Posted on Nov 29, 2011 in opioids | Comments Off Buffer Image via Wikipedia Sales of opioid analgesics, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, have increased more than 600% sinceÊ1997, according to data from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Opioid analgesic sales increased from 96 milligrams per person in 1997 to 698 milligrams per person in […]
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Posted on Nov 28, 2011 in Drug overdose | Comments Off Buffer Unintentional overdose deaths in teens and adults have reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. In some 20 states in 2007 the number of unintentional drug poisoning deaths exceeded either motor vehicle crashes or suicides, two of the leading causes of injury death. Prescription
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Posted on Nov 26, 2011 in Substance Abuse | Comments Off Buffer When parents find out their teen is abusing drugs or alcohol, the familyÕs immediate focus is generally on getting help for the teen. But parents are often in great need of help themselves. They may need advice on what to say to their
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Posted on Nov 25, 2011 in Drug Addiction, Substance dependence | Comments Off Buffer Image via Wikipedia Ñ Researchers at the U.S. Department of EnergyÕs Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed an imaging protocol that allows them to visualize the activity of the brainÕs reward circuitry in both normal individuals and those addicted to drugs. The
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Posted on Nov 25, 2011 in Injuries related to addiction | Comments Off Buffer A new system that ranks drugs on the basis of harm caused to both the user and others places. The scale, developed by drug experts led by Professor David Nutt of Imperial College London, is published online inÊThe Lancet. Drugs including
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Posted on Nov 24, 2011 in Injuries related to addiction | Comments Off Buffer ScienceDaily ÊÑ Excessive alcohol consumption appears to be associated with changes in some surgical skills performed on virtual reality simulator testing the following day, according to a report in the April issue ofÊArchives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. ÒWhile
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Posted on Dec 17, 2011 in Addiction Recovery | Comments Off Buffer Recovering addicts who avoid coping with stress succumb easily to substance use cravings, making them more likely to relapse during recovery, according to behavioral researchers. Ê ÒCravings are a strong predictor of relapse,Ó said H. Harrington Cleveland, associate professor of human development, Penn
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Posted on Dec 16, 2011 in Depression | Comments Off Buffer Researchers studying mice are getting closer to understanding how stress affects mood and motivation for drugs. According to the researchers, blocking the stress cascade in brain cells may help reduce the effects of stress, which can include anxiety, depression and the pursuit of addictive
Posted on Dec 16, 2011 in Alcohol And Drug Addiction Rehab | Comments Off Buffer A myth is doing the rounds that there is no evidence that rehabs work Ð much like scientists could not prove until four years ago that bees could fly. Deirdre Boyd gathers some of the evidence, and outlines the necessity
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Posted on Dec 14, 2011 in Anxiety | Comments Off Buffer ÊÓSelf-medication of anxiety symptoms with alcohol, other drugs or both has been a plausible mechanism for the co-occurrence of anxiety disorders and substance use disorders,Ó the authors write as background information to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one
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