Addiction Recovery Newsletter (11/27/2009)

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Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (11/27/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.

Addiction Recovery News

Study: Moderate Drinking Doesn’t Sharpen Thinking Skills
Having a drink or two a day may not help maintain a sharp mind as people age, according to a new report. (More)

Abstinence Not the Only Path to Recovery
Most people who adhere to the tenets of Alcoholics Anonymous believe that total abstinence from drinking is the only route to recovery, but some addiction experts say that many drinkers can successfully curtail their dangerous drinking without giving up alcohol completely. (More)

Drug users know their stuff
Drug users are well informed about the harms associated with the drugs they use, and perceive alcohol and tobacco to be amongst the most dangerous substances, according to a new survey. (More)

Alcohol in pregnancy linked to child behavior problems
A new study has found evidence that the amount and timing of alcohol consumption in pregnancy affects child behavior in different ways. (More)

Why can’t some people give up cocaine?
Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction. However, not all people who are drug dependent progress in the same way once they stop taking drugs. A new study shows that, in the case of cocaine, a high score on the so-called ‘scale of craving’, an antisocial personality type and previous heroin abuse are the factors most commonly involved in people falling back into the habit. (More)

Eating Recovery Center Awarded Accreditation from the Joint Commission
By demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission?s national standards for health care quality and safety, Eating Recovery Center has earned the Joint Commission?s Gold Seal of Approval?. (More)

Addiction Recovery Videos

SIR BIRD DRUG ADDICTION & RECOVERY RAP

Poem detailing the trials & tribulations of my drug addiction and how I got clean and got my life back together.Never give up you can overcome bad habits.Mellow groove music FROM DA RAPPIN’ OG WRITTEN IN 1992

Addiction Recovery Articles

Have a Painkiller Problem?
Your doctor prescribed you a pain medication, and you think that you are taking way too much of it. There are times where it is quite easy to notice the beginning of one’s drug addiction, and there is the other part where it is the opposite. (More)

Treatments For Teenage Drug Abuse, Addiction – 3 Free, Fast, Fun Ways That Work Like Magic!
Is your teen struggling with drug and alcohol addiction? Do you need help? Tried many solutions but they all failed? (More)

Which Are the Most Addictive Illegal Drugs?
Many people are not aware about the most addictive illegal drugs and believe myths and rumours. People are misguided because they believe the word of mouth; they do not take some time to read about the illegal drugs. Following are the facts about some of the addictive illegal drugs and the extreme treatments necessary to overcome these addictions. (More)

12 Step A.A. History Review
12 Step A.A. History Review Dick B. ? 2009 Anonymous. All rights reserved Step Sources to Ponder Research in the last twenty years has made available lots of new information about where each of the T… (More)

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