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A website that offers help to those suffering with drug and alcohol addiction picked Independence Day to launch its new addiction service. Called ChooseHelp.com, the site offers all sorts of help for people who really need it. “We give people a place where they can easily access local assistance, ask questions to qualified mental health ….
Read more ›People seeking treatment for addiction to benzodiazepine is skyrocketing, nearly tripling over ten years in the United States. Benzodiazepines, better known by such brand names as Valium, Halcion, Xanax, Ativan and Librium, are used to treat anxiety, insomnia and seizure disorders. According to a new study from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), ….
Read more ›The drug Suboxone, given to heroin users to help them quit a heroin addiction, has come under fire lately by doctors who say the addict is just trading one addiction for another. High-profile TV doctor Drew Pinsky is a leading opponent of Suboxone. Just like heroin, Suboxone is an opiate, and carries a risk of ….
Read more ›Following the recent death of Amy Winehouse, who famously didn’t want to go to rehab, questions are being asked if rehab could have saved her, or if rehab is effective at all. Scientific American posed the question to Bankole Johnson, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He is also ….
Read more ›The clinical trials say they work, but follow up studies in the general population haven’t shown the same degree of benefits from using a smoking medication. Scientists may finally have settled the question. It’s often the case that people enrolled in clinical trial have better results than those who aren’t under the direct supervision of ….
Read more ›The primary concern of alcohol treatment specialists is the alcoholic themselves. That’s a huge enough problem, but the consequences for their family should also be a concern. A press release from the journal Addiction now relates the benefits of recovery with the financial status of alcoholic’s family. The news is good. Treatment for alcohol addiction ….
Read more ›Tonight at 10 pm (EST), NBC’s Rock Center will show an investigative report on Narconon, a treatment program that has been at the center of several recent scandals. Brian Williams hosts and segments are rebroadcast throught their website. Narconon Trois-Rivieres in Quebec had its charitable status revoked in February after a year-long investigation by the ….
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