Effective Addiction Treatment
Of the 23.5 million teenagers and adults addicted to alcohol or drugs, only about 1 in 10 gets treatment, which too often fails to keep them drug-free. Many of these programs fail to use proven methods to deal with the factors that underlie addiction …
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Residential treatment funded for young prescription drug addicts
The state is seeking bids for 25 residential beds that would offer treatment for the first time to adults ages 18-25 battling prescription drug or opiate addiction on Long Island. Arlene Gonzalez-Sanchez, commissioner of the State Office of Alcoholism …
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More Mike Deeson Stories
CLEARWATER, Florida — Whether it is cocaine, pills, or heroin, drug addiction is a major problem affecting every community in the country. One of the biggest worldwide treatment clinics, Narconon, has its east coast headquarters in Clearwater. However …
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Effective Addiction Treatment
A groundbreaking report published last year by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University concluded that “the vast majority of people in need of addiction treatment do not receive anything that approximates …
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Residential treatment funded for young prescription drug addicts
The state is seeking bids for 25 residential beds that would offer treatment for the first time to adults ages 18-25 battling prescription drug or opiate addiction on Long Island. Arlene Gonzalez-Sanchez, commissioner of the State Office of Alcoholism …
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Study investigates marijuana dependence
Frequent marijuana users tend to perceive their dependency on the drug as less severe than other observers, the study found. Though only 9 percent of people who have ever used marijuana become dependent on it, frequent usage is often accompanied by …
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Montclair workshop details perils of marijuana abuse
Above, Gerry Citro, a student assistance counselor at Renaissance Middle School makes a point during Thursday night's parent workshop on marijuana abuse as Whitney Gibbs, a student assistance counselor at Glenfield Middle School listens. Below, Amy …
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'Dangers' of Marijuana? (2 Letters)
Re “Legalizing of Marijuana Raises Health Concerns” (The Consumer, Jan. 8): Why is Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, always the paper's go-to person when it comes to marijuana-related issues? Isn't it time we bring some …
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Drug Use on the Rise – Health Experts
Ali Warsame, a resident of Mengo-Kisenyi, spends the better part of his day chewing mairungi- a common narcotic drug leaf. For the last five years, mairungi, internationally known as khat, has been his bread and butter because it helps him beat hunger …
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Did Adelson's Wife Use Drug Clinic to Fund GOP War Chest?
Adelsons at a Romney Fundraiser. Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, center and his wife Miriam, after the presidential debate at the University of Denver, October 3, 2012. (Photo: Doug Mills / The New York Times)According to Opensecrets.org, The Adelson …
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Recreational Prescription Drug Use Continues to Plague College Campuses
This is a common case of prescription drug abuse on college campuses. But there are other scenarios as well—taking more than the prescribed dosage, using the various pills to party, and mixing them with alcohol use are all ways that people have abused …
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Burglar will get drug–abuse treatment — once he finishes jail term for not …
He requested the defendant spend four to six months in a community-based corrections facility (CBCF), a type of prison which focuses on substance abuse treatment and education. "It's pretty clear he needs to get this under control. He wants treatment …
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Penn researchers use MRI to study drug addiction
Today, after enrolling in a clinical study at the University of Pennsylvania, Ellis has three months of heroin-free time under his belt. Neuroscientists at the university's Center for Studies of Addiction are using … "But it's not just knowledge. It …
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Did Adelson's Wife Use Drug Clinic to Fund GOP War Chest?
(Photo: Doug Mills / The New York Times)According to Opensecrets.org, The Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse Treatment and Research was the fourth largest contributor to right-wing political action committees (PACs), political parties and outside spending …
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Penn researchers use MRI to study drug addiction
Neuroscientists at the university's Center for Studies of Addiction are using MRI research to understand how opiates hijacked the reward system in Ellis' brain. By watching how regions of the brain react to drug-related photos, or cues, researchers …
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Did Adelson's Wife Use Drug Clinic to Fund GOP War Chest?
(Photo: Doug Mills / The New York Times)According to Opensecrets.org, The Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse Treatment and Research was the fourth largest contributor to right-wing political action committees (PACs), political parties and outside spending …
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Hollywood's Drug AddictionBetter Movies Through Chemistry
As Steven Soderbergh's upcoming film "Side Effects" demonstrates, drugs-from antidepressants to psychedelics-play a major role in American movies. Why screenwriters and directors are addicted to them. Don Steinberg has details on Lunch Break.
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