(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 24, 2012 ) NEW YORK -- While some may think that the United States entertainment industry is the only country whose professionals suffer from addictions, what has happened in Manila, Philippines shows that this isn’t true.
Just about a year ago, award-winning actor Jiro Manio...more
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(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 23, 2012 ) New York, NY -- Last week, the website drugfree.org published a controversial analysis of studies conducted between the 1960’s and 1970’s which suggests that LSD may help those who battle alcoholism by reducing or eliminating their need to drink alcohol altogether.
Researchers...more
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(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 21, 2012 ) Washington, DC -- An upcoming study to be published in the June print edition of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research indicates that those who experienced trauma in childhood may have an increased risk for alcohol dependence.
The study focused on nearly...more
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(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 17, 2012 ) New York, NY -- The State of Oklahoma released a disturbing finding concerning its budget: the costs to the state because of addiction is more than the state’s entire government budget.
The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors reported...more
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(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 16, 2012 ) Washington, DC -- A study conducted overseas suggests that teens who rack up hours on the internet every day have an increased incidence of drug use and substance abuse.
The study published in the March issue of the Journal of Addiction Medicine was conducted by...more
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(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 10, 2012 ) Canaan, CT -- The season of change is upon America - in a very few short weeks, the cold will be gone, and a new season will be ushered in.
While any time is the best time to seek treatment for addictions, the need for self-renewal sometimes piques at a season...more
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(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 09, 2012 ) Washington, DC -- A study conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse concerning the brain’s reward mechanism suggests potential problems for teens who can’t delay gratification.
Although this particular study did not focus on drug use specifically, it gives...more
(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 07, 2012 ) Washington, DC -- A joint study conducted by The Partnership at Drugfree.org and the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse services (OASAS) indicates that nearly 24 million Americans are in recovery from some type of substance abuse.
“To some,...more
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(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 03, 2012 ) Washington, DC -- A survey was conducted jointly by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) that focused on teens driving while under the influence of marijuana and alcohol.
The survey revealed a shocking statistic: nineteen percent...more
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(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 02, 2012 ) Washington, DC -- An interesting study out of the United Kingdom that focuses on the ability of young adults to estimate quantities of alcohol in a glass or being poured from a bottle, revealed a concern: young adults grossly underestimate alcohol quantities when...more
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(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 29, 2012 ) New York, NY -- Gary Moore, rock guitarist for the Irish band, Thin Lizzy, passed away early in February. Tests completed recently have found that 380 mg of alcohol per deciliter was found in the rocker’s blood system. 80 mg of alcohol per deciliter of blood is...more
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(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 26, 2012 ) WASHINGTON DC -- A new study conducted by Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health indicates that U.S. National Guard soldiers who have been deployed have a higher incidence of alcohol abuse when they return home.
The study, to be published in Drug and Alcohol...more
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(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 25, 2012 ) Washington, DC -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued what some consider to be controversial initiatives for reducing alcohol consumption worldwide.
Among those initiatives are increasing the cost of alcohol, stricter regulation on marketing of alcohol...more
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(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 24, 2012 ) WASHINGTON DC -- A study out of the Netherlands suggests that parents who have a more lax attitude toward their adolescents’ drinking actually contribute to increased underage drinking.
For years, many parents had the mindset that if they provided their underage...more
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(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 19, 2012 ) Washington, DC -- A report published by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that accidental drug overdose has tripled since 1990.
The most common overdoses and subsequent accidental deaths occurred through the abuse of prescription painkillers,...more
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