Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (6/29/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.
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[Methadone treatment and its dangers]
Authors: Reingardiene D, Jodzi?niene L, Lazauskas R Methadone is a long-acting synthetic opioid with high affinity for various opioid receptors, especially for m-opioid receptors. Methadone has been used as a successful pharmacologic intervention for the treatment of heroin dependence and acute and chronic pain. This treatment is effective for opiate addiction, reducing morbidity and mortality associated with heroin use. However, overdosing with methadone has become a growing phenomenon because of the increased availability of this drug. Patients enrolled in a methadone maintenance treatment program may become physically dependent and may experience methadone withdrawal symptoms. In this review article, there are discussed about pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of m… (More)
One In 25 Deaths Worldwide Attributable To Alcohol
Worldwide, one in 25 deaths are directly attributable to alcohol consumption. This rise since 2000 is mainly due to increases in the number of women drinking. (More)
Attorney General Wants Cocaine Sentences Equalized
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder called for an end to the gap between prison sentences for crack and powdered cocaine crimes at a recent legal discussion sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus. (More)
Study: Off-Campus Drinking Can be Curbed with Community’s Help
A new study concludes that off-campus drinking by college students was reduced 27 percent by implementing community-level prevention programs. (More)
Drug Rehab Breathing Space Thailand Welcomes Personal Trainer, Nutritionist and Yoga Teacher Art Wongphan
A new addition to the Breathing Space Thailand team will ensure that they continue to provide a suite of complementary therapies that is of the very highest standard. (More)
Addiction Recovery Articles
Codeine As An Addictive Drug
Aside from the popular street drugs such as cocaine and morphine, codeine has also been considered as one of the most popularly used addictive drugs alongside morphine. Codeine, scientifically known … (More)
Teenage Drug Addiction – What You Can Do to Help?
Teenage is an important age when children need proper attention and care. In this immature age, children may choose paths that may lead to serious consequences. (More)
Drug Addiction – Is it Hereditary?
According to a research study conducted by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (NCADI), children of alcoholic parents are four times likely to be an alcoholic than any other children. It simply means that children of alcoholic parents are at higher risk of becoming alcoholic than children whose parents are not alcoholic. (More)
Heroin Withdrawal Symptoms And Treatments
Heroin, or scientifically known as diacetylmorphine, is one of the most widely used form of psychoactive substances known for its high addiction potency. Though heroin was first used as a form of pai… (More)
Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (6/22/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.
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Catherine VanWetter interviews MAx Fabry on Her New -Healthy Healing Addiction Treatment- Program on Inspirations of the Heart Radio
Healthy Healing Addiction Treatment is an integrated treatment program personalized to meet each individual’s needs. MAx Fabry, BA, CADCII, will discuss this new revolutionary program with Inspirations of the Heart Radio host Catherine VanWetter. (More)
38th Annual Summer Clinical Institute in Addiction Studies
The University of California, San Diego, Center for Criminality & Addiction Research, Training & Application (CCARTA) kicks off its 38th annual Summer Clinical Institute with international and national research scientists and clinical experts, August 4-6, 2009. (More)
Dad’s Drinking Predicts Teen Imbibing, Study Finds
Living with an alcoholic father dramatically increases the risk of binge drinking among teenagers, according to new research from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). (More)
Specific Genetic Cause Of Fetal Alcohol-related Developmental Disorders Found
Alcohol consumption by pregnant women hinders brain development in their children by interfering with the genetic processes that control thyroid hormone levels in the fetal brain, a new animal study found. (More)
College Drinking Problems, Deaths On The Rise
Alcohol-related deaths, heavy drinking episodes and drunk driving have all been on the rise on college campuses over the past decade, a new government study shows. (More)
Addiction Recovery Videos
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Addiction Recovery Articles
Addiction Ignores Social and Geographic Boundaries
As the grass-roots movement heats up to ban OxyContin, the opioid painkiller implicated in thousands of deaths, people addicted the drug from all levels of society, from cities, towns and villages, continue to search for effective detox and rehabilitation. Every day of the week across America, in communities large and small, hundreds of people are falling victim to OxyContin addiction, and the death toll continues to grow. (More)
Marijuana Addiction
Marijuana is a tobacco-like substance, dull in colors like green, gray or brown, made up of dried leaves, stems, seeds and flowers of the hemp plant. The article highlights the outcome of addiction to substances like marijuana and how important it is to overcome this addiction. (More)
Opiate Addiction: Not Just Heroin Addicts
Opiate addiction is something that many people would assume means to be heroin or morphine use and abuse. While it’s true that opium and morphine are opiates, there are actually many common prescripti… (More)
Are You Experiencing Alcoholic Tendencies? 10 Answers Will Tell
For some people there is absolutely nothing wrong with having a social drink now and then with a few friends and on special occasions, but unfortunately for some people the joy of having a few drinks … (More)
Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (6/15/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.
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1,000 Treatment Providers Join the ACTION Campaign
The Adopting Changes to Improve Outcomes Now (ACTION) Campaign has enrolled over 1,000 treatment providers and other organizations in its efforts to promote the national adoption of proven practices for enhancing client access to care and engagement in treatment. (More)
Specific Genetic Cause Of Fetal Alcohol-related Developmental Disorders Found
Alcohol consumption by pregnant women hinders brain development in their children by interfering with the genetic processes that control thyroid hormone levels in the fetal brain, a new animal study found. (More)
Study Redefines Roles Of Alcohol, Smoking In Risk For Pancreatitis
Although alcohol consumption is known to be associated with chronic pancreatitis, new evidence indicates that a threshold of five or more drinks per day is required to significantly raise risk; however, most patients with chronic pancreatitis do not drink this amount, according to a report in the June 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) (More)
-Prevention- Is The Focus Of The New Uppers Downers All Arounders Drug Addiction Education Video Segment
-Prevention- is the latest video in the landmark drug addiction education video series -Uppers, Downers, All Arounders- from CNS Productions. (More)
Addiction Recovery Videos
How to Recognize Alcohol & Drug Addiction : Recovery Tips for Addicts
Learn about recovery tips for addicts in thisfree home health video. Expert: John DePalma Bio: John DePalma received a CASAC degree from Queens College and has been counseling drug abusers for over five years. Filmmaker: Buccola Richard
Addiction Recovery Articles
Abstinence
Saying ‘abstinence’ to a recovering addict is like saying ‘celibacy’ to a hot blooded male. In my years working on the Ovis Farm Project, the concept of Abstinence was one of the difficult prin… (More)
The 5 Stages of the Cycle of Change
Why is change so difficult? Maybe we believe it has already cost us a lot to get this far so why risk everything. We are also creatures of habit. We form our habits, then our habits form us. Change al… (More)
Addiction: Physical or Psychological?
Who Understands Addiction? Understanding addiction has never been an exact science, especially to those who are in the front line trying to help people in their recovery. It can be argued th… (More)
Trend of Drug Abuse Among Teenagers
There are a number of National studies that have looked at drug abuse among teenagers. Marijuana continues to one of the most commonly used drugs but the new trend appears to be prescription pills. The following statistics is from the Office of National Drug Control. The intentional use of prescription pills, such as sedatives, pain relievers, tranquilizers, and stimulants, is the growing concern in the United States. Prescription drug use among ages 12 – 17 have become the second most illegal drug behind marijuana. (More)
Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (6/7/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.
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NIH Panel to Consider NIDA/NIAAA Merger
A special panel at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recommended a formal study on the possibility of merging the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to form at National Institute on Addiction, but the proposal has been met with a volley of protest from within the addiction research and treatment communities. (More)
Is withdrawal hyperalgesia in morphine-dependent mice a direct effect of a low concentration of the residual drug?
Withdrawal of opioid drugs leads to a cluster of unpleasant symptoms in dependent subjects. These symptoms are stimulatory in nature and oppose the acute, inhibitory effects of opiates. The conventional theory that explains the opioid withdrawal syndrome assumes that chronic usage of opioid drugs activates compensatory mechanisms whose stimulatory effects are revealed upon elimination of the inhibitory opioid drug from the body. Based on previous studies that show a dose-dependent dual activity of opiates, including pain perception, we present here an alternative explanation to the phenomenon of withdrawal-induced hyperalgesia. According to this explanation, the residual low concentration of the drug that remains after cessation of its administration elicits the stimulatory withdrawal hype… (More)
Treatment in Primary Care for Family Members Affected by Substance Abuse
Studies indicate that individuals who have a close family member with addiction suffer from multiple symptoms of physical and psychological stress. Researchers from England compared the effectiveness of two family interventions aimed at reducing those symptoms. (More)
Alcohol And Smoking Are Key Causes For Bowel Cancer
A new global study has found that lifestyle risk factors such as alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking are important risk factors for bowel cancer. Researchers have shown that people who consume the largest quantities of alcohol (equivalent to more than seven drinks per week) have 60 percent greater risk of developing the cancer, compared with non-drinkers. Smoking, obesity and diabetes were also associated with a 20 percent greater risk of developing bowel cancer — the same risk linked with consuming high intakes of red and processed meat. (More)
Addiction Recovery Articles
Psychological and Medicine Treatments For Alcohol Rehabilitation
Usually, psychological and medicinal treatments for alcohol rehabilitation are preferred. The alcohol abuse can result in wide spreading social, economical, physical, and mental damage. The main aim for alcohol rehabilitation is to help the patients lead a happy and drug free life. It comprises mainly of two phases of dependency that are physical and psychological. (More)
Alcohol Detox and Getting to Know Your Limits
Do you know your alcohol limits? If you are exceeding the safe level, you should go for alcohol detox. (More)
Prescription Pill Addiction
Today, the pharmaceutical industry is a multi-billion industry designed to help you cure whatever ails you. When this works, miracles happen and people are relieved of pain and cure of disease. But what happens when the very pills they take from their doctor are the cause of their problems? (More)
Teenager Alcoholism
Alcoholism among teenagers is usually observed in people belonging to rich class and upper middle class. It is equally observed among teenagers living below poverty line-as well. In certain communitie… (More)
Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (6/1/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.
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Sequencing of DSM-IV criteria of nicotine dependence
Conclusions The prevalence and sequence of criteria of ND fit our understanding of the neuropharmacology of ND. The order among symptoms early in the process of dependence may differ from the severity order of symptoms among those who persist in smoking. (Source: Addiction) 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)
Pharmacists get addicted, too
Just like other people, pharmacists can become addicted to drugs. Unlike other people, pharmacists can score simply by strolling across the room and opening a bottle of “fringe benefits.” (Source: Modern Medicine) (More)
New Treatment Combination Proves Safe For Head And Neck Cancer Patients, Study Suggests
Patients undergoing treatment for advanced head and neck cancers may respond well to the addition of gefinitib to chemotherapy, according to a new study. (More)
Marijuana Rivals Mainstream Drugs For Alleviating HIV/AIDS Symptoms
Those in the United States living with HIV/AIDS are more likely to use marijuana than those in Kenya, South Africa or Puerto Rica to alleviate their symptoms, according to a new study. (More)
Study Points to Gene Therapy for Alcoholism
Researchers studying fruit flies have discovered a gene that raises tolerance for alcohol and could be the basis for gene therapy for alcoholism. (More)
Flipping The Brain’s Addiction Switch Without Drugs
Researchers investigating how the brain becomes drug dependent have now implicated a naturally occurring protein, a dose of which allowed them to get rats hooked with no drugs at all. The finding could suggest ways to medically counteract the effects of drug addiction. (More)
Addiction Recovery Articles
Drug Abuse and Its Treatment Programs
Drug Abuse and addiction to substances has become a very common phenomenon nowadays, especially in the richer countries of the Planet. As the rhythm of our lives becomes more and more frantic and exhausting, people tend to suffer from emotional and personal issues, or professional setbacks. (More)
GHB Effects – Results of GHB Abuse
GHB is considered to be an anti depressant drug or even a nutritional supplement in some countries of the world. In some others it is illegal due to its psychoactive action. There is a significant amount of people suffering from GHB effects, mostly due to drug abuse. (More)
Heroin Addiction Treatment
Heroin addiction is a huge problem in the world today. One reason for this is the purity of the drug has increased in recent years but also because our young people have started abusing heroin more frequently. Do you know someone who is hooked on heroin? (More)
Teenager Alcoholism
Alcoholism among teenagers is usually observed in people belonging to rich class and upper middle class. It is equally observed among teenagers living below poverty line-as well. In certain communitie… (More)