Reborn: From addiction to recovery, giving back to others
I got addicted to crack cocaine.” Branch said he suffered a knee injury, and a teammate brought him some cocaine. He recalls doing coke at halftime, and his subsequent addiction, he said, destroyed his family — including his relationship with his twin …
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Risks of gambling addiction
Gambling addiction is a problem that affects between two and five per cent of people in Western societies. The risk factors of compulsive gambling include mood problems, antisocial personality disorders and alcohol and drug addiction. It is a serious …
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The grip of addiction impacts the whole family
As a school teacher, she didn't want parents to say they didn't want their kids in her class because her son is addicted to drugs, and “there must be something wrong with her,” she said. Mary Jo McMillen, with the … “It's the family member who's …
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Beckley psychiatrist pens article on opiate drug abuse
The article, “Opiate Drug Abuse: Discovering Problematic Patients in the Office and What to Do About It,” written by Dr. M. Khalid Hasan, discusses risk factors for abuse, signs of addiction and recommendations for proper treatment. According to the …
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Letter: Treat drug addiction as a health-care issue, not a criminal one
The article on how the marijuana revolution is gathering force in the United States and how more states are turning their backs on the “war on drugs” could force Canada to take a look and a new stance on a humane way to treat drug addiction as well as …
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New York Vein Treatment Center Launches New Public Health Campaign via …
During the month of October the New York Vein Treatment Center will run a campaign on the risk factors associated with Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). According to the Manhattan-based vein center, an estimated 300,000 to 600,000 Americans are affected …
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Scottsdale Center for Dental Health offers sleep apnea treatments
The problem is, less than 10% of sufferers of sleep apnea have been diagnosed, and of those, only 25% have been treated successfully. Therefore, out of the 40,000,000 Americans with OSA, only about 750,000 have been successfully treated long term.
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Proposed treatment center faces resident opposition
Gilbert resident Kristina Bradley told Design Review Board members she is concerned that lush landscaping around the behavioral-health center would give patients a place to hide upon leaving. “The hours of research I have done online has shown that …
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Risk factors pave way for tailored substance use prevention in bipolar disorder
Researchers have identified risk factors that may help clinicians identify bipolar disorder patients who are at increased risk for substance use disorders (SUDs). They found that bipolar disorder patients were more likely to develop secondary SUDs if …
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Revisions to Mental Health Manual May Turn Binge Drinkers into 'Mild' Alcoholics
The key to seeing the advance in the DSM5 approach is in understanding that substance use disorders, like most other human ailments, exist along a continuum from mild to severe. One more thing: most heavy drinkers don't have alcohol use disorders.
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Research Centres to Target Substance Use and Suicide
It aims to break down single disorder silos by generating significant new research on the prevention, treatment and epidemiology of comorbid mental health and substance use disorders. An integral component of this CRE is the translation of research …
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Reason for Substance Use Predicts Treatment Outcome in Adolescents
The majority of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment approaches aimed at adolescents are outpatient treatment programs, primarily delivered in group settings. They usually focus on skill building, and for adolescents who are unmotivated to adopt the …
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