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Pete Wentz’s Road to Recovery
Pete Wentz, bassist for the hit band Fall Out Boy, is now in recovery after struggling with anxiety and pill addiction for four years since 2009, after his band took a break and his now ex-wife, Ashlee Simpson called it quits in 2011. The rejuvenated rocker opened up about his personal life and his return to the stage with his band in Rolling Stone‘s May 23rd 2013 issue. When Fall Out Boy took its leave of … Read entire article »
Push For New Autism Drugs
With the diagnosis of autism on the rise and drug companies facing major setbacks in developing successful treatments, the University of California, Los Angeles will lead a $9 million effort financed by the National Institute of Mental Health to develop effective new drugs to treat the disorder, officials said Wednesday. Under a contract with the institute, UCLA will form a network of researchers at other academic centers that will try to identify promising new and older … Read entire article »
Filed under: Conditions and Disorders, Research
New Clues About Alcoholism
Researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center looking into alcoholism have uncovered new studies that shed light on why some drinkers are more vulnerable to addiction than others. Jeff Weiner, Ph.D., professor of physiology and pharmacology at Wake Forest Baptist, and colleagues used an animal model to look at the early stages of the addiction process and focused on how individual animals responded to alcohol. Their findings may lead not only to a better understanding of … Read entire article »
Mexican Cartels Recruit Children
The international tension surrounding the drug cartels in Mexico isn’t anything new – and neither are their tactics. Recruiting American and South American children alike, these murderous criminal enterprises brainwash impressionable youth and have them carry out heinous acts of violence – all for a bigger profit. By using children, these cartels are doing what street gangs have been doing for a long time: giving kids who feel like they have no place in the world a home, and a supposed family. Therein lies the problem: these kids are fed a false sense of loyalty and belonging when they are truly being used as expendable killers, drug dealers, and distractions. Cartels do not discriminate when it comes to luring youth into their webs. Many of these children come from broken homes, where … Read entire article »
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Prescription Drugs: Things You Need to Know
Most people presume that if their medical doctor prescribes them drugs that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) then they must be safe to take. The startling fact is that is not always true. There is more to consider. Please read on to learn more about what you should know before you begin any regiment of prescription drugs. Sometimes, medications that were approved by the FDA are withdrawn due to serious side effects. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Alcohol and Drugs
How to Give Back on Mother’s Day
Mothers are the nurturers of nations and the cornerstones of kingdoms. For generations they have been overburdened and underappreciated. Only one day of the entire year is designated to honor them and all they have done for us. But how many times have we addicts neglected even this special day in pursuit of drugs, parties, etc.? When it comes to the suffering addict’s loved ones, no one suffers or worries more than the mother. It’s … Read entire article »
Filed under: Holidays, Love and Relationships, Recovery
Lindsay Lohan Enters Betty Ford Center
Local media reports that a Los Angeles County prosecutor has indicated that starlet Lindsay Lohan is apparently in violation of her probation after neglecting to check herself into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility located in Southern California, instead checking into the noted Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California. Lohan’s whereabouts were not known this week, only hours after her lawyer informed a judge that she had gone into a rehab facility. Apparently, she … Read entire article »
Filed under: Celebrity, Latest News, Treatment
Charlie Sheen’s Twins Stay with Denise Richards While Brooke Mueller Does Yet Another Stint in Rehab
Brooke Mueller, Charlie Sheen’s wife and mother of their two children, Bob and Max, has started yet another stint in rehab for prescription drug abuse, leaving the twins in Sheen’s ex-wife, Denise Richards’ hands for the time being. Mueller’s representative explained recently, “Brooke is currently at UCLA Medical Center where she has been since being admitted May 3. Brooke will be there for several more days, and will likely transition directly into a residential treatment facility … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Celebrity, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Financial Crisis Caused By Cocaine
The financial crisis that has plagued the world for the last several years has had many up in arms. Everybody wants something or someone to blame. From political parties bouncing back and forth, regulations wobbling, and general chaos of the public, it has caused a financial and social problem that reaches all corners of the globe. However, one person—David Nutt, the former Drug Czar of Great Britain—claims that the underlying issue is simple: cocaine. Many bankers … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alcohol and Drugs, Substance Abuse
Details Emerge in Cleveland Kidnapping: Does Amanda Berry Suffer from Stockholm Syndrome?
On Monday night, in one of the most disturbing and gripping stories of the year, three women were rescued from a Cleveland, Ohio house where they had been held captive for years after being kidnapped in the early 2000’s. The women were Gina DeJesus, 23, Michelle Knight, 32, and Amanda Berry, age 27. Their rescue came when Berry was able to get the attention of neighbor Charles Ramsey, who helped her kick in part of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Conditions and Disorders, Latest News, Research
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