Addiction Recovery Newsletter (1/17/2010)

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Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (1/17/2010). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.

Addiction Recovery News

Word Choices Affect Attitudes Toward Addiction Recovery
A survey of health professionals found that referring to people with addictions as “substance abusers” was more likely to evoke punitive responses to drug use than those who referred to individuals with “substance-use disorders,” according to researchers. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) (More)

Alcohol Substitute Said to Make Users Mildly Drunk, with No Hangover
Recently fired U.K. drug czar David Nutt and colleagues have developed a synthetic drink that they hope will someday replace alcohol. (More)

Maine Releases Substance Abuse Services Report Card
The Maine Substance Abuse Services Commission released the first ever Substance Abuse Services Report Card modeled after a 2006 report, Blueprint for the States: Policies to Improve the Ways States Organize and Deliver Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Treatment, published by Join Together. (More)

Words used to describe substance-use patients can alter attitudes, contribute to stigma
Changing the words used to describe someone struggling with alcoholism or drug addiction may significantly alter the attitudes of health care professionals, even those who specialize in addiction treatment. (More)

Addiction Recovery Articles

Teen Drug Abuse On The Rise – Effective Drug Rehab NEEDED!
Teen drug abuse often starts unintentionally masked as “just smoking a cigarette” or “only smoking a joint”, or even “doing shots”. But, it quickly progresses to harder drugs… (More)

Get Rid of Alcohol Addiction With Constant Endeavors
Though it may seem impossible but with proper guidance and right kind of programs, addicts can slowly give off this destructive habit. There are many rehab centers, which work to help people with addiction of alcohol and start afresh with a brighter perspective of life. (More)

How to Test For the Use of Drugs
Drug tests can involve taking samples of blood, urine, breath or saliva for analysis. All of the tests are designed to detect small concentrations of metabolites in the sample that will indicate if a specific substance has been used recently. (More)

What an Alcoholic is Not
Is someone you love an alcoholic? Is your loved ones alcohol addiction been going on so long that you have forgotten who they really are? Do you see them as someone who sets out to make themselves miserable? (More)

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