Boy Writes Parent Coach for Help With Video Game Addiction
Hi, I am a boy that is really troubled. First of all, I am addicted to video games, I feel like without them I feel sad. My parents argue a lot and they both complain to me about each other and I just feel annoyed and I just want to play video games … Read more on Huffington Post

Drug-Dependent Newborns Could Help Fight Drug Addiction
He says it would help curb opiate addiction in Ohio. Wachtmann sponsored legislation requiring maternity units to report the number of newborns diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome to the Ohio Department of Health on a quarterly basis. Read more on NBC4i.com

Despite Barriers, Addicted Moms-To-Be Are Finding Help
As the number of mothers suffering from addiction has increased, it's become clear that putting them at the end of a treatment waiting list is dangerous for them and their babies. It also takes a village of care providers: doctors, counselors, social … Read more on Vermont Public Radio

Ambien Addiction and Ambien Abuse

Marijuana vs. Alcohol Part II: Electric Boogaloo
The USA Today piece that quotes President Obama riled a few people up, and with good reason. This is a hot topic. … If you are an addict, a recovering addict or friends/family with an addict or a recovering addict, I believe you will really get a lot … Read more on ChicagoNow (blog)

4 Cruise Ship Ports That Suck
The town is a good hike away, past sketchy areas where drug use seems evident. And, on Sundays, almost everything is closed. Telling Quote: “We had high expectations of this historic island. After all, it was the site of the Mt. Pelee volcanic … Read more on Huffington Post

Nektar Therapeutics Is The Seattle Genetics Of San Francisco But It Could Be More
For those of you who haven't heard of Fovista, it's a very promising anti-platelet-derived growth factor (anti-PDGF) that plays well with both (anti-VEGF) age-related macular degeneration drugs currently gobbling up a collective $ 4B in annual sales … Read more on Seeking Alpha

Detox Treatments By Dr. Oz And Others Lack Evidence, Benefit
Consumers are inundated by headlines that say our bodies absorb a wide variety of environmental toxins on a daily basis, from mercury in fish to carpet off-gases to chemicals in our drinking water. Detox programs are often advertised as a remedy for this. Read more on Huffington Post Canada

The issue: Is staying off alcohol for a 31-day detox an advisable way to start …
Moderate alcohol consumption – note the word moderate – was associated with reduced total mortality among middle-aged and older adults: compared to moderate drinkers, abstainers had more than double the risk of dying over the ensuing 20 years. Read more on Oxford Mail

Arthur Manuel remembered as 'renegade' advocate for homeless
His instinct to “go with his gut,” take chances and not be afraid to fail, lead him to spearhead the world's first safe drinking site for homeless alcoholic men in the Seaton House Annex in the late 1990s. Through his work in the Annex, Manuel lobbied … Read more on Toronto Star

Drug Treatment Courts: 20 Years of Uncounted Deaths
The National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) claim that drug treatment courts have been the most researched and successful of the criminal justice programs. They claim that for 20 years they have worked to reduce crime, end addiction … Read more on Huffington Post

Drug Addiction, Smoking Cessation Can Be Treated Concurrently
"Despite the pervasiveness and deadly consequences of smoking in addicted individuals, smoking-cessation treatment is typically not provided in substance use disorder treatment programs due, in part, to concern that it might impact negatively on … Read more on Medscape

Abuse of heroin, marijuana, synthetic drugs continue to plague Harford
Heroin abuse and deaths in Harford County continue at a rate greater than the county's population ranking in the state, the leader of the county's anti-drug and alcohol abuse program says. The county is also plagued by excessive abuse of marijuana and … Read more on Baltimore Sun

Detox Clear Beats Prices of All Competitors
For many years, Detox Clear has not only protected the privacy of individuals who wish to pass a urine drug test but has also offered top-quality products at lower prices than any competitors. (Newswire.net — January 15, 2014) Gardena, California … Read more on Newswire (press release)

Katy Perry Reveals 3 Month Teetotal Detox After Russell Brand Split, Calls The …
2014 issue of his substance abuse</a>, "If I continued it, I was really going to sabotage my whole life." "I don't drink or do drugs anymore," he <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20627207,00.html">told People</a> recently. "Being sober … Read more on Huffington Post

Why the Connection Between Addiction and PTSD?
What's the difference between healthy coping and addiction? Healthy coping skills are used to deal with the symptom, situation or feeling while staying connected to the experience. For example, let's say you're going through a breakup. Addiction is … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

I'll Show You Reality
… that you will also be addressing a cause/mission dear to your heart: or how to arm people with coping skills that will allow them to face the challenges in their existence without recurring to the usual lethal trifecta of alcohol, drugs and abuse … Read more on Huffington Post

Risks? They Didn't Stop These 7 Drugs From Making Money
(Spin even claimed the parentally-administered speed would protect kids from becoming drug addicts when they grew older until a 2013 j ournal article revealed otherwise.) But in 2009, the same year the Adderall XR, went … Pro-stimulant Pharma doctors … Read more on OpEdNews

Meehl Foundation Offering Four Scholarships Toward Treatment of Borderline …
Borderline Personality Disorder is a maladaptive coping style that has up to an 87% success treatment rate using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Basically … BPD often occurs together with other psychiatric problems, particularly bipolar disorder … Read more on eReleases (press release)