Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (4/28/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.
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Army No Longer Considering Recruits Who Fail Drug Tests
When the economy was riding high and the war in Iraq was at its peak, the U.S. Army relaxed its rules to allow some recruits with felony records and those who failed drug tests to join the service. Now that the economy has tanked and the situation in Iraq is quieter, the Army is eliminating such waivers as recruiting picks up. (More)
Mass. Anti-Overdose Drug Program Sees Results
Officials in Massachusetts say a program that allows nonprofessionals to administer the anti-overdose drug Narcan has helped arrest the growing number of drug overdose deaths in the state. (More)
Circadian Alteration in Neurobiology During 30 Days of Abstinence in Heroin Users
Conclusions: These prolonged neurobiological changes may play a role in protracted opiate withdrawal symptoms and contribute to relapse vulnerability. (Source: Biological Psychiatry) MedWorm Supporter Message: Learn more about drug and alcohol addiction treatment options at The Addiction Recovery Guide. Join discussions on an active addiction message board with forums organized by drug-type at The Addiction Recovery Guide. (More)
High Impulsivity Predicts Relapse to Cocaine-Seeking After Punishment-Induced Abstinence
Conclusions: Impulsivity pre-dating drug abuse increases the susceptibility to relapse after abstinence. Medications targeting impulsivity might have utility as treatment interventions for relapse prevention and the promotion of abstinence. (Source: Biological Psychiatry) (More)
Smoking And High Blood Pressure Each Account For One In Five Deaths In US Adults
Smoking, high blood pressure and being overweight are the leading preventable risk factors for premature mortality in the United States, according to a new study. (More)
CSPI Layoffs Latest Setback to National Advocacy on Alcohol Issues
In a move that has stunned members of the addiction community, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) announced earlier this month that it has cut all of its Alcohol Policies Project staff except longtime director George Hacker, effectively ending the only full-time advocacy effort on alcohol policy issues on Capitol Hill. (More)
Quit Smoking Marijuana – Facts and Tips
Marijuana is an illegal drug. This drug is derived from the marijuana plant and is a mild sedative and a hallucinogen. Various countries throughout the world and some states in the US have legalized its use for medical purposes leading to an increase in popularity. (More)
How to Quit Drug Addiction
Drug addiction does not start overnight. It starts gradually and makes its victims dependent on it. Addiction is simply when you cannot control your crave for a thing and you can’t live a normal life without resorting to that thing. Whether the drug is legal or not is immaterial. What matters is how you can overcome the problem and return to a normal life. (More)
Crystal Meth Effects and Treatments
Methamphetamine or simply called as crystal meth, is one of the known drugs used for its addictive effect, especially when injected or smoked. Though it was first used as a treatment for depression an… (More)
Opiate Addiction; There Is A Guaranteed Cure!
By far this information is not new news, but it is very important factual information which needs to be brought to the attention of more people, families, and the general public… If you suffer from… (More)
Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (4/21/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.
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Health-related quality of life in methadone maintenance patients with untreated hepatitis C virus infection
Conclusions: Untreated HCV patients in MMT had lower HRQOL than HCV patients not in MMT. Depression Severity was associated with significantly lower quality of life measures, suggesting that psychiatric evaluation and intervention prior to the start of HCV treatment may improve overall quality of life and could influence HCV treatment outcomes in MMT patients. (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence) MedWorm Supporter Message: Learn more about drug and alcohol addiction treatment options at The Addiction Recovery Guide. Join discussions on an active addiction message board with forums organized by drug-type at The Addiction Recovery Guide. (More)
Illicit Drug Use Among Women with Children in the United States: 2002-2003. – Simmons LA, Havens JR, Whiting JB, Holz JL, Bada H.
PURPOSE: Given research that shows youth exposed to maternal addiction have increased rates of cognitive, socioemotional, and behavioral problems, we examined the prevalence and correlates of past year illicit drug abuse or dependence among women with chil… (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated)) (More)
Presence of lead in opium. – Aghaee-Afshar M, Khazaeli P, Behnam B, Rezazadehkermani M, Ashraf-Ganjooei N.
Opium addiction is a common form of addiction in Middle East countries such as Iran. Recently several reports suggested some kinds of pathologic findings such as abdominal pain, nephropathy, and anemia in opium addict patients. Such pathologic findings sug… (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated)) (More)
Human Brains Make Their Own ‘Marijuana’
Scientists have discovered that the brain manufactures proteins that act like marijuana at specific receptors in the brain itself. This discovery may lead to new marijuana-like drugs for managing pain, stimulating appetite and preventing marijuana abuse. (More)
Urine Test May Determine If A Smoker Is At Risk For Lung Cancer
Researchers may have uncovered why lung cancer afflicts some smokers and not others. (More)
Barely Legal: Alcohol Does Not Appear To Affect Perceptions Of Age
A new study led by the University of Leicester has demonstrated that consuming alcohol did not affect how men judged the age of women. This has important legal implications if alcohol is cited as a cause of impairing judgment in cases of unlawful sex with a minor. (More)
Smoking Could Make PTSD Worse
Researchers say that the effect of nicotine on brain activity may exacerbate Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among smokers, and that alcohol, tobacco and other drug use by PTSD patients suggests the need for simultaneous treatment of co-occurring addictive and mental-health disorders. (More)
UC Davis Program Credited with Decrease in High-Risk Drinking
Students at the University of California at Davis are limiting the amount of high-risk drinking they participate in as a result of a major prevention initiative, a new survey concludes. (More)
Purple Inc. Begins Parent Alumni Program
Purple, Inc. A leading alcohol and drug recovery center in Lawrenceville, GA announced today that it will introduce a program for the families of patients and alumni called PAPA. (More)
Addiction Recovery Articles
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Symptoms
Facts about fetal alcohol syndrome: If you love wine but are planning to have a family soon, you may want to start learning to say NO to alcohol. Mothers who expect to give birth to healthy babies are advised to stay away from drinking while pregnant. (More)
How to Recognize Alcohol Addiction and Dependence
Millions of people drink alcohol. Some drink rarely, and for others it’s part of daily life. Some people are alcoholics, and some are just ‘normal’ drinkers. (More)
Stop Drinking – Live Healthy and Peaceful Life
The solution is to stop drinking and live life in a healthy and peaceful way. Alcohol abuse can lead to tussles and fights. Often in the intoxication caused by the heavy consumption of alcohol, people tend to forget what they are doing. (More)
Overcome Addiction with Emotional Freedom Techniques
Addiction can show up in many forms and is described as an obsession or compulsion towards abusing a substance such as alcohol, nicotine, drugs or even food. Psychological addictions are just as commo… (More)
Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (4/14/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.
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Cancer Survival: Pretreatment Alcohol, Tobacco, Fruit, Exercise Habits Linked To Head And Neck Cancer Survival
Head and neck cancer patients who smoked, drank, didn’t exercise or didn’t eat enough fruit when they were diagnosed had worse survival outcomes than those with better health habits, according to a new study. (More)
College Students More Likely to Misuse Adderall, Study Finds
College students between the ages of 18 and 22 were twice as likely to use the amphetamine drug Adderall nonmedically as those who had not been in college at all or were only part-time students, according to data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). (More)
Survey Shows Youth Alcohol Use Continues To Decrease In Maine
Alcohol use among Maine’s 6-12th graders continues to decline, according to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Substance Abuse (OSA). The percent of teens that used alcohol in the past month decreased from 38 percent in 1995 to 25 percent in 2008, and binge drinking in the prior two weeks decreased from 20 percent to 13 percent. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) (More)
Using Nicotine Replacement Therapy Could Help Some Smokers Quit Gradually
Smokers who do not want to quit right now, but are prepared to try to reduce their smoking are twice as likely to stop smoking in the long-term if they use nicotine replacement therapy to help them cut down gradually, according to new research. (More)
New Video Explores the Neurochemistry of Relapse and Recovery
The reasons that people give up their compulsive use of drugs vary, but they almost always include survival. The video explains the role of memory bumps, the brain’s stop and go switches using an allergy as an analogy to explain substance abuse. (More)
Addiction Recovery Articles
How to Quit Smoking Pot For Good
I used to smoke the green for around 6 years or so. I have now been clean for around 6 months, and I can’t begin to tell you how great I feel. While I was smoking pot everything seemed “grayed out” to me, And now I can finally truly enjoy my life and all activities but drug abuse. I’m writing This article not to push you to buy some kind of product, but to offer motivation and support to those who experience the same problems and difficulties as I have. (More)
Addictions – Natural Homeopathic Treatments
Addictions, it seems like we all have one or two addictions that we would like to quit! It could be just overeating, or a dependency on caffeine, or something more detrimental to your health and well being such as an addiction to nicotine or even cocaine or heroin. No matter what you are addicted to, you can stop, thousands before you have, and so can you! (More)
Self Help Therapy
The title is some ways may seem misleading. However, the author fully believes that if change is to take place in one?s behavior, that person must be willing to recognize the need for change, and be … (More)
Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (4/8/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.
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SAMHSA Says Fewer Adolescents Exposed to Drug Prevention Messages
A new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows that fewer adolescents are being exposed to substance-use prevention messages or participating in out-of-school prevention programs. (More)
One Million People Learn ‘How Much is Too Much?’
At AlcoholScreening.org, over one million people have now taken a confidential, free online screening test to assess their drinking patterns — just in time for Alcohol Awareness Month. (More)
Drug Abuse, Addiction and the Developing Brain
ISBN: 978-3-8055-9089-1 (Source: Karger Publishers) MedWorm Supporter Message: Learn more about drug and alcohol addiction treatment options at The Addiction Recovery Guide. Join discussions on an active addiction message board with forums organized by drug-type at The Addiction Recovery Guide. (More)
Nicotine may be more than addictive
PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 6 (UPI) — Nicotine isn’t just addictive, it may also interfere with dozens of cellular interactions in the body, U.S. researchers suggest. (Source: Health News – UPI.com) (More)
[Cocaine addiction and personality disorders: a study with the MCMI-II.]
Authors: Lorea I, Fernández-Montalvo J, López-Goñi JJ, Landa N This paper explores the personality disorders most commonly related to cocaine addiction. The samples used were 60 cocaine-addicted patients, who were assessed with the MCMI-II before treatment, and 50 normative participants from the general population with the same demographic features (age, sex and socioeconomic level). According to the results, 36.7% of the clinical sample (versus 16% of the normative sample) showed at least one personality disorder. The most prevalent disorders in the cocaine sample were Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder and Dependent Personality Disorder (10% in each case), followed by Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder and Histrionic Personality Disorder (6.7% each). Moreov… (More)
Addiction Recovery Articles
Importance of a Rehabilitation Center
Alcohol and drug treatment facilities are now offered in many countries. The rehabilitation services offered by them have benefited many people. But finding an appropriate drug center for a near and dear one is a daunting task. (More)
Will the Economy Turn More People Into Alcoholics?
In tough times, we need to think clearly. Drugs and alcohol create the opposite affect. Is ever there was a right time to quit drinking or taking drugs, this is it. (More)
Addiction Cures They Don’t Want You to Know About
There is a way to get over these addictions however. Regardless of what the addiction is, the process is always the same. The substance hi-jacks some sort of biological process. Nicotine hi-jacks the dopamine metabolism process which allows us to feel good. So when you quit your dopamine levels go to zero which makes it normally impossible to feel good. (More)
Qualities to Look For in a Drug Rehab Center
The main objective of a drug rehabilitation center is to treat drug addiction and to help each patient rebuild a healthy, happy lifestyle. The fundamental of a quality drug rehabilitation center is personalized attention and individual care. (More)
Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (4/5/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.
Addiction Recovery News
Nicotine May Have More Profound Impact Than Previously Thought
Researchers have identified 55 proteins that interact with a receptor in mice known previously to bind with nicotine. The findings could have broad implications for future treatments for nicotine addiction, the search for new drug targets and treatments for diseases such as schizophrenia. (More)
California Does Not Need Any More Marijuana Users
A California lawmaker has proposed legalizing and taxing marijuana to help rescue the state budget, but California cannot afford more stoned people, says public-health writer Jim Gogek. (More)
Drug Companies Receive FDA Warnings for Selling Unapproved Narcotics
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warnings to nine companies to stop manufacturing and shipping unapproved narcotic pain medication. (More)
New Drug To Curb Smoking Shows Positive Results
Research has shown that varenicline tartrate – a novel new drug specifically developed for smoking cessation – allows smokers to abstain from cigarettes significantly longer and more effectively than smokers using a placebo. (More)
The Human Cost Of Alcohol – Doctors Speak Out, BMA Scotland
Doctors reveal the stark reality of Scotland’s alcohol misuse problem in a new report published by BMA Scotland today (Thursday 2 April 2009). In The Human Cost of Alcohol Misuse, doctors working in the NHS speak out about the serious health consequences of alcohol misuse on their patients. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) (More)
‘Shameful’ one-year wait for drug addicts seeking help
MORE than a quarter of drug addicts seeking treatment have waited more than a year just to be assessed, official figures showed yesterday. (Source: Scotsman.com News – Health) (More)
New Video Explores the Neurochemistry of Relapse and Recovery
The reasons that people give up their compulsive use of drugs vary, but they almost always include survival. The video explains the role of memory bumps, the brain’s stop and go switches using an allergy as an analogy to explain substance abuse. (More)
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Different Treatment for Alcoholism
One of the many forms of addiction today involves the use or over-consumption of alcohol or alcoholic drinks. Modern medical definitions describe alcoholism as a disease and addiction which results in… (More)
Symptoms to Alcoholism Withdrawal
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome or alcoholism withdrawal is the set of symptoms seen when an individual reduces or stops alcohol consump… (More)
How Much Prescription Drug Addiction is Caused by Medical Arrogance?
Have you ever been to a doctor who expressed negative views about alternative medicine? It’s understandable that they would tell a patient they don’t recommend something because they haven’t thoroughly researched it – which is the truth – but to attempt to prevent their patient from getting treatment that has helped millions of people and is actually the preferred treatment method in healthier countries than ours is simple arrogance. And it may well be one of the major causes of prescription drug addiction. (More)