Addiction Recovery Newsletter (10/7/2009)

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Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (10/7/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.

Addiction Recovery News

Fighting cocaine addiction with vaccine-like shots shows promise in government-funded research
Local experts who treat those with addiction says a Cocaine vaccine study that was able to keep some abusers from getting high, shows a lot of promise. Researchers injected the addicts repeatedly over several weeks with the vaccine, and in about 40% of… (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)

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Tobacco Firms Begin Paying for FDA Regulation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to collect $23 million in fees from the tobacco industry this year to pay for regulation of the industry as authorized by Congress and signed into law in June. (More)

Psychiatric Symptoms May Predict Internet Addiction In Adolescents
Adolescents with psychiatric symptoms such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, social phobia, hostility and depression may be more likely to develop an Internet addiction, according to a new report. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines) (More)

Psychiatric Symptoms May Predict Internet Addiction In Adolescents
Adolescents with psychiatric symptoms such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, social phobia, hostility and depression may be more likely to develop an Internet addiction, according to a new report. (More)

Teen Attitudes Toward Smoking Linked To Likelihood Of Drinking And Using Drugs
New research looks at the specific ways parents and peers influence teenagers to smoke, drink and use marijuana in combination. (More)

Addiction Recovery Articles

Alcohol and Its Destruction
Alcoholism is a type of drug addiction. There is both physical and psychological dependence with this addiction. It is a serious disease just as drug addiction is. While you may not think that being addicted to alcohol is as serious as being addicted to heroin, it can still affect your body in ways you never even thought of. (More)

Solutions For Alcoholism
How many different approaches are there to treat alcoholism? Actually there are several but most people only consider the path of using a traditional 12 step program in order to do so. (More)

About Drug Addiction Detox
Any addict or alcoholic who is trying to get clean and sober should consider going to drug addiction detox somewhere. This can generally be accomplished by finding a local treatment center or drug rehab and getting set up to go in for admission. (More)

Coping with Alcoholism
Recovery Tips, Overcoming Alcoholism and Life After Quitting Drinking There are many way… (More)

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Posted on 7 October '09 by Editor, under Uncategorized.