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TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES WHEN NURSING HOMES NEGLECT SUBSTANCE ABUSE
By: Kay Lazar Original Source: www.bostonglobe.com Kenneth “Bubba” Levesque was taking medicine to quell…
HOW TO KNOW WHEN IT’S TIME TO GO TO REHAB
By: Stephanie R. Caudle Original Source: www.huffingtonpost.com If you have been paying attention…
BINGE DRINKING CAUSES: BRAIN MECHANISM STUDY MAY LEAD TO ALCHOLISM TREATMENT
By: Dana Dovey Original Source: www.medicaldaily.com Wouldn’t it be great to be able to…
CRIES FOR HELP: 10 SIGNS OF ADDICTION
By : Gloria Horsley Original Source: www.huffingtonpost.com While we all lead busy lives, it’s…
MOTORCYCLISTS HIT THE HIGHWAY FOR RIDE FOR ADDICTION RECOVERY
By: Emma Mcintosh Original Source: www.calgarysun.com A pack of motorcyclists journeyed to Drumheller Saturday…
US SURGEON GENERAL SENDS WARNING LETTER TO ALL DOCTORS ON OPIOID EPIDEMIC
By: Elizabeth Cohen, Senior Medical Correspondent Original Source: www.cnn.com (CNN)In the next few…
SELF-MEDICATING TO COPE WITH TRAUMA: HOW EMDR THERAPY CAN HELP IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
By: Paige Maurer Original Source: health.usnews.com As a primary therapist at a substance abuse…
AT BOSTON’S RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL, SUMMER SCHOOL ISN’T A PUNISHMENT- IT’S A NECESSITY
By: Allison Pohle Original Source: www.boston.com Zach has spent most of the summer sitting…
‘THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON DRUGS,’ TWEAKED FOR TODAY’S PARENTS
By: Martha C. White Original Source: www.nytimes.com For a generation of commercial-watching adolescents,…
TEACHING FUTURE DOCTORS ABOUT ADDICTION
By: Natalie Jacewicz Original Source: californiahealthline.org Jonathan Goodman can recall most of the lectures…
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A KILLER IS CELEBRATED EVERY DAY
By: Laura Ward Original Source: www.huffingtonpost.com People need to stop telling me I…
ALCOHOLISM DAMAGES BRAIN’S WHITE MATTER, SCANS SHOW
By: Robert Preidt Original Source: health.usnews.com TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Alcoholism…
THE DANGERS OF ‘OVERAGE’ DRINKING
By: Kimberly Leonard Original Source: www.usnews.com An extra shot of bourbon. One more glass…
HEALTH BUZZ: BINGE DRINKING DAMAGES BRAIN FOR YEARS TO COME
By: Samantha Costa Original Source: health.usnews.com Binge drinking during adolescence and young adulthood could…
START CONVERSATIONS EARLY ABOUT DRUGS, ALCOHOL IN COLLEGE
By: Briana Boyington Original Source: www.usnews.com Linda Stafford knew taking Adderall that wasn’t prescribed…
UNDERAGE BINGE DRINKING CAN CREATE LASTING BRAIN CHANGES
British teenagers have a drink problem. Are parents to blame, wonders father Clint Witchalls -…
RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY BRAIN CHANGES IN ALCOHOL-RELATED SLEEP DISTURBANCES
By: Melissa Malamut Original Source: www.bostonmagazine.com Drinking too much can make you “pass out”…
OLYMPIANS NOT IMMUNE TO ADDICTION
By Mccarton Ackerman Original Source: www.thefix.com In the media storm surrounding the 2012 Games,…
HOW JUST TWO-WEEKS OF BINGE-DRINKING DESTROYED A FEMALE OLYMPIC ATHLETE’S BODY
By: Ben Clerkin Original Source: www.dailymail.co.uk To stay in peak physical condition and…
BAGGAGE HANDLERS AT OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CHARGED WITH DRUG SMUGGLING
Original Source: sacramento.cbslocal.com OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Federal authorities say three baggage handlers at…
WHEN PARENTS USE SUBSTANCES: WHAT PEDIATRICIANS NEED TO KNOW
By: Vincent C. Smith M.D., M.P.H, FAAP Original Source: www.aappublications.org With legalization and/or decriminalization…
TEEN SLEEP TIED TO SUBSTANCE USE
By : Janice Wood Original Source: phychcentral.com A new study has found that teens who…
THE EFFECTS OF CHRONIC HEAVY DRINKING ON BRAIN FUNCTION ARE UNDER DIAGNOSED
By: Melinda Beck Original Source: www.wsj.com Here’s a sobering thought for the holidays: Chronic heavy…
‘THEY TOLD ME I WOULD DIE’- CICINHO REVEALS BATTLE WITH ALCOHOLISM
By: Sportal Original Source: www.sportal.co.nz Ex-Real Madrid and Roma defender Cicinho says his life…
COPING WITH THE LOSS OF AN ADDICTED FAMILY MEMBER
By: Dennis C. Daley, PHD Original Source: www.huffingtonpost.com “I light this candle for my…
PHYSICIAN SEES WIDE PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF ALCOHOL MONITORING
Original article posted on AddictionPro.com By Gary A. Enos, Editor A physician leader who has…
Soberlink Gets FDA Clearance
Original article published on TheFix.com By Soberlink 07/25/16 Sponsored [Sponsored] The creators of Soberlink believe…
THE CRISIS- ADDICTION ACROSS AMERICA, PART 1
By: Ryan Hampton Original Source: www.huffingtonpost.com 18 months ago, I wasn’t sure if I…
Soberlink Receives FDA Clearance for Medical Use
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. – Soberlink, the leader in real-time mobile-breath sobriety technology, today announced that…
THREE INPORTANT THINGS I’VE LEARNED IN MY 25 YEARS OF RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION
By: Tommy Rosen Original Source: www.huffingtonpost.com I am a person in long-term recovery from…