Articles By: Drug Addiction

What If Your Loved Ones Cannot Forgive Your Addiction

Coming back from the cycle of addiction is a long and tough road. Not only does it take a lot of courage and determination, but it’s physically and mentally taxing as well. When you’ve finished your treatment and are in recovery, you really need the love, support and encouragement of your loved ones...
March 16th, 2010 | Recovery | Read More

When Your Loved One Wants to Leave Treatment

Treatment for addiction is hard work. Depending on the type of addiction, and in cases in which there are co-occurring disorders and multiple addictions, it is harder for some than for others. In all cases, however, there’s a critical tipping point that loved ones and supporters of the addict need...
February 1st, 2010 | | Read More

Caution: Entering the Drug Addict’s Spin Zone

Drug addicts will lie and tell you anything they think you want to hear, or that they feel they have to say at the moment. This isn’t a fantasy. It’s a fact. Even the most docile, mild-mannered, unassuming person can’t control what comes out of their mouth once they’re in the grip of addiction....
December 30th, 2009 | | Read More

EMDR to Treat Underlying PTSD in Drug Addiction

When a person experiences a traumatic event they often internalize the event and re-experience it. In effect, they are not only traumatized during the “activating” event, but every time something triggers a memory of the event. A traumatic event is an experience that causes physical, emotional,...
June 22nd, 2009 | Addiction Therapies | Read More

Club Drugs: Harmless ‘Fun’ or Dangerous Game?

There is a common perception that “club drugs” are harmless and meant for just having fun at parties. More and more young, and not so young, people today are leading increasingly frenetic social lives and looking to maximize the “fun” experience while they can. In the process...
May 18th, 2009 | Club Drugs | Read More

Young Britons See More Smoking in Movies than American Peers

Young Britons see significantly more on-screen smoking in movies than their US peers, finds research published ahead of print in the journal Tobacco Control. The UK film classification system, which rates more films as suitable for young people than its US counterpart, is to blame, say the authors.
March 16th, 2010 | Nicotine Addiction | Read More

Young Scots Recommend Ban on Alcohol Advertising

The Youth Commission on Alcohol, a group of 16 Scottish volunteers aged between 14 and 22, has spent a year preparing its 38 recommendations for banning advertising alcohol in public. Commission members supported plans for a minimum price for alcohol but said it would not solve problem drinking. They...
March 15th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-14

UN: Millions of impoverished drug addicts are being ostracized, do not have access to doctors and are often imprisoned http://ow.ly/1fM9g #Powered by Twitter Tools
March 14th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Feds Begin Massive Investigation of Pill Mills

A raid on three South Florida pain clinics that are suspected of illegally distributing millions of prescription pills is the start of what authorities call a massive investigation of “pill mills,” reports ABC News.
March 12th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Video Games May Hamper Academic Development in Some Children

Parents may want to encourage moderation when it comes to their kids’ video game habits. According to new findings in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, video games may hamper academic development in some children.
March 11th, 2010 | Internet & Video Game Addiction | Read More