can all help others battle addictions
And sometimes the physical signs of addiction are almost invisible, as they were with Hoffman. The Hazelden Addiction Treatment Center reports that preventing addiction in a child works best when attention is paid to protective factors such as strong … Read more on Pittsburgh Post Gazette

COUNSEL'S CORNER: Provider Strategies to Combat the Prescription Drug …
Michel and Ward presented on “The Legal Issues of Prescription Drug Diversion, Signs and Strategies” at the first National Rx Drug Abuse Summit and can be reached at [email protected] and [email protected]. The misuse and abuse of … Read more on Bloomberg Law

Fort Lauderdale Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center Hosts Next Monthly Family …
The two-hour event will be hosted at Cornerstone's Fort Lauderdale addiction treatment center from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm on Friday, February 28, 2014. Once again, the family event will be facilitated by alcohol and drug addiction therapist Barbara … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Research findings have important implications for personalized treatment of …
Despite this, few heavy drinkers seek out treatment-especially those who do not meet the clinical criteria for an alcohol use disorder, but whose drinking causes substantial damage to individuals, their families and the community. Researchers at Penn … Read more on News-Medical.net

ABC anchor Elizabeth Vargas opens up about alcohol addiction and rehab
According to the New York Daily News, senior staff at ABC were told last October Vargas was on 'medical leave', but many suspected she was being treated for alcoholism. Back to work: ABC's 20/20 host Elizabeth Vargas is expected to be back in the … Read more on Daily Mail

Question by loveslosangeles: can my outpatient “rehab” legally not let me take prescribed phentermine?
p.s. I’m in California

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Answer by Replace
What were the expressed requirements and prohibitions stated when you entered the program?
My educated guess is that the center/organization has that right.
That drug is an amphetamine which is contraindicated for those with substance abuse problem.
You don’ t need and probably can’t tolerate any more chemicals that affect your brain function.

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Human Energy System And Trauma Discussed At California Coastal Treatment …
Avalon Malibu is a Mental Health and Addiction treatment center located on the Coast in Malibu, California. They are hosting an informative evening with an educational emphasis on trauma and the human energy system. The focus will be to encourage … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Needling for Change
Insite users are also much likelier than other Downtown Eastside drug addicts to enter treatment. Insite … If they want to avoid federal retribution, SIF advocates will need to get the California legislature behind them—no easy task, even among … Read more on The American Prospect

Philip Seymour Hoffman's Will Fails To Mention Daughters As He Asks For Son …
"It is my strong desire, and not direction to my guardian, that my son, Cooper Hoffman be raised and reside in or near the borough of Manhattan in the State of New York, or Chicago Illinois, or San Francisco, California," he wrote in the 13 page will … Read more on Entertainmentwise

Question by lekkermeid: Your input… I am collaborating on the opening of a recovery home (women who are becomming drug free)?
I woud like to request if you can send me a few names you think would be suitable. Remember its a home a sober living environment.

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Answer by Misanthrope
No Poppy she wants ppl to give names for the sober living center.

I don’t really have a name that you could call the center… Maybe Survivors.

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Addiction Treatment Center, Clinical Lab To Pay .75 Million For Fraudulent …
LEXINGTON – A chain of opiate addiction recovery centers, headquartered in Harrodsburg, and a Russell Springs, Ky., clinical laboratory, along with two physician owners, agreed to pay the U.S. Government millions of dollars to resolve civil allegations … Read more on LEX18 Lexington KY News

Challenging Alcoholic's Anonymous As The Leading Form Of Addiction Treatment
Alcoholics Anonymous and its related groups for other substances are undeniably the de facto standard for addiction treatment. The AA meeting is so prevalent throughout society that it has become a cliché in cinema and television. To many, it seems … Read more on Opposing Views

Drug addicts should be treated, not quarantined
I'm a recovered alcoholic/ heroin addict who has been lucky enough to have his disease successfully treated in one of our state's few, stressed, state-funded addiction treatment centers. I've since become a clean, sober, reliable and taxpaying worker, … Read more on Foster’s Daily Democrat

Seattle Treatment Center for Alcohol & Drug Addiction Announced
Call (888) 444-9148 for an appointment. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) February 01, 2014. A Seattle treatment center is announcing that it is opening doors for adults and adolescents dealing with alcohol and drug addiction through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

MLB Great Darryl Strawberry Opens Addiction Treatment Center
A substance abuse treatment center founded by Major League Baseball star turned Christian minister Darryl Strawberry is now open in Central Florida. "I think it's pretty amazing and awesome to be able to go back and really help people from a place … Read more on Christian Post