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06 Feb 12 - Addiction Drug Addiction News
Addiction could be hereditary: study
The researchers also found similar abnormalities in the brothers and sisters of cocaine addicts - even though the siblings were not themselves drug users - but did not find the same brain patterns in the general population. The discovery of specific ...
Newborns addicted to pain killers
Molly (who wished to remain anonymous) was addicted to oxycodone while she was pregnant. She was first introduced to the drug after she fell off a horse and hurt her back. That accident was the beginning of a long six-year battle with the prescription ...
New Jersey's approach to drug addiction, and how policy priorities will be ...
By George Amick/For The Times New Jersey is making progress, at last, toward adopting more enlightened policies on drug addiction. But the yawning hole in the public purse remains a huge impediment. Reformers were gratified last month when Gov.
Facebook More Addictive Than Tobacco
It has long been known that certain substances are addictive to us. Things like tobacco, drugs and alcohol are frequent offenders.
Breakthrough Vaccine Could End Heroin Addiction
Officials are Mexico say they have found a cure for heroin addiction: a vaccine. According to the Latin American Herald Tribune, Mexican Health Secretary Salomon Chertorivski said that laboratory experiments of a heroin addiction vaccine have already ...
Fighting drug addiction in the midst of war
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson reports from the streets of Kabul on Afghanistan's spiralling drug addiction - and the difficulty of tackling it in the middle of a war. To view this video you will need to have Adobe Flash installed.
Brevard oxycodone addict, mom agree she's 'better off in jail'
It's worth it,” Keenan said, recalling the times she used needles to inject the drug. “You get a rush from it. Once you're an addict, you're always going to be an addict.” For those who have abused oxycodone, the road to recovery has many obstacles.
Ad campaign targets Ohio painkiller abuse
Some ads feature recovering addicts, and others use the relatives of people who died of overdoses. Drug overdoses fueled by painkiller abuse now top car crashes as the leading cause of accidental death in Ohio.
Pregnant and high: the disturbing truth about addiction
Here in Lexington. one program sees first hand the effects of drug abuse. The Chrysalis House has worked for years to help women recover from addiction, including expecting mother's and their unborn children. "What was your drug of choice?
Doc: Feelings of self-doubt most likely to blame for Demi Moore's hospitalization
Reports indicate she's being treated for anorexia and addiction. Since her November 2011 split with husband Ashton Kutcher, Moore, who popularized the term “cougar,” and was known for her ageless physique, has been spotted acting erratic at parties and ...
North American Punjabi Association stresses on drug de-addiction in Punjab
AMRITSAR: A delegation of North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) who is presently visiting Punjab have expressed serious concern about the wide spread increase in the use of harmful drugs and hard liqueur by the youth population of Punjab.
Kate Middleton meets recovering drug addicts during charity visit
By Mirror.co.uk 3/02/2012 The Duchess of Cambridge has made a private visit to an addiction charity to meet alcohol and drug users being successfully treated and she will soon be arriving in Liverpool. Kate travelled to a treatment centre run by Action ...
Greece May Retract Bill Legalizing 'Soft' Drugs
The bill would categorize drug-trafficking cases according to the gravity of the criminal act, legalize the use and possession of drugs for personal use and replace imprisonment of addicts with attendance at rehabilitation facilities, ...
Pain patients rebuild lives wrecked by addiction
Munson became addicted to the pain medication and, once the Payette Clinic was closed, committed crimes to get the drugs. By Marissa Harshman By Zachary Kaufman Trina Munson tries to recall the amount of narcotic pain medication she was prescribed ...
Baseball MVP Josh Hamilton Suffers Addiction Relapse
... addiction relapse this week, despite personal struggles to stay sober. Image credit: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Texas Rangers' outfielder Josh Hamilton, the 2010 American League MVP who has battled alcohol and drug addictions for over a decade, ...
Addict duped pensioners in New Milton to fund habit
A DRUG addict conned thousands of pounds out of vulnerable pensioners by telling them she could not afford food while using the money to fund her habit.
Child abuse toll, green tea benefits and Facebook addiction
Aging, sex and drugs: Sexually transmitted diseases are rising among adults over age 50, a new report says. Meanwhile, another study shows that older adults who continue a lifetime habit of illegal drug use are at an increased risk of death -- probably ...
Drug addict caught after leaving DNA
“He has started to drift towards drug misuse, and is using heroin.” Sentencing, District Judge Ken Sheraton, sentencing, said: “I take into account your guilty plea, and the fact the premises was unoccupied.
Man jailed for sex with cop's daughter
A DRUG addict thought it was the "ultimate payback" to have sex with the teenage daughter of a police officer, a court has been told.
Outrage as former drug addict Robbie Williams launches online poker site
By Lucy Buckland He is no Angel, but former drug addict Robbie Williams has enraged fans once again by launching an online poker site.
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