Articles By: Drug Addiction

Study Examines Treatment for Prescription Opioid Dependence

At the American Psychiatric Association 2010 Annual Meeting, a study was presented that found that people addicted to prescription opioids (such as Vicodin and OxyContin) are more prone to relapse after a shorter treatment course. The study, the largest treatment study ever conducted for prescription...
May 25th, 2010 | Addiction Treatment | Read More

Psychoactive Substances – Designed for Addiction

While it is easy to assume that everyone has the tendency to become addicted to one substance or another, why is it that some people develop significant problems while others are able to simply sample and be done? One consistency in the reality of psychoactive substances is that they manifest themselves...
May 24th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

WHO’s Plan to Help Curb Alcohol Abuse

The World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed a strategy on Thursday in an effort to help curb alcohol abuse, which includes getting tougher with companies that market alcohol on social media sites like Facebook. The strategy would also raise alcohol taxes and impose minimum pricing for alcoholic beverages.
May 21st, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers Returns to Alcohol Rehab

 "The Tudors" star Jonathan Rhys Meyers is returning to London to begin treatment for his addiction to alcohol, the actor’s rep confirms to People.com.
May 19th, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Canadian Guideline Offers Methods for Opioid Use in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

Opioid is critical for those needing chronic pain treatment. At the same time, this drug has been a part of countless instances of misuse, serious injuries and overdose deaths. In response to this growing problem, Canadian colleges of physicians and surgeons have created a new guideline for opioid use...
May 17th, 2010 | Prescription Drug Addiction | Read More

Stressors That Trigger Relapse

Relapse often occurs to those in recovery, but it is not automatic – and it is preventable. In fact, relapse prevention training is generally included in the final phase of active treatment before the client is released from the program. But, just because you may have had relapse prevention modules...
May 17th, 2010 | Recovery | Read More

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-16

Gee, if Lehman Brothers still existed, maybe they would figure out a well to sell CDOs for drug trafficking? http://ow.ly/1JkmA #Powered by Twitter Tools
May 16th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Video Game Hopes to Help Recovering Alcoholics Stay Sober

A video game being developed by the University of Central Florida (UCF) and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Charleston, S.C. hopes to help recovering alcoholics reintegrate with sober life and prevent recidivism, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
May 14th, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Actress’s Son Ends Life After Struggling with Addiction, Depression

The son of “Diff’rent Strokes” actress Dana Plato has committed suicide at age 25, almost 11 years to the day after his mother took her own life in May 1999. Tyler Lambert is said to have suffered from drug addiction and depression, and the anniversary of his mother’s dead was...
May 13th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Drug Abuse and Obesity: What Do They Have in Common?

Two of the most challenging health problems in America today are drug abuse and obesity. The search for ways to unlock the secrets of both types of addiction may have just gotten a boost. Results of new research, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes...
May 12th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More