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Actor Wes Bentley Rebuilds Career after Beating Addiction

Posted on February 11, 2010 in Types of Addiction

Eleven years ago, Wes Bentley was a 21-year-old Julliard dropout living in Los Angeles with a Polaroid for a head shot and not enough money to eat at Taco Bell, writes Patrick Healy of the New York Times. But after his performance as Ricky Fitts in “American Beauty,” which won the Academy Award for best picture, he was riding in limos and drawing paparazzi. But after his initial success, Bentley turned to drugs and alcohol to cope with the stress of stardom, and addiction took over his life for several years.

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Opiate Withdrawal

Opiate Withdrawal

Posted on February 9, 2010 in Featured, Prescription Drug Addiction

It was established in 2008 that in the past year, approximately 282,000 people above the age of 12 were dependent on or abused heroin. Additionally, 1,716,000 people over the age of 12 were dependent on or abused pain relievers.

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Lady Gaga Admits Cocaine Addiction in Biography

Posted on February 8, 2010 in Cocaine

Lady Gaga (whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) has spoken out about her former addiction to cocaine in her new biography, LADY GAGA: Just Dance, written by Helia Phoenix. The 23-year-old pop star said, “I wanted to be the artists I loved, like Mick Jagger and Andy Warhol…And I thought the only way to do it was to live the lifestyle.”

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What if the Buddha Were an Alcoholic?

Posted on February 5, 2010 in Alcohol Addiction

Author and meditation instructor Kevin Griffin will be lecturing on the interrelationship between the 12 steps and Buddhism and leading a meditation retreat this weekend at Against the Stream Meditation Society, located at 4300 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. The first event, hosted by Writers In Treatment, Malibu Beach Recovery Center, and Recovery View, takes place Friday, February 5 at 7:30pm, during which Mr. Griffin will be giving a presentation on the Dharma and recovery called “If The Buddha Was an Alcoholic: The 11th Step and the Path to Recovery.” On Saturday, February 6, Mr. Griffin will be conducting a daylong retreat with guests.

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Rip Torn to Enter Rehab after Alcohol-Related Arrest

Posted on February 4, 2010 in Alcohol Addiction

Actor Rip Torn was so intoxicated when he broke into a Connecticut bank carrying a loaded gun that he thought he was home, taking off his hat and boots and leaving them by the door, according to court records.

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Research Examines Link between Sexual Abuse and Alcohol Dependence

Posted on February 2, 2010 in Alcohol Addiction

It is well known that exposure to severe stress early in life increases the risk of alcohol and drug addiction. However, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that some adults who were sexually abused as children and therefore at high risk for alcohol problems carry gene variants that protect them from heavy drinking and its effects.

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Ozzy Osbourne Talks Addiction

Posted on January 27, 2010 in Types of Addiction

In his autobiography “I Am Ozzy,” newly released in the US, heavy-metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne, now 61, chronicles his drug- and alcohol-fueled behavior. Gelu Sulugiuc of Bloomberg.com writes that Osbourne was hampered by undiagnosed dyslexia in school, later failing miserably at various factory jobs and at an incipient career as a burglar before realizing his rock-star dream with Black Sabbath.

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Study Shows that Teen Drinking May Cause Permanent Damage

Posted on January 26, 2010 in Adolescent Drug Abuse

A recent study led by neuroscientist Susan Tapert of the University of California, San Diego compared the brain scans of teens who drink heavily with the scans of teens who don’t, and found damaged nerve tissue in the brains of the teens who drank. NPR’s Michelle Trudeau writes that the researchers believe this damage negatively affects attention span in boys, as well as girls’ ability to comprehend and interpret visual information.

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Dr. Phil Confronts Mom about Online Game Addiction

Posted on January 25, 2010 in Internet & Video Game Addiction

On a recent episode of his talk show, Dr. Phil confronted a mother (identified as Teresa) about her addiction to the Internet game “FarmVille,” saying she would be better served to go out and “start a garden for real.” Zynga’s crop-tending game is a popular application on the social networking website Facebook.

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“Light” Addictions May Be More Serious Than Previously Thought

Posted on January 15, 2010 in Types of Addiction

n their most recent column, Dr. David Moore and Bill Manville of the New York Daily News write that “light” addictions like caffeine can be more serious than we think. Addiction specialist Lynn Telford Sahl, author of the best selling “Intentional Joy,” told Bill of a patient who used to have a mocha latte once a week as a reward for a hard week completed, but it progressed from a weekly pleasure to a daily must-have, and now she feels depressed if she doesn’t have her caffeine fix she feels depressed. She also feels guilty about weight gain and has trouble sleeping, but doesn’t make the connection between those symptoms and the coffee she’s consuming.

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