Addiction Recovery Blog
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April 11, 2008
Teens with More Spending Money More Likely to Smoke
University of Toronto research study shows that the more money teens have to spend, the more likely they are to smoke cigarettes. read more...
September 03, 2007
The National Drug Intelligence Center's report on the state of prescription drug abuse paints a very grim picture of reality…Why we need to start giving addicts the drugs they need.
Government can't seem to reduce the flow of prescription drugs for abuse; and in those areas where they have had some success, all they've accomplished by reducing the supply is increasing local rates of heroin addiction. We need to stop thinking about this as a criminal justice issue, and start dealing with the problem as a health challenge. We need to stop addicting ever increasing generations with easy access to prescribed medications, and we need to give the already addicted the drugs they need, while also trying to effect some therapeutic change for the better. read more...
September 02, 2007
Repeat drunk driving stars get slaps on the wrist, and a 93 year old man held under $200 000 bond for cocaine charges?!?
One drug is legal, one drug is not, and as a result one very very old man is now behind bars, and two very young and very rich women, not only using but also using and driving while intoxicated, are free to drink and drive again. read more...
September 01, 2007
Completely preventable, fetal alcohol syndrome is the leading cause of mental retardation in America today. Why we need to spend more to save thousands of children a year from this lifelong condition.
Tens of thousands of children are born each year in America alone with either fetal alcohol syndrome of fetal alcohol effects, and these children will suffer physical, emotional and developmental problems for life. read more...
Forget vodka, whiskey or rum…beer is the most dangerous drink in America today.
About two thirds of all binge drinks consumed are beer, and the people most at risk to drive drunk, get hurt or get violent have more than likely gotten drunk on beer. Beer enjoys a strong and favorable misperception of its inherent dangers, and also enjoys very favorable legislation governing its taxation, marketing practices and lack of sales restrictions. Governmental policies that favor the sale of beer over other types of alcohol do not make any sense from a public health viewpoint. read more...
The specific dangers of alcohol abuse for women. Alcohol hurts women more.
Women are at a greater risk to develop addictions, to succumb to acute alcohol poisoning, and to develop a host of physical and mental deficits. Women are more likely to die from cirrhosis, and more likely to get certain cancers and more likely to experience alcohol induced cardiac disease. All people abusing alcohol need treatment help, but women abusers seem especially needy of timely intervention and treatment. read more...
