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Addiction and Recovery While in College
The amount of eighteen to twenty-four year olds checking into addiction recovery programs has increased 44.9% since 1999. The amount of students eighteen to twenty four has increased 141.3%. For these students who cannot complete their education due to their problem face the difficulties of not being able to return once they are sober in case they will not be able to handle the college party environment. Alcohol and drug use is rampant in most colleges and plays a role in about 20% of student dropouts. With so many triggers affecting recovering addicts on campus, they may not be able to achieve their academic goals and are in danger of relapsing. Most stereotypical views of college include a lot of partying and it may be difficult to stay sober around normal … Read entire article »
Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous:
Not a Saint, Just an Everyday Alcoholic
Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12 step programs have helped millions of people recovery from alcoholism and other ailments. Bill Wilson, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous may have been one of the main contributors in developing this spiritual program but by no means was he a saint. Many individuals who are anti-AA like to bring up several problems Bill Wilson had after he became sober. A big issue that caused problems even while he was an active … Read entire article »
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Top 10 Misconceptions about Drug Rehab
There are many misconceptions and beliefs about drug rehab facilities which are not in fact true. These misconceptions are numerous. Knowledge and awareness about rehab centers are increasing as the acceptance of addiction as a disease spreads. Here are some of the most common misconceptions about rehabilitation facilities: Rehab is a fix to addiction: Many believe that if you go through treatment you will come out the other side fixed and cured of their addiction. Some … Read entire article »
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Needle Exchange Programs- Reducing Health Risks that come with Drug Addiction
Needle exchange programs provide clean needles to intravenous drug users to decrease risk of contracting a disease through needle sharing. They provide users with needles, cotton balls, tourniquets, metal pots for cooking drugs, alcohol swabs and condoms. Along with providing these items for safer practices they also give users some access to health treatment. They give STD testing and vaccination and treat users with abscesses. They also provide the users with treatment information if they … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Drugs, Latest News, Treatment
Sober and Home for the First Time Since Rehab
Recently I just made a trip back home to see my family in London for the first time in six months. For the last six months I had been in some form of an addiction treatment center, either in primary care, secondary care or sober living. I had seen my parents in that time at family programs but under the supervision and monitoring of the clinical staff running those programs. This trip was, therefore, my … Read entire article »
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Video Game Addiction Affecting Teenage Brains
A recent study on adolescents shows that teens who play more than nine hours of video games a week seem to have a larger reward center in the brain than those who play less than nine hours. Although they cannot determine if videogames are the cause of this area in the ventral striatum being larger and more active, there seems to be correlation between this reward center and frequent gaming. This region of the brain … Read entire article »
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Definite Link Between Marijuana, Meth and Schizophrenia
Definite links between the use of methamphetamine, marijuana, and the development of schizophrenia have been shown in a recent study from researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. In a measure of cooperation between North American countries the researchers actually took results from the records of patients who were admitted to California hospitals between 1990 and 2000 with a diagnosis of dependence or abuse for methamphetamine, marijuana, alcohol, cocaine or … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Conditions and Disorders, Drugs, Latest News
Still Sober on Psychiatric Medication
Over half of the alcoholics in the United States also suffer from some kind of co-occurring mental disorder.[1] The decision to take psychiatric medication to treat these issues is often a topic of debate within the rooms of A.A. Some suggest one should not ingest any mind altering drug while recovering from alcoholism while others tout this option as a tool of great benefit to the newly sober. Those that object to the use of … Read entire article »
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New Drug Testing Device Expected to Revolutionize Industry
Drug testing is an invasive process that is usually a drag for both tester and testee. The test typically relies on one of the most private parts of a person’s day-going to the bathroom- to be shared with the tester, who may be a complete stranger. The person administering the test is often required to observe the subject’s genitalia to ensure the legitimacy of the urine. This method of analysis is intrusive and let’s be … Read entire article »
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Celebrity Jail Time: Lohan Edition
In the latest incidence of a celebrity being given preferential treatment by the criminal justice system Lindsay Lohan has now served less than five hours of time for a thirty day sentence . The casual observer would think that this gives her some sort of record, even amongst celebrities. Unfortunately, such an observer would be sadly wrong, the sort of treatment given LiLo has become all too common for misbehaving celebrities. In Lindsay’s case, she … Read entire article »
Filed under: Celebrity, Latest News
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