Addiction Recovery Newsletter (12/4/2009)

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Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (12/4/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.

Addiction Recovery News

Good Parenting Creates Drug-Free Kids, Conference Experts Say
The underlying theme to the conference is that just having parents isn’t enough to prevent adolescent alcohol and other drug problems. Parents need to consistently interact with their children in order to be effective drug-prevention agents. (More)

Waterpipe tobacco smokers inhale same toxicants as cigarette smokers
Smoking tobacco through a waterpipe exposes the user to the same toxicants — carbon monoxide and nicotine — as puffing on a cigarette, which could lead to nicotine addiction and heart disease, according to a new study. (More)

Alcohol companies target youths with magazine ads, new study shows
Alcoholic beverages popular among youths are more likely to be advertised in magazines with high youth readership than alcoholic drinks consumed mainly by adults, resulting in disproportionately high youth exposure to such targeted alcohol ads, according to a new study. (More)

The buzz on fruit flies: New role in the search for addiction treatments
Fruit flies may seem like unlikely heroes in the battle against drug abuse, but new research suggests that these insects — already used to study dozens of human disease — could claim that role. Scientists are reporting that fruit flies can be used as a simpler and more convenient animal model for studying the effects of cocaine and other drugs of abuse on the brain. (More)

Heroin Detox at Pat Moore Foundation featured on AandE’s Intervention
Orange County detox and treatment center, Pat Moore Foundation, was recently featured on AandE’s Intervention as the detox center for Gabe V., a heroin addict. (More)

Addiction Recovery Articles

Why Drug Abuse and Addiction is a Disease – That Can Be Stopped
Drug abuse and addiction is a common if misunderstood problem. Rather than simply blaming and casting out the addict, it is much more helpful to look at it as a type of disease. And like many diseases that affect the physical body, this one is also treatable thanks to advances in modern medicine and psychiatric treatments. (More)

Useful Tips on Drug Rehab and Drug Addiction
Drug and alcohol addiction is a ailment where the person suffering will need to detox or register with a drug rehab center so as to recover. Addiction cannot be cured, so the person might have craving’s their whole lives, but the addict can still live a happy, healthy life if they refrain from the substance. (More)

Physical Addiction to Marijuana
A person gets addicted to drugs when he or she feels the compulsion to use the drug. This compulsion is so strong that the addict fails to notice the consequences. Marijuana is one such drug. The physical addiction to marijuana most often goes hand in hand with a stern psychological dependence, which eventually make the withdrawal very stressful for many. (More)

Alcoholics Anonymous: Great Organization For Alcoholics
Throughout the entire day, should you feel the urge or necessity to drink alcohol or over indulge in alcohol consumption or suffer from memory lapses associated to alcohol, then the bad news is that t… (More)

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