Addiction Recovery Newsletter (2/28/2010)
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Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (2/28/2010). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.
Addiction Recovery News
Increasing neurogenesis might prevent drug addiction and relapse
Researchers hope they have begun paving a new pathway in the fight against drug dependence. Their hypothesis — that increasing the normally occurring process of making nerve cells might prevent addiction — is based on a rodent study demonstrating that blocking new growth of specific brain nerve cells increases vulnerability for cocaine addiction and relapse. (More)
The Long-Term Effects of Prenatal Nicotine Exposure on Neurologic Development
A large body of documented evidence has found that smoking during pregnancy is harmful to both the mother and the fetus. Prenatal exposure to nicotine in various forms alters neurologic development in experimental animals and may increase the risk for neurologic conditions in humans. There is a positive association between maternal smoking and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); however, the connection between nicotine addiction, depression, attention disorders, and learning and behavior problems in humans is not straightforward. Nicotine’s action on the production and function of neurotransmitters makes it a prime suspect in the pathology of these diseases. Nicotine accentuates neurotransmitter function in adults but desensitizes these functions in prenatally exposed infants and children… (More)
Colleges Step Up Parental Notification of Alcohol Incidents
A growing number of colleges are alerting parents whenever their children under age 21 are involved in alcohol-related incidents at school. (More)
Do recreational drugs make us fail to remember?
Have you ever forgotten to post an important letter or let an appointment slip your mind? A new study from UK researchers suggests that for those who regularly use ecstasy or other recreational drugs, this kind of memory lapse is more common. Their research uncovered potential links between memory deficits and cocaine for the first time. (More)
Addiction Recovery Articles
Helping a Cocaine Addict to Find a Substance Abuse Program
More and more people are becoming addicted to cocaine and very little even know what they are getting themselves into. The feeling of pleasure blocks their whole reasoning and all they can see is having the drug at all costs. (More)
What Addicts Undergo When They Try to Withdraw From Crack and Cocaine
To try to understand what a drug addict undergoes when he or she tries to withdraw from a harmful substance it would be necessary to understand our own reactions to certain things in life. Let us take for example candy, most people love candy but know that too much can cause diabetes and cavities. Despite the fact that they are aware of this when they do try to stop eating candy or have anything very sweet their body responds with a craving and a yearning to have some. (More)
How to participate in opiate addiction treatment
The addict must always be the one who decides that they want to be free from this terrible addiction. The reason that an opiate addict has to make that choice is simple. If the addict isn’t the one wh… (More)
Hydrocodone Addiction
Hydrocodone Addiction Hydrocodone addiction is a fast moving addiction in today’s society. It has quickly become one of the most rampid addictions due to the fact that the drug is so easily accessibl… (More)
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