Alcoholic Who Drank Over 30 Beers Per Day | Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center

Alcoholic Who Drank Over 30 Beers per Day | Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center — Alcoholic Who Drank Over 30 Beers per Day | Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center A long-term alcoholic who was known by name in the liquor stores finally makes…


UB researchers granted .7M to study alcohol treatment
A new $ 2.7 million federal grant will advance the study of alcohol treatment programs and how to improve success rates for individuals after treatment. Researchers… Continue reading

Albany Forum Looks at Ways to Prevent Problem Gambling

Albany forum looks at ways to prevent problem gambling
As four new casinos are set to open in New York state within the next two years, the head of the state Gaming Commission Mark Gearan is looking to take the necessary steps to make sure an increased gaming presence in New York doesn't lead to more …
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Group gathers in worry over heroin
While many people realize there is a… Continue reading

Doctors, Medical Staff on Drugs Put Patients at Risk – USA TODAY

Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk – USA TODAY


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Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk
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Pervasive problem: The latest drug use data from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, released in 2007, indicated that an average of 103,000 doctors, nurses, medical technicians and health care aides a year were abusing …
Hospital setting triggers worker drug abuse, theftFierceHealthcare

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Synanon’s Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult – Gizmodo

Synanon’s Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult – Gizmodo

Synanon's Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult
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Dederich is credited with a lot of positive innovations early on in his career as a drug rehab guru. He focused on a marginalized group that most institutions wanted nothing to do with. He was said to have coined the phrase "Today is the first day of …… Continue reading

What Causes Addiction?

Question by melon_rose: What causes addiction?

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Answer by Dave Yours Truly
Drug use or abuse crosses the line into drug addiction when you feel you have to have the drug, and you increase the amount of the drug you take. Various factors, such as your personality, your genetic makeup and peer pressure, affect your likelihood of becoming addicted to a drug. In addition, some drugs, such as heroin and cocaine, more quickly produce… Continue reading

DEA: Huge Heroin Ring Supplying Long Island Takes 'Significant Hit'

DEA: Huge heroin ring supplying Long Island takes 'significant hit'
Authorities busted a cartel-affiliated heroin and methamphetamine ring with supply routes to Long Island, making three arrests and netting nearly $ 13 million worth of elaborately hidden drugs, officials said Wednesday. In two Manhattan apartments …
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Sun City Center resident, ex-stripper, writes story of redemption
He's been shot, sued and busted on charges ranging from promoting prostitution to possession of drugs.… Continue reading