Rob Ford's mother thinks her son's biggest problem is his weight
Ford admitted earlier this week that he has smoked crack cocaine after months of denials. He also acknowledged … Hours after admitting to his drug use and his drinking problem Tuesday, Ford vowed to stay on as mayor and run again in 2014. His brother … Read more on National Post

Epilepsy Drug Gabapentin Shows Promise In Treating Alcohol Dependence
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 18 million people in the United States are affected by alcohol-use disorders, but there are few drug options available. [7 Ways Alcohol … It was detailed this month in the journal JAMA Internal … Read more on Huffington Post

SPECIAL REPORT-How Big Formula Bought China
"The nurses told us not to use our own formula. They told us if we … It bars hospital personnel from promoting infant formula to the families of babies younger than six months, except in the rare cases when a woman has insufficient breast milk or … Read more on Reuters UK

NIDA's drug abuse information for teens goes mobile
Spanish language versions of easy to understand resources on drug abuse and addiction are now also available. The updates, announced today by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, are being launched as … Read more on National Institutes of Health (press release)

Bruce D. Grant: Treatment brings hope for recovery from drugs
The National Institute of Drug Abuse has labeled addiction a chronic, relapsing brain disease characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. Drugs change the brain's structure and how it works with long lasting changes … Read more on Tallahassee Democrat (blog)

UCLA gets million to study substance use and HIV among minority men who …
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded UCLA a $ 7 million grant to investigate the links between substance abuse and HIV among Latino and African-American men who have sex with men. Researchers will examine how non-injected drugs and … Read more on Phys.Org

NIH issues online course on screening youth for alcohol problems
“This new course joins NIAAA's family of evidence-based, user-friendly products to help clinicians identify patients of all ages who are at risk for alcohol-related problems, and to intervene early, when we have the best chance to prevent problems …
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Women Tend to Seek Help for Alcohol Abuse Sooner Than Men
FRIDAY, Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) — Women with drinking problems seek treatment an average of four to five years earlier than men with drinking problems, a new study reveals. Researchers collected information from 274 men and 257 women in substance …
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Anti-smoking medication shows promise for treating alcohol dependence
A smoking-cessation medication may be a viable option for the treatment of alcohol dependence, according to a study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health. The study found that varenicline (marketed under the name Chantix), approved in 2006 …
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Customized Recovery Programs at Alcohol Rehab Centers in Florida Announced
“There comes a time when prevention is no longer an option for the person who has already developed a dependency on alcohol,” she begins. She explains that when working with a new client, “it's time to look ahead and say, 'OK, this is where you are …
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Painkiller Addiction Treatment and Prescription Drug Rehab Announced
West Palm Beach, Florida (PRWEB) June 03, 2013. Recovery Associates Drug Treatment Center, through its multiple treatment tracks, now offers support for adolescents and adults seeking to find relief from painkiller addiction. According to research …
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Most important path to recovery from addiction? For one expert, it's simple …
Willenbring is a former director of the Division of Treatment and Recovery Research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health and a former director of the Addictive Disorders Section at the Veterans …
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New addiction recovery group available in Calvert
The Dawn of Recovery is a peer-to-peer support group for individuals ages 18 and up recovering from addiction or seeking sobriety from drugs and alcohol, group founder Dawn Kaczorowski said. Kaczorowski, a certified recovery coach, leads group meetings …
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Brain patterns may help predict relapse risk for alcoholism
… localized changes in brain activation, scientists at Yale University compared the brain activity patterns of 45 patients who were about to successfully complete an inpatient treatment program for alcoholism to those of 30 people with no history of …
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Slam on 12 steps misses point
Rick Boman's letter (”We can do better than 12 steps,” Times-Standard, April 17, Page A4) was very prejudiced against 12-step programs. He says they are an 85-year-old prescription. Twelve-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous are still around …
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