Residency programs give boost to addiction medicine
10 medical schools, including Boston University Medical Center, have just introduced the first accredited residency programs in addiction medicine, in which doctors who have completed medical school and a primary residency will spend a year studying the relationship between addiction and brain chemistry.
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Health Highlights: July 9, 2011
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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Early substance use more likely to lead to addiction, report says
LOS ANGELES – Addictions are largely problems of people who begin smoking, drinking or using other drugs before age 21, according to a report published Wednesday by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
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Doctors find 12,000 in Lothians drinking ‘hazardous’ amounts
AT least 12,000 people in the Lothians have been found to be drinking “hazardous” amounts of alcohol after being quizzed by doctors.
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Among Oregon Health & Science University’s graduating doctors, a woman who overcame heroin addiction
Aleka Spurgeon-Heinrici’s trajectory began in Eugene where she first snorted black-tar heroin in the spring of eighth grade. She smoked meth, tried speedballs and sold hallucinogenic mushrooms in high school. She started college classes after a stop at a methadone clinic.
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Murder victim touched lives despite struggle with addiction
NASHUA – Mark Vallee was a drunk. He admitted as much himself, talking to a reporter about his alcohol addiction at a candlelight vigil for the homeless two years ago. But homeless friends and social service agency staff who knew him best could acknowledge Vallee’s alcoholism without passing judgment. Vallee suffered from an addiction that dates back at least a quarter century, according to …
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We can’t just rely on Carney: Ryles
JASON RYLES says it is unfair for the Sydney Roosters to rely solely on Todd Carney to prevent their season spiralling out of control.
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Chautauqua County Executive Endorses CASAC Fundraiser
The 5th annual Helping Keep Kids off Drugs Bowl-a-thon fundraiser is set for June 3 at Fountain Bowl in Jamestown.
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University heightens drug addiction awareness
In light of two recent student deaths related to prescription drugs, UTC has begun working on ways to prevent prescription addiction on campus. “The abuse of prescription pills is difficult to detect,” Tricia Henderson, the coordinator of the Department of Alcohol and Other Drugs and Mental Health Education, said.

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New Drug & Alcohol Video Series Explores Addiction as a Symptom
New nine-part video series from The Recovery Place drug and alcohol and drug addiction center shows addiction and its roots and aftermath. (PRWeb November 25, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/11/prweb4827614.htm

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Addiction treatment centre panned by neighbours
Addictions experts say a new $25-million addictions treatment centre in Winnipeg’s north end will help them better track addicts after treatment.

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New treatment for drug addiction
The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that in 2008, almost 2 million Americans depend on or are addicted to narcotic pain killers, but there’s a new development in treatment.

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Celebrate A New Life’s Road to Addiction Recovery Treatment Now Easier to Navigate
A Faith Based Treatment facility located in Orange County, CA, called Celebrate A New Life is pleased to announce the new look and feel to their website. (PRWeb November 23, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/celebrateanewlife/christiandrugalcoholrehab/prweb4814534.htm

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Pill addiction grips Balkans
The use of tranquillizers and antidepressants appears to be on the rise in south-eastern Europe, as people struggle to recover from recent wars and cope with the stresses of modern consumerism.

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Sex Addiction Now a Booming Business
When she hung out her shingle as a sex addiction therapist in 1997, Alexandra Katehakis had only a handful of colleagues.

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Addiction Update: He ain’t heavy
(Following are views of the author and do not reflect the views of the Methamphetamine Strike Force or any affiliated organizations.

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Titan Pharmaceuticals presents data on Probuphine Phase 3 clinical program for opioid addiction at Neuroscience Meeting
Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that data from its Phase 3 clinical development program for Probuphine were presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, being held Nov. 13-17 in San Diego.

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Addiction Website Releases New Guide to Help Families through Intervention
August 30, 2010 Pompano Beach, FL. Recovery Connection www.recoveryconnection.org, a website and telephone helpline for information about substance abuse and recovery , has just released a new guide to help the family and friends of an individual who is struggling with a drug or alcohol problem. The…

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Sex Addiction Treatment Increasing on Heels of Celebrity Scandals
Sex addiction treatments are on the rise though it has yet to be officially acknowledged as a disorder and is not under government regulation, experts say. Celebrity sex scandals have moved the controversial diagnosis, not recognized by the

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£7m cost of treating addiction
Over £7 million was spent treating drug and alcohol addictions in Northern Ireland last year, it has been revealed. More than 5,500 people were receiving care at the start of March, the Department of Health said.

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Sex addiction treatment increasing
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 (UPI) — Treatment of sex addiction is on the rise though it has yet to be officially acknowledged as a disorder and is not under government regulation, experts say.

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Addiction recovery programs growing with influx of young members
Timothy has been locked in a four-year battle with sobriety. He hasn’t won every fight against alcohol, but he continues to return to recovery programs.

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Sex addiction is booming business
LOS ANGELES — When she hung out her shingle as a sex addiction therapist in 1997, Alexandra Katehakis had only a handful of colleagues. “There were five people in this field and we all knew each other,” she said. These days, Katehakis, a licensed marriage and family therapist, has hundreds of competitors and has grown her Los Angeles solo practice into the Center for Healthy Sex, “a full-blown …

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Sex Addiction Rehab A Thriving Industry
Celebrity sex scandals have helped fuel mainstream demand for treatment of sex addiction, though it has yet to be officially acknowledged as a disorder and is not under government regulation. When she hung out her shingle as a sex addiction therapist in 1997, Alexandra Katehakis had only a handful of colleagues.

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