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Substance Abuse Affecting War Veterans Returning from Afghanistan and Iraq
There has been no shortage of research that has linked Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to increased substance abuse issues; many veterans of war suffer severe bouts of PTSD related to the extreme events and dangerous ordeals that all soldiers endure while involved in combat. The prolonged operations in Afghanistan (coined “Operation Enduring Freedom”) and Iraq remains to place huge strain on those military personnel and returning veterans due to multiple deployments, extensive exposure … Read entire article »
Dating in Early Sobriety
It’s common for us to hear “don’t get into a relationship in your first year of sobriety” throughout the rooms of recovery among people that have come before us. Some people will take this seriously and become stringent about not dating, flirting or sleeping with anyone for a full year. Others may jump into relationship after relationship despite the consequences, desperately trying one more time to make it work. While the whole not dating in the first year is a just suggestion, it can hold merit for some. For us alcoholics it’s not uncommon that our romantic and sexual past is checkered and pocked with bad decisions and regret. If we’ve spent a lifetime leaving a trail of wreckage, how are we to know what a healthy relationship looks like? For … Read entire article »
Filed under: Love and Relationships, Recovery
Children of Alcoholics Prone to Stress Induced Drinking
Growing up in an alcoholic home can drive some to drink – according to recent studies published by the University of Gothenburg, Sweden (Sahlgrenska Academy). Stressful situations can push many over the edge; children who are raised in an alcoholic home know stress all too well. If one grows up in a home where one parent is dependent on alcohol it can be a cause for great dysfunction and a toxic environment. Children of … Read entire article »
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Alcohol Disorders and Binge Drinking a Risk Factor for Individuals Born After World War II
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and episodic binge drinking seems to be on the rise, especially in women. According to several recent panel studies performed – (findings will be published in the December 2011 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research) social and cultural factors are among the most powerful determinants of alcohol use and other health behaviors. Another factor comes into play as well, it seems that those individuals born after World War … Read entire article »
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Alcohol May Trigger DNA Damage Leading to Breast-Cancer
Alcohol, a known carcinogen, even in small doses can turn poisonous in some humans causing disease and has the potential to create cancer cells. There are several individuals that when imbibing alcohol, even on a social level, posses the inability to properly metabolize the chemicals in liquor. When alcohol is metabolized it produces a primary chemical, acetaldehyde; this primary metabolite has now shown signs of a possible implication for breast and liver cancers. For … Read entire article »
Filed under: Latest News, research
Alcohol Treatment in Russia: Scarce & Controversial
Earlier this year beer was finally acknowledged as an alcoholic beverage in Russia. Previously anything with less than 10% alcohol content was considered a food product and many Russians swigged beer like soda while walking down the streets or hanging out in public parks. In 2013 beer sales will be restricted at unlicensed kiosks and have regulated hours that it will be sold. This bill was signed by President Dmitry Medvedev as … Read entire article »
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Paris Hilton Ahead of the Game on Community Service
Around this time last year famous socialite/Reality TV star and heiress to the Hilton fortune, Paris Hilton, was in a whole lot of trouble – she had just been busted on the Las Vegas Strip for possession of cocaine. On the night in question, police had stumbled upon a black Cadillac Escalade SUV belonging to Paris’s boyfriend Las Vegas nightclub mogul, Cy Waits. Following the traffic stop a visible cloud of suspected Marijuana … Read entire article »
Filed under: Celebrity, Latest News
Drug-Related Deaths Surpassing Traffic Fatalities In The United States
Currently, in the United States, traffic fatalities have been on the decline; according to recent studies performed, deaths related to traffic collisions have dropped by a third since the 1970’s, and yet there has been a significant increase in the number of American’s presently operating vehicles on the roadways today. The new killer – prescription medications found in your local pharmacy and nearest medicine cabinet. Xanax, OxyContin ,Vicodin (a huge offender) and Fentanyl (used to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Latest News
New Medical Research Attempts To Make Normal Drinkers Out of Alcoholics
The disease of alcoholism is classified as a spiritual malady that can only be treated by a spiritual transformation as a result of a daily application of the principles outlined in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Those who entreat the solution to their addictions through active participation in Alcoholics Anonymous have most likely exhausted every other effort to get clean off drugs and alcohol: hypnotherapy, rigorous exercise, more drugs, fewer drugs, or complete abstinence. … Read entire article »
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Treatment in UK vs Treatment in US
Having been in primary care facilities in both London and America I find it very interesting to see the differences in the quality of treatment and the service provided. It is almost astounding to me at how the therapy can differ so much in both variety and progressiveness and the all-around effectiveness of the treatment you receive. Not to sound like I am going to be insulting any country or even treatment facility in particular, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Treatment
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