AHS spreads message of stress and addiction
SHIRLEY LIN Today staff Addiction has no boundaries and it could happen to anybody — that’s one of the messages Alberta Health Services wants to convey in light of National Addictions Awareness Week.[...]

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Dr. Frank Lipman: No Sugar: 19 Tips to Overcome Sugar Addiction
Much like the classic drugs of abuse such as cocaine, alcohol and nicotine, a diet loaded with sugar can generate excessive reward signals in the brain which can override one’s self-control and lead to addiction.

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Eddie Munster — Rehab for 40-Year Drug Addiction
Filed under: Butch Patrick , TV , The Munsters Butch Patrick — the guy who played the original Eddie Munster — has checked himself into a New Jersey rehab facility to seek treatment for a 40-year addiction to cocaine, weed and alcohol. Patrick’s rep tells TMZ … the 57-year-old actor checked… Read more

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‘Munsters’ actor Butch Patrick checks into rehab for 40-year drug addiction: report
Butch Patrick — who played Eddie Munster on the 60s TV show “The Munsters” — checked into a New Jersey rehab center to get help for a 40-year addiction to cocaine, marijuana and alcohol, TMZ reported Thursday. A rep for the 57-year-old actor told the celebrity news website that Patrick…

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Bush Talks About Addiction At Milwaukee Appearance
Former President George W. Bush talked about his challenges with alcoholism in Milwaukee to help raise money for a program designed to treat people with the disease.

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Overcoming Addiction… Permanently
Video Click Here      Some use drugs or rely on alcohol to get through the day.      Others face crippling addictions of other sorts, like pornography or anorexia.      These problems of addiction cripple all different types of people, from the wealthy in upscale neighborhoods to the down-and-out.      Addictions can be catastrophic, but one program in Scott County called Lifeline Connection is …

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MD’s addiction costs him medical licence
A veteran Winnipeg family doctor has had his licence revoked and been fined thousands for exploiting his patients to obtain powerful prescription narcotics like OxyContin for his own use.

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Study Dubs Alcohol Most Dangerous Addiction
So what is the most dangerous addiction? According to a new study, it is not heroin, or crack cocaine, but alcohol.

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Fergie Taking Her ‘Own Journey’ Away from Addiction
“I am very blessed to this day to be alive,” the singer says of her battle with crystal meth

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Addiction index updated
The new version of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) gives health professionals the opportunity to design an integral and personalised plan of assistance for patients suffering disorders due to substance abuse.

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Faith in Memphis: John Kilzer is helping others find their Way out of addiction
In the 1970s, John Kilzer was a shooting guard for Memphis State who became known for draining more tequila shots than jump shots.

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7 years later, addiction ctr. re-opens
Pittsfield area residents recovering from alcohol and drug addiction are getting a new source of support. The city’s Sioga Club is reopening Monday nearly seven years after its former headquarters burned down.

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Call for new addiction treatment law
New Zealand needs to overhaul laws governing the compulsory treatment of severe alcoholics and drug addicts, says the Law Commission.The commission has reviewed the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act 1966 and concluded it is outdated…

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‘Tim’s Story’ of drug addiction: a wake-up call for students and parents
The tragic death of a young man due to drug addiction, as told by his father, served as a “wake-up call” to Rose Tree Media School District parents attending a special presentation at Penncrest High School recently — and to Penncrest students who were riveted by the same powerful message delivered the next day at a school assembly.

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Church program helps those struggling with addiction
Addiction comes in many forms – good and bad. For those with unhealthy addictions, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a recovery program open to the general public.

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UK tackles addiction
Nearly 200 researchers from across the country are set to share their recent findings in the 2010 Addiction Health Services Research conference sponsored by the UK Department of Behavioral Science and the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research and the Bell Chair on Alcohol and Addictions.

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UTHealth Named NIH Drug Addiction Research “Center Of Excellence”
By delivering an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to drug abuse and addiction research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has been renewed as a “Center of Excellence” by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health. The designation comes with a five-year, $11 million grant that will be used to further studies led by …

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Your Genes Linked To Alcoholism And Addiction
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — The first experimental evidence to directly support the idea that genetic differences make some people more susceptible to the addictive effects of alcohol and other drugs was provided in this study. The study compared the brain’s response to long-term alcohol drinking in two genetic variants of mice. One strain lacked the gene for dopamine D2, a specific brain receptor …

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Dopamine Model Could Play Role In Treating Schizophrenia And Drug Addiction
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in creating a model of the way the brain releases dopamine, an important chemical involved in transmitting signals between nerve cells. The model, the product of an interdisciplinary collaboration, will be an important tool in helping scientists understand how we learn and how the brain perceives reward and punishment. It is hoped that …

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Massachusetts Addiction Specialist to Administer New FDA Approved VIVITROL® at 37 Clinical Locations across the State
Punyamurtula S. Kishore MD, MPH, FASAM, of Preventive Medicine Associates, Inc. , the largest outpatient substance dependence provider in Massachusetts, announced today his 37 clinical locations will be offering new addiction treatment options through the use of VIVITROL® , which was approved on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 by the U.S.

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