Substance Abuse & Recovery
One-Quarter of 12- to 20-Year-Olds are Current Drinkers: Report
Federal data show that 27.6 percent of 12- to 20-year-olds in the U.S. drank alcohol during the past month, via One-Quarter of 12- to 20-Year-Olds are Current Drinkers: Report. »
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Ninety-seven percent of the time, the drug came from a friend or relative, and in most cases the drug was handed over willingly. via HealthDay. »
Coming Home: Adjustments For Military Families | American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Military families look forward to being together after a long deployment with many mixed emotions. Each family member will have different expectations. Every family situation is different. But, it is important to remember the needs and feelings of the returning family member, the adult at home and the children. via Coming Home: Adjustments For... »
DSM-V Draft Includes Major Changes to Addictive Disease Classifications
“The term dependence is misleading, because people confuse it with addiction, when in fact the tolerance and withdrawal patients experience are very normal responses to prescribed medications that affect the central nervous system,” said Charles O'Brien, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the APA's DSM Substance-Related Disorders Work Group via DSM-V Draft Includes Major Changes to... »
AA Attendance Cuts Drinking and Depression, Study Finds
Some critics of AA have claimed that the organizations emphasis on powerlessness against alcohol use and the need to work on character defects cultivates a pessimistic world view, but this via AA Attendance Cuts Drinking and Depression, Study Finds. »
Man convicted in fatal crash gets 15 years | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle
Consequences follow every choice we make…good and not so good. What strikes me here is that upon reading this article I assumed drugs or alcohol were involved. They weren’t, apparently intelligence wasn’t either… via Man convicted in fatal crash gets 15 years | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle. ….”a special... »
Vital Signs – Choking Game No Mystery to Children, Oregon Study Finds – NYTimes.com
Dozens of deaths nationwide have been attributed to the activity, in which adolescents try to achieve a high by briefly depriving the brain of oxygen through strangulation. via Vital Signs – Choking Game No Mystery to Children, Oregon Study Finds – NYTimes.com. »
1 in 8 returning soldiers suffers from PTSD – Mental health- msnbc.com
In the latest study, only 38 percent to 40 percent of those who indicated mental health disorders were interested in getting help, and 23 to 40 percent reported seeing someone for help. They cited concerns about how they would be seen by peers and potential damage to their careers. via 1 in 8 returning... »
Managing Heroin Detox Opiate Withdrawal Symptoms Suboxone
Whereas drugs like morphine, heroin and methadone are opioid receptor agonist – meaning they fully bind opioid receptors – Suboxone® (buprenorphine) is a partial opioid receptor agonist. This gives Suboxone® the ability to relieve even the acute symptoms of opiate withdrawal without producing the euphoria (high) of the full agonist drugs like oxycontin, heroin,... »
Rules on Addiction and Mental Health Parity Issued by Obama Administration
“Some insurance companies have already put plans in place that fall short of this laws intent, severely restricting patients access to life-saving care,” said Gumbley, who cited United Healthcare and Blue Cross/Blue Shield as examples. “This needs to change, and we encourage individuals and families covered by these plans to ask them to fully... »