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Brain Chemistry Ties Anxiety And Alcoholism
6/Mar/2008 6:26
Previous research has shown that people with inherently high levels of anxiety are at an increased risk of becoming alcoholics more>>
Money running out for teen hangout that fights drug, alcohol abuse
5/Mar/2008 9:58
LANSAT (Louisville Adolescent Network for Substance Abuse Treatment) more>>
In Alabama, a Fight to Regain Voting Rights Some Felons Never Lost
2/Mar/2008 7:26
Many had never actually lost the right. more>>
Brain stress system presents possible treatment target for alcohol dependence
29/Feb/2008 7:30
New studies by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) more>>
For the first time in history, more than one in every 100 American adults is in jail or prison
29/Feb/2008 5:32
2.3 million U.S. adults incarcerated at beginning of 2008 more>>
Social workers help find alternatives to prison
26/Feb/2008 8:36
Pilot project of the state Department of Public Advocacy more>>
New drug can treat alcoholism
16/Feb/2008 5:51
A new drug can help alcoholics overcome their addiction by reducing stress-induced cravings, a study released Thursday has found. more>>
Salvia -- the legal LSD
12/Feb/2008 6:44
New drug craze spreading through the internet and it targets your kids more>>
Data Shows Specialized Drug Addiction Treatment for the Gay Community is the Way
12/Feb/2008 6:44
Lakeview's LGBT oriented Drug Rehab program shows additional success more>>
George Soros Gives $10 Million to Improve Access to Addiction Treatment through Health Insurance
12/Feb/2008 6:44
Reports Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly more>>
Internet gene tests provoke alarm
3/Feb/2008 9:09
Biotechnology checks for bipolar depression and schizophrenia will soon be sold over the web, despite warnings from leading psychologists more>>
Chief justice supports Beshear's plan for penal code task force
30/Jan/2008 15:51
Says he agrees with the governor's plan to look at ways to decrease the load on the state's prison system. more>>
Bush says reliance on faith helped him beat "addiction" to alcohol
30/Jan/2008 6:50
President Bush is talking more openly lately about his old drinking habit more>>
Man spends night homeless as sentence
27/Jan/2008 7:30
A Salvation Army worker who was ordered by a judge to spend a night homeless for stealing a holiday kettle more>>
Marijuana vending machines
27/Jan/2008 7:26
A herbal nutrition center will allow patients to get prescription marijuana from a vending machine. more>>
Treating drug offenders supported
25/Jan/2008 8:43
Panel approves bill to set up program more>>
Kentucky Welfare drug tests proposed
21/Jan/2008 8:35
State measure finds lackluster support more>>
Since taking over, state breathes life into drug court
14/Jan/2008 5:56
Six months after it nearly shut down for lack of money more>>
A Drug to End Drug Addiction
11/Jan/2008 5:44
What if science made a pill to protect us from addiction more>>
Gene Therapy for Alcoholics
10/Jan/2008 6:29
An interesting approach to curbing alcoholism is tested on rats. more >>
Substance abuse recovery
6/Jan/2008 9:40
The Morehead Inspiration Center more>>
Researchers work on cocaine vaccine
2/Jan/2008 8:57
Two Baylor College of Medicine researchers in Houston are working on a cocaine vaccine they hope will become the first-ever medication to treat people hooked on the drug. more>>
A matter of justice
30/Dec/2007 7:24
Courier-Journal Editorial more>>
Brain over bottle? Study finds gene linked to alcoholism
B30/Dec/2007 7:21
With this finding, neurologists can keep refining their targets for developing drugs that might ultimately help alcoholics kick the habit more>>
Felons' voting rights debated
27/Dec/2007 5:31
Push to change constitution is on more>>
Brain Center May Link Addiction, Mental Illness
23/Dec/2007 6:54
Many kinds of addiction -- such as those for alcohol, drugs and nicotine -- occur in people with various kinds of mental illness more>>
Methadone clinic sues Clark Co.
22/Dec/2007 16:36
Efforts to close facility called violation of U.S. law more>>
Metro Council OKs restrictions on panhandling
B21/Dec/2007 5:46
Lawrence Smothers says the Louisville Metro Council has made his daily struggle for survival more difficult. more>>
Marijuana Smoke Contains Higher Levels Of Certain Toxins Than Tobacco Smoke
19/Dec/2007 6:30
ScienceDaily (Dec. 18, 2007) — Here's another reason to "keep off the grass." more>>
Prescription For Addiction
16/Dec/2007 16:54
60 Minutes' Scott Pelley Reports On A New Addiction Treatment more>>
Bill targets drug abusers
4/Dec/2007 16:54
Kentucky Senate President David Williams is pushing legislation that would give prosecutors the ability to criminally charge women who abuse alcohol or drugs while pregnant. more>>
Request for His House dropped
4/Dec/2007 11:06
Owner of home for people recovering from addictions to reapply for permit more>>
Does the Fear of Jail Actually Prevent Crime?
28/Nov/2007 14:12
A brand-new and extensively covered study says the U.S. prison system doesn't deter crime and is "a costly and harmful failure.” more>>
Generation Rx
27/Nov/2007 6:32
While narcotics abuse has declined in the U.S., new studies have found that many teens are now instead misusing prescription drugs. more>>
Strong Pain-killing Drugs Without The Addiction
24/Nov/2007 7:20
Two University of Adelaide pharmacologists working with one the world’s leading neuroscientists have helped pave the way for the development of new pain-killing drugs that are not addictive. more>>
Housing First For Homeless
24/Nov/2007 7:16
Traditionally, homeless people had to be clean and sober before they could get an apartment. A new program is providing the housing first and is having great success. more>>
Europe Fears That Meth Foothold Is Expanding
24/Nov/2007 7:14
The methamphetamine epidemic is not just a scourge of the American heartland. more>>
One drug addict's road to recovery
22/Nov/2007 6:22
Hope Center a lifesaver for Owsley man more>>
Movement under way to end shock probation in Kentucky for deadly DUI
21/Nov/2007 7:24
Plans to pre-file the bill in December more>>
In Florida, Addicts Find Home in Oasis of Sobriety
16/Nov/2007 6:35
Delray Beach, a funky outpost of sobriety between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach more>>
Life after rehab
16/Nov/2007 6:34
Video Story-New York Times more>>
Crack sentences
14/Nov/2007 5:58
The debate over why some prisoners serving time for crack cocaine charges should get out early more>>
Homeless vets report doubted
09/Nov/2007 17:22
Despite group's finding of big drop in Ky. numbers, officials say problem hard to track more>>
Chronic Homelessness Takes Dip in 2005
7/Nov/2007 15:34
The number of people who are chronically homeless dropped by nearly 12 percent from 2005 to 2006, according to government estimates being released Wednesday. more>>
Harsh Treatment
4/Nov/2007 6:30
In China, Brain Surgery Is Pushed on the Mentally Ill more>>
Clinic supervises drug taking
4/Nov/2007 6:29
A Canadian clinic that provides addicts with a clean, safe place to take drugs more>>
Buying drugs: 'It's so easy'
4/Nov/2007 6:27
Here's a wake-up call for parents of high school students more>>
Scientists Finds Genes Behind Alcoholic Fruit Flies
31/Oct/2007 10:22
Some fruit flies can drink others under the table. more>>
SF Mulls Nation's First 'Supervised Injection' Site
20/Oct/2007 9:49
City health officials and addiction experts took the first steps toward opening the nation's only government-sponsored injection room that would give drug addicts a safe, clean place to shoot up. more>>
Johnson Introduces Bill to Prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
20/Oct/2007 6:51
The bill would also provide federal grants for pilot projects more>>
NPR : Kentucky Town Grapples with Oxycontin Addiction
17/Oct/2007 12:04
Great essay that really touches the heart of this epidemic. more>>
Migraine drug might ease alcoholism
11/Oct/2007 15:45
migraine pill seems to help alcoholics taper off their drinking without detox treatment more>>
Substance-abuse program loses key grant
11/Oct/2007 8:12
Louisville group uses money to help 150 more>>
Kentucky sues OxyContin maker
6/Oct/2007 7:01
Addictive painkiller is often abused more>>
Gene That May Influence Alcoholism And Addiction Identified
26/Sep/2007 10:55
Previous research has extensively studied the association of the dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2) with alcoholism. more>>
Family History Of Alcoholism Affects Response To Drug Used To Treat Heavy Drinking
22/Sep/2007 8:28
Naltrexone is one of four oral medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of alcoholism. more>>
Appeals court says requirement to attend AA unconstitutional
19/Sep/2007 6:30
Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco more>>
Understanding Addiction and Its Hidden Costs
8/Sep/2007 7:23
ExecuCare ARC addresses the challenges faced by busy professionals who struggle with substance abuse more>>
Chem Lab: ADHD Drug Tested as Treatment for Crack Addiction
8/Sep/2007 7:22
A recent study may have allowed seven crack cocaine addicts to live out their wildest dreams more>>
Alcoholism And Bad Neighborhoods: A Two-way Street
4/Sep/2007 8:16
Living in neighborhoods characterized by unemployment, poverty, poor family integration and high residential mobility is known to contribute to a greater risk for alcohol problems. more>>
Alcoholism can reduce brain functionality
4/Sep/2007 8:15
A researcher in Japan warned that alcoholism can reduce brain functionality, even when there seems to be no apparent structural damage. more>>
The lost war on drugs
26/Aug/2007 6:48
Failed drug fight is undermining West's security more>>
Brain dysfunction blamed for drug addiction
25/Aug/2007 6:50
Drug users who can't kick the habit can blame a dysfunctional brain for their addiction, according to new research. more>>
European Tree Yields New Alcoholism Treatment
22/Aug/2007 6:39
A drug approved last year for smoking cessation has also shown promise for use against alcoholism. more>>
Survey: Teen Drug Use Is Rampant
20/Aug/2007 8:10
80 percent of high school students and 44 percent of middle school students attend drug-infested schools. more>>
Brain glitch blamed for addiction
20/Aug/2007 8:08
DRUG users who can't kick the habit can blame a dysfunctional brain for their addiction, according to new research. more>>
Nicotinic receptor may make some people biologically susceptible to drug addiction
19/Aug/2007 9:55
Results of a new study on rats may help explain why some people are biologically more susceptible to drug addiction than the others. more>>
Brain reacts differently in depressed
17/Aug/2007 6:19
Brains of clinically depressed people react differently than those of healthy people in negative situations more>>
Study: Parents in denial, despair as teens' drug use grows
16/Aug/2007 7:42
Teenagers say drug problems at school are getting worse more>>
Charge dropped; law says alcoholism not a crime
12/Aug/2007 7:07
”I’m just a drunk, I’m not a criminal,” Daniel Barnes told Portsmouth District Court Judge more>>
FBI: Former Marijuana Smokers May Apply
6/Aug/2007 15:58
Reversing a 13-year ban, the FBI now says that individuals who have used marijuana on more than an occasional basis in the past may apply for jobs as federal agents more>>
Females More Prone To Brain Damage From Alcohol Abuse
26/Jul/2007 7:55
Science Daily — Alcoholism has traditionally been considered a male disease because there are many more alcoholic males than females more>>
The Death Of Timothy Souders
23/Jul/2007 6:42
You wouldn't imagine these days that a mental patient could be chained to a concrete slab by prison guards until he died of thirst, but that’s how Timothy Souders died and he is not alone. more>>
Cocaine Supply Shrinks As Prices Rise in U.S. Cities, Drug Official Says
23/Jul/2007 6:42
But the same federal report that Walters said indicates the short supply also suggests that producers might be stockpiling cocaine in South America or Mexico more>>
OxyContin maker, 3 execs fined $634.5M
21/Jul/2007 6:30
The pills can produce a heroin-like high if crushed and then swallowed, snorted or injected. more>>
The mentally ill -- jailed and desperate for help
14/Jul/2007 6:56
Most often, they face drug charges or charges of assaulting an officer more>>
Anti-Smoking Pill May Curb Drinking Urges, Too
10/Jul/2007 6:28 A single pill appears to hold promise in curbing the urges to both smoke and drink more >>
Japanese prince blames alcoholism on imperial woes
7/Jul/2007 17:36
He said his drinking was linked to worries over the lack of male royal heirs. more>>
Researchers Identify Alcoholism Subtypes
7/Jul/2007 17:33
Analyses of a national sample of individuals with alcohol dependence (alcoholism) reveal five distinct subtypes of the disease more>>
Experts: Pills becoming the new marijuana on campus
7/Jul/2007 6:10
According to a CASA report, between 1993 and 2005 the proportion of college students abusing Vicodin and other opiods went up 343 percent more>>
Yarmuth holds forum on aid for homeless youths
2/Jul/2007 5:38
Officials told funds are likely tight more>>
A world awash in heroin
1/Jul/2007 7:02
And much of it from one unruly region of Afghanistan more>>
Louisville homeless man in hospital after attack by juveniles
29/Jun/2007 17:40
A homeless man is in a hospital recovering from injuries after he was beaten by a group of juveniles early Wednesday. more>>
Drug addiction slowing down: UN report
23/Jun/2007 6:23
Drug addiction worldwide appears to be slowing down for almost every kind of illicit drug more>>
U.S. survey tracks sex behavior, illegal drug use
23/Jun/2007 6:22
It's a question that often prompts a boastful answer or a bashful one: How many sex partners have you had? more>>
Flavored meth makes inroads with pre-teens
22/Jun/2007 8:25
A dangerous new form of meth is headed to the area and it's aimed at kids. It's called Strawberry Quick, but unlike the popular breakfast drink, this drug can kill. more>>
Cambridge co. fires shot in battle vs. alcoholism
19/Jun/2007 8:50
The Cambridge company behind a promising alcoholism treatment drug is launching a PR and education blitz to convince alcoholics that the path to treatment runs through the brain. more>>
Sheen asks Congress to fund drug court
18/Jun/2007 7:58
Martin Sheen says a drug court saved the life of a friend of his who was self-destructing from drug and alcohol abuse. more>>
Deadly $2 'cheese heroin' aimed at teens
12/Jun/2007 11:50
A cheap highly addictive drug known as "cheese heroin" has killed 21 teens in the Dallas area over two years more>>
Drug Treats Narcotic Addictions, but It Can Cause One:
30/May/2007 8:59
Even Suboxone's Advocates Warn of Increasing Abuse more>>
Metro Corrections officials hope to expand substance abuse treatment for jail inmates
22/May/2007 5:47
Abramson is requesting $47.6 million for the Corrections budget more>>
Sheen asks Congress to fund drug court
18/Jun/2007 7:58
Martin Sheen says a drug court saved the life of a friend of his who was self-destructing from drug and alcohol abuse. more>>
Deadly $2 'cheese heroin' aimed at teens
12/Jun/2007 11:50
A cheap highly addictive drug known as "cheese heroin" has killed 21 teens in the Dallas area over two years more>>
Drug Treats Narcotic Addictions, but It Can Cause One:
30/May/2007 8:59
Even Suboxone's Advocates Warn of Increasing Abuse more>>
Metro Corrections officials hope to expand substance abuse treatment for jail inmates
22/May/2007 5:47
Abramson is requesting $47.6 million for the Corrections budget more>>
NIDA: Brain Images Offer Clues About Addiction, Obesity, Mental Illness, And Adolescent Behavior
17/May/2007 8:11
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting more>>
Report shows alcohol abuse on rise in college
14/May/2007 5:56
Drinking among colleges up study shows more>>
Drug Dealers Targeting Younger Customers With Deadly New Mixtures
13/May/2007 6:19
Mixing their wares with over-the-counter pain remedies and other familiar products — even candy more>>
Brain Chemical Protects Some Against Alcoholism
12/May/2007 7:05
Study has found a difference in brain chemistry that may protect some from developing alcohol abuse problems more>>
Study: Over 10 percent of U.S. adults abuse drugs
8/May/2007 15:10
First detailed look at U.S. adult drug abuse since early 1990s more>>
Australia Issues Hythiam Patent on Treatment of Alcoholism
5/May/2007 6:32
protocols are designed for use by healthcare providers seeking to treat individuals diagnosed with dependencies to alcohol, cocaine or methamphetamine more>>
"Cheese" Takes Toll On Texas Teens
2/May/2007 17:16
Nighttime Pain Reliever Laced With Heroin Is An Increasingly Popular — And Deadly — Drug more>>
How Morphine Breaks the Brain's Brakes May Be Key to Breaking Addiction
29/Apr/2007 10:22
Study of rat brains identifies new culprit and possible therapeutic target for addiction more>>
Panel: Lighten Sentences for First-Time Crack Cocaine Offenders
29/Apr/2007 6:01
The U.S. Sentencing Commission voted to lower the recommended sentencing range more>>
Despite Drug War, Cocaine Purer, Cheaper
28/Apr/2007 5:45
Drug's Prices Have Dropped From $600 Per Gram In 1981 To $135 Despite Nearly $5 Billion Spent By U.S. more>>
Neurology May Better Addiction Therapy
27/Apr/2007 6:39
Team examines role of brain’s self-control and pleasure centers in drug abuse more>>
Drugs may cause addiction by 'remodelling' brain
26/Apr/2007 5:31
The study, published in the British journal Nature, adds weight to a new theory that sees addiction as a disease more>>
Alcohol tax would fund rehabs
7/Apr/2007 6:30
BATON ROUGE - A proposed new alcohol tax aims to produce revenue for treating alcoholism, other substance abuse and mental illnesses. more>>
Florida Felons To Regain Voting Rights
6/Apr/2007 5:43
Florida officials on Thursday voted to end the practice of stripping ex-criminal offenders of their civil rights, including the right to vote. more>>
Cocaine, amphetamine abuse linked to strokes
4/Apr/2007 7:55
Cocaine and amphetamine abusers increase their risk of suffering strokes, a study of Texas hospital patients showed on Monday. more>>
Opioid addiction can be treated in docs' offices
1/Apr/2007 8:59
Specialized clinic-based treatment programs, which have long been used to treat opioid dependence, reach only a fraction of those in need. more>>
Restoring voting rights to law-abiding ex-felons
25/Mar/2007 8:06
Will give them a stake in the community more>>
Brain Scans Reveal Cause Of Smokers' Cravings
24/Mar/2007 12:13
Science Daily — Within the mind of every smoker trying to quit rages a battle between the higher-order functions of the brain wanting to break the habit and the lower-order functions screaming for another cigarette more>>
Study: Alcohol, Tobacco Worse Than Drugs
24/Mar/2007 12:11
New "landmark" research finds that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than some illegal drugs more>>
Mentally Ill, And Behind Bars
19/Mar/2007 10:48
An Issue, Justice Dept. Study Says, For Over Half Of All Inmates In U.S. more>>
Mentally Ill Inmate Dies Alone
19/Mar/2007 10:46
The inmate's death was recorded on camera while he was in solitary confinement and has instigated a look at the prison's mental health care. (Warning----Disturbing Video) more>>
Seeking the Connections: Alcoholism and Our Genes
19/Mar/2007 8:02
Identifying genetic influences on vulnerability to alcohol addiction can lead to more targeted treatments more>>
New ads targeting teens are showing the true horrors of meth addiction.
17/Mar/2007 7:43
Meth in Montana new ad. Very Strong. more>>
New Compound Blocks Alcoholism in Animals
8/Mar/2007 12:48
A study of alcohol-dependent animals shows that a newly discovered compound that blocks chemical signals active during the brain's response to stress effectively stops excessive drinking and prevents relapse. more>>
Methadone clinic ban advances
8/Mar/2007 12:47
Bill calls for state to study regulations more>>
Let voters decide
8/Mar/2007 5:48
Put pardon, felon amendments on '08 ballot more>>
Alcoholism treatment
3/Mar/2007 9:29
Can dietary supplements help? more>>
A judge flips for sobriety
2/Mar/2007 5:52
A North Carolina judge keeps his acrobatic promise! News 14 Carolina's Shawn Flynn reports. more>>
Teen 'sport killings' of homeless on the rise
21/Feb/2007 8:10
A National Coalition for the Homeless report says last year, there were 122 attacks and 20 murders against the homeless more>>
A New Consumer Guide: Understanding Drug Addiction
20/Feb/2007 7:25
Drug addiction is a brain disease that can be treated, says a new report by the National Institute on Drug Abuse about the science of addiction. more>>
Dobbs: The war within, killing ourselves
14/Feb/2007 15:13
We're losing the War on Drugs, and we've been in retreat for three decades. more>>
Army Giving More Waivers in Recruiting
14/Feb/2007 8:04
The number of waivers granted to Army recruits with criminal backgrounds has grown about 65 percent in the last three years more>>
Deadly Abuse of Methadone Tops Other Prescription Drugs
14/Feb/2007 8:02
Methadone, a painkiller that has been used to treat heroin addicts for decades, has emerged as an increasingly popular and deadly street drug more>>
On the skids: LOS ANGELES
12/Feb/2007 8:16
The police have cleaned up Skid Row. They have not got rid of it more>>
KY Senate unanimously approves drug monitoring
11/Feb/2007 7:41
Bill Would Link Records At Ky. Pharmacies more>>
Drug Czar: Use of Illegal Drugs Is Down
11/Feb/2007 7:40
Illegal drug use in the United States has dropped sharply since 2001 more>>
Cops: Homeless patient 'dumped' on Skid Row
11/Feb/2007 7:38
A hospital van dropped off a paraplegic man on Skid Row, allegedly leaving him crawling in the street with nothing more than a soiled gown and a broken colostomy bag more>>
Dramatic rise in accidental drug-overdose deaths reported
11/Feb/2007 7:37
Unintentional fatal drug overdoses in the United States nearly doubled from 1999 to 2004 more>>
Orlando: Please Do Not Feed The Homeless
5/Feb/2007 9:36
Law Limits Feeding Large Groups Of People In Parks more>>
Drug shock-therapy trials 'hit' by lack of Executive cash
27/Jan/2007 8:20
Trials of a controversial treatment for drug addiction will start today despite the failure of researchers to get funding from the Scottish Executive. more>>
In Clue to Addiction, a Brain Injury Halts Smoking
26/Jan/2007 6:34
Scientists studying stroke patients are reporting today that an injury to a specific part of the brain, near the ear, can instantly and permanently break a smoking habit. more>>
Court Ruling Spotlights Calif. Prisons
24/Jan/2007 5:45
Supreme Court Ruling on Sentencings Thrusts California's Prison Overcrowding to Forefront more>>
Abuse-resistant OxyContin faces hurdles
22/Jan/2007 17:20
Durect is developing abuse-resistant OxyContin amid legal headwinds; patches deploying painkillers can last for days. more>>
Youthful drinkers rely on alcohol later
22/Jan/2007 17:19
People who start drinking alcohol at a young age are more likely to drink a lot when they get older more>>
Drug Czar warns: Pushers move to PC to reach teens
14/Jan/2007 5:38
The pusher has moved to the PC. With one click of the mouse, teens
can enter a virtual world of drugs more>>
Gene mutation may raise the risk of alcoholism
11/Jan/2007 7:26
Researchers have identified a gene variation that seems to influence
a person's craving for alcohol more
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Study: 744,000 Are Homeless in U.S.
11/Jan/2007 7:24
A little more than half were living in shelters, and nearly a quarter were chronically homeless more>>
Impulsive Behavior Linked to Risk of Alcoholism
5/Jan/2007 7:25
Finding could lead to new approaches to help those with drinking problem, researchers say more>>
Program provides a lift for homeless
1/Jan/2007 9:50
CAP van picks up those in dire need more>>
Sobering up can undo damage to brain
31/Dec/2006 8:10
Study shows alcoholics who stop drinking may be able to regain some of their lost mind function more>>
Levin Amendment Expands Access to 'Miracle Drug' to Treat Heroin Addiction
31/Dec/2006 8:09
"The Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA) of 2000 made a dramatic change in the way America fights heroin addiction. more>>
Heroin is returning to area, officials say
30/Dec/2006 7:42
Task force seized 3 pounds since July more>>
Strokes in Young People Could be Due to Meth
28/Dec/2006 19:35
Discovery that methamphetamine and related drugs lead to tears in major arteries could change how doctors handle such cases more>>
$1 million grant goes to Hope Center
28/Dec/2006 19:33
Federal Money for Lexington Recovery Facility more>>
Brain chemical linked to alcohol desire
27/Dec/2006 6:46
Australian scientists have identified a brain system that could not only blunt an alcoholic's craving for booze, but also the addiction. more>>
Convicted Lawmaker Wants Felons to Vote
27/Dec/2006 6:37
A bill that would automatically return voting rights to felons after they complete their sentences has been introduced by a Florida legislator more>>
Teen Drug Use Declines 23 Percent In Five Years
23/Dec/2006 6:51
Teen drug use has declined by 23 percent since 2001 for 8th, 10th, and 12th graders combined more>>
Study: Teens getting high on legal drugs
23/Dec/2006 4:59
Slightly fewer adolescents abused illegal drugs and alcohol in 2006, but fairly high numbers of them continued to abuse prescription narcotics more>>
Sleep Problems -- Real And Perceived -- Get In The Way Of Alcoholism Recovery
11/Dec/2006 6:26
The first few months of recovery from an alcohol problem are hard enough. But they're often made worse by serious sleep problems more>>
Cough medicine drug a hallucinogen for teens
5/Dec/2006 7:36
Abuse of ingredient in over-the-counter products is on rise, researchers say more>>
Fighting for their rights
5/Dec/2006 7:35
Officials to rally for restoration of felons’ voting privileges more>>
Lawmakers Push For Felon's Voting Rights
29/Nov/2006 14:24
Two Democratic lawmakers proposed legislation Wednesday aimed at bypassing the governor’s office when it comes to restoring felons’ voting rights. more>>
Heroin has become increasingly easy to find in Indianapolis and other parts of the state, authorities say.
27/Nov/2006 6:22
The Indiana State Police estimate they will investigate nearly 700 heroin cases this year more>>
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research
27/Nov/2006 6:20
Measuring brain activity for emotional markers that may indicate risk for developing alcoholism more>>
After 20 years, war on marijuana changes
25/Nov/2006 5:59
Police destroyed more marijuana growing outdoors in Kentucky this year than they had in more than a decade more>>
Groups Work To Ban Inhaled Alcohol Device In Kentucky
21/Nov/2006 18:37
A new device is available through the Internet, that manufacturers promote as a safe, fun way to get a buzz. more>>
Miners who fail drug tests still work
20/Nov/2006 13:37
State not investigating addiction, criminal past more>>
Anti-Drug Program Targets Parents As Well As Kids
20/Nov/2006 7:24
Solving youth drug use is as much about educating members of the community as it is about educating children. more>>
Prosecutor: Ease rigid rules denying vote to reformed felons
17/Nov/2006 9:42
In our recent election, over 100,000 Kentuckians were not able to vote. more>>
Group pushes for simpler way to restore voting rights to felons
2/Nov/2006 17:33
Armed with a new study claiming Kentucky's procedures for restoring felons' voting rights are too stringent, several groups called Thursday for a constitutional amendment that would simplify the process. more>>
Unproven meth, cocaine ‘remedy’ hits market
1/Nov/2006 5:54
Researchers debate quick fix: Is it good medicine or just a business play? more>>
States Are Growing More Lenient in Allowing Felons to Vote
12/Oct/2006 5:41
Legislatures in 16 states have loosened voting restrictions on felons over the last decade, more>>
Big change coming to Oregon addiction treatment
12/Oct/2006 5:38
Nobody can make treatment easy, but Oregon is going to make it a better experience. more>>
Pharmacists on front line of drug rehab
12/Oct/2006 5:36
Pharmacists have found themselves on the front line of community efforts to help addicts rebuild their lives. more>>
When They Say Alcohol Made Me Do It
9/Oct/2006 13:28
IT’S no secret that alcohol is often used as a balm for human frailty to cover the pain that comes with rage or guilt or grief. more>>
Single dose of LSD can help beat alcoholism
7/Oct/2006 7:28
According to one study conducted in 1962, 65 per cent of the alcoholics in the experiment stopped drinking for at least a year-and-a-half (the duration of the study) after taking one dose of LSD. more>>
Methadone-clinic plan assailed
6/Oct/2006 6:40
Floyd meeting draws opposition more>>
Kentucky wants to ban inhaling alcohol
6/Oct/2006 5:53
State officials are pushing to ban a device that vaporizes liquor and allows people to inhale the intoxicating fumes for a quick high without the burn of hard liquor. more>>
Methadone: One Pill Can Kill
4/Oct/2006 7:23
Killing More Than Pain, Killing Patients more>>
Floyd may get meth drug clinic
28/Sep/2006 7:40
Companies seek methadone license more>>
Kentucky wants to ban inhaling alcohol
6/Oct/2006 5:53
State officials are pushing to ban a device that vaporizes liquor and allows people to inhale the intoxicating fumes for a quick high without the burn of hard liquor. more>>
Methadone: One Pill Can Kill
4/Oct/2006 7:23
Killing More Than Pain, Killing Patients more>>
Floyd may get meth drug clinic
28/Sep/2006 7:40
Companies seek methadone license more>>
Novel Police Tactic Puts Drug Markets Out of Business
27/Sep/2006 8:00
Confronted by the Evidence, Dealers in High Point, N.C., Succumb to Pressure more>>
New Addiction Treatment Draws Addicts to Clinics In Canada, Mexico
24/Sep/2006 6:54
Ibogaine, a powerful new agent in the fight against drug and alcohol addiction is being offered by a growing number of treatment centers more>>
'Meth Mouth' Can Leave Users Toothless
22/Sep/2006 7:09
Methamphetamine is a powerfully addictive drug that can seriously damage oral health more>>
'Cocaine' drink claims to be real thing
21/Sep/2006 15:47
Anti-drug campaigners today attacked the makers of a soft drink who have called their product cocaine. more>>
ANN RICHARDS...In Her Own Words
19/Sep/2006 8:05
Alcoholism and my additional treatment ended up becoming the most wonderful, most instructive, most important experience I've had in my life. more>>
Drug Counselors, Lawmakers Divided Over Needle Law
19/Sep/2006 8:03
Reps. Say Bill Encourages Drug Use more>>
Democrat, Republican and a Bond of Addiction
18/Sep/2006 10:21
Scenes from an uncommon political marriage: more>>
Alcoholism research aims at receptors
10/Sep/2006 6:38
A brain receptor that helps regulate pleasure and motivation is at higher-than-normal levels more>>
Feature on PAR Member Tony Thornton
10/Sep/2006 10:21
Tony Thornton spent the next 20 years doing menial jobs and abusing alcohol and drugs. He was strung out on crack until a rehab program saved his life more>>
Teenage Alcoholism Can Have Lifelong Effects
8/Sep/2006 6:25
Young drinkers less likely to seek treatment, more likely to relapse, study finds more>>
Effects of Substance Use Spans Generations
5/Sep/2006 8:12
Indeed the apple may not fall from the tree in terms of substance
use -- especially cigarette smoking -- and behavior problems, new
study findings show. more>>
Swiss heroin model reporting benefits
5/Sep/2006 8:11
A number of studies have found that Switzerland's heroin:assisted
treatment plans help ease the scourge of addiction for users and
society. more>>
Study offers clues to brain's protective mechanisms against
alcoholism
5/Sep/2006 8:10
A new study provides clues that differing brain chemistry may provide
part of the answer to why some people with a strong family history
of alcoholism develop alcohol dependency while others do not. more>>
Unprecedented Study Maps Genes Linked to Alcoholism
2/Sep/2006 18:30
Could Provide Prevention and Treatment Tools more>>
Alcoholism Is Associated with 51 Genetic Regions
30/Aug/2006 5:45
The alcoholism analysis -- the first involving a comprehensive scan
of the human genome -- implicates genes involved in cell signaling more>>
Fog Of Alcoholism Clears With Sobriety
29/Aug/2006 13:08
Alcoholics In Recovery Regain Normal Brain Function, Study Shows more>>
Mother's (Dangerous) Little Helper
25/Aug/2006 10:01
A first-hand account of one mom's secret meth addiction, and how
she broke free more>>
NIH Researchers Complete Unprecedented Genetic Study That
May Help Identify People Most at Risk for Alcoholism
25/Aug/2006 10:00
Scan of human genome may provide important new tools for prevention
and treatment more>>
DUI Crackdown Begins
20/Aug/2006 18:58
What's being called the biggest drunken driving crackdown in U.S.
history is underway more>>
Treat the Addict, Cut the Crime Rate
20/Aug/2006 7:33
In 2002 approximately 60 percent of male juvenile detainees and
46 percent of female detainees tested positive for drug use more>>
Colombia’s Coca Survives U.S. Plan to Uproot It
20/Aug/2006 6:07
Although U.S. efforts to eradicate coca have made inroads, farmers
aren’t worried. more>>
Family Drug Court survives
19/Aug/2006 8:39
Money found for Jefferson program more>>
Ex-meth addict helps others
11/Aug/2006 8:46
Support groups fight relapse more>>
Corydon, Indiana halfway house opens doors to community
7/Aug/2006 6:30
Neighbors still uneasy about its presence more>>
For women grappling with alcoholism, a new study has found
that marital therapy may be more effective than traditional methods.
7/Aug/2006 6:28
The study involved more than 120 female alcoholic patients and their
male partners who were not substance abusers more>>
Amid heroin deaths, authorities debate overdose-stopping
drug
30/Jul/2006 9:14
Some needle exchange programs are starting to give addicts prescriptions
for a drug to keep on hand to halt an overdose. more>>
A fresh start for homeless
29/Jul/2006 17:48
Female vets find a home, and plenty of help, at Okolona shelter more>>
Cheaper Strategy Works to Fight Heroin Addiction
27/Jul/2006 7:28
When it comes to treating heroin and other opiate addictions, less
may be more. more>>
Drug-addicted inmates need more help
26/Jul/2006 7:18
Convicted of dealing drugs, Cheryl Cline asked for help conquering
her long addiction to crack cocaine but was told that even in prison
there was a waiting list. more>>
Study: Marijuana Treatment Relapse High
25/Jul/2006 7:53
Marijuana dependence and abuse can be moderately improved by various
psychotherapy treatments, a review by French researchers finds. more>>
USA Today/HBO Polls Shows 40 Million Americans Struggling
with Addiction
21/Jul/2006 9:54
One in five said they had an immediate relative who at some point
had been addicted to alcohol or drugs. more>>
The Federal Government is spending close to $1 million
a year to help homeless alcoholics in Seattle live in what's called
a "wet house,"
21/Jul/2006 7:49
a place for homeless men and women to eat, sleep and drink as much
as they want. more>>
Impulsive preschoolers may be at risk for teen drinking
21/Jul/2006 7:41
How preschoolers behave may help predict whether they will drink more>>
Meth Still No. 1 Drug Problem, Survey Finds
20/Jul/2006 7:45
and Law Enforcement Is Feeling the Strain more>>
Fletcher Administration Restores Voting Rights To 733 Felons
16/Jul/2006 18:39
In Kentucky, convicted felons automatically lose their voting rights more>>
New drug fights alcoholism
16/Jul/2006 6:18
Alcoholism is the third-leading preventable death in this country.
Now, a new drug could help. more>>
Challenges Dedicated to Changing Misconceptions of Alcoholism
16/Jul/2006 6:18
According to the Community Anti-Drug Coalition of America most Americans
still perceive alcoholism as a moral weakness. more>>
Robbie Rudolph Announces Funding for Recovery Kentucky
Center in Campbellsville
14/Jul/2006 10:06
New 35-unit residential substance abuse recovery center for men more>>
Meth lab seizures down in both Kentucky and Indiana
9/Jul/2006 18:32
Officials say new laws have had an effect more>>
Experts Cite Growing Prescription Drug Abuse Among Teens
9/Jul/2006 17:01
Area law enforcement officials and local addiction experts are alarmed
at the rise in teenagers' abuse of prescription drugs. more>>
More KY state felons held in jails
9/Jul/2006 5:54
Lockups crowded, lack prisons' rehab programs, report says more>>
Homeless Alcoholics Receive a Permanent Place to Live,
and Drink
8/Jul/2006 17:20
The government-financed building's residents, who have been labeled
"chronic public inebriates," are allowed to drink in their
rooms. more>>
Thrill-Seekers at Higher Alcoholism Risk
2/Jul/2006 11:27
People with a personality trait called "high novelty seeking"
are more likely to develop an addiction to alcohol more>>
Detroit Felons keep school jobs
29/Jun/2006 8:49
Many of the 469 employees with records are being given second chance
by districts. more>>
Beer blockade to fight Sioux alcoholism
28/Jun/2006 7:15
Alcohol has long been banned on the 16,500-member reservation more>>
Promising Data for Celtic Pharma's Drug Addiction Treatment
25/Jun/2006 6:20
Celtic Pharma's novel immunotherapy vaccine for the treatment of
cocaine addiction, TA-CD, has posted encouraging preliminary data more>>
Price is high, but so is promise
of new ice addiction therapy
25/Jun/2006 6:19
A new O'ahu treatment center for substance abuse began promoting
an expensive new therapy for ice addiction more>>
Scientists progress on livers,
stem cells
15/Jun/2006 6:33
Scientists at the University of Washington are optimistic that they've
made what they call meaningful progress toward learning how to repair
damaged human livers with stem cells. more>>
A U.S. biotech firm has reportedly
developed a monthly injectable alcoholism treatment as a substitute
for a daily pill.
06/15/2006
The drug is being marketed as an extended-release injection form
of naltrexone more>>
Study: Coffee counters booze
in liver
06/13/2006
Kaiser finds multiple cups of joe a day appear to stave off cirrhosis more>>
Soros Pledges $10 Million to
Battle Drug Addiction
06/12/2006
Plans to give $10 million to U.S. cities to help them build comprehensive
public drug treatment systems more>>
States reshape Medicaid program.
New restrictions aim to save money
06/12/2006
Kentucky is dividing its Medicaid patients into four categories,
depending on their health and their age more>>
Health Agency Issues Alert on
Deadly Heroin Mix
06/12/2006
Nearly two months after unusually potent heroin began killing scores
of people in Chicago more>>
Working, but still homeless
06/08/2006
Number needing help on the rise in Louisville, new report finds more>>
Oklahoma tops in incarcerating
women
05/21/2006
Report: War on drugs responsible for increase in female inmates more>>
Researchers identify characteristics
that may lead to alcoholism
05/02/2006
Those who are male and have behavioral disinhibition have the highest
risk of developing alcoholism. more>>
Mexico set to legalize personal amounts of pot, cocaine,
heroin
04/29/2006
Prompts U.S. criticism that the measure could harm anti-drug efforts. more>>
Nation's Largest Treatment Center
Planned for Indy
April 26, 2006
Based on the model of The Healing Place, Louisville, KY more>>
Individuals with a family history
of alcoholism: Will they too become alcoholics?
04/24/2006
Those who are male and have behavioral disinhibition have the highest
risk of developing alcoholism more>>
Analysis Highlights Areas For
Research Into Genetic Causes Of Alcoholism
04/20/2006
Insight into the genetic differences in gene expression associated
with different levels of drinking may lead to a better understanding
of alcoholism. more>>
Financial aid withheld for drug
crimes
04/18/2006
Policy called unfair to college students more>>
Meth in Kentucky
04/17/2006
A five part video series more>>
FDA approves alcoholism treatment
04/13/2006
Two companies get FDA green light for alcoholism treatment Vivitrol. more>>
Researchers make drug addiction
find
04/04/2006
Researchers at Geneva University believe they have found a way to
treat addiction to cocaine and possibly other hard drugs. more>>
Teenagers who drink, smoke and use drugs can derail their
brain development and set themselves up for lifelong addiction.
04/02/2006
New brain-imaging studies have shown that the teenage brain is a
rapidly-changing organ more>>
Dope abuse and addiction rises
in US
03/30/2006
Marijuana addiction in the US has shot up by nearly a fifth in the
last decade more>>
Smoking interferes with brain's
recovery from alcoholism
03/18/2006
Brains of recovering alcoholics who smoke don’t recover physically
or cognitively as well as brains of those who don't smoke more>>
'Gene cause' of cocaine addiction
03/14/2006
The chances of becoming addicted to cocaine could depend on genes more>>
Huffing Addiction Grows Among
Children
03/08/2006
A Tuesday night forum focused a spotlight on a dangerous craze among
kids in Indiana and other states. more>>
Police search for two people
who attacked a homeless man as he slept in a park and set his legs
on fire.
03/07/2006
Being treated for burns Monday at Massachusetts General Hospital more>>
Drug addiction workers Canada's
unsung heroes, says multimillionaire Kaiser
03/02/2006
A national awards program to recognize the efforts of the thousands
of nameless people and organizations who help people beat drug addiction. more>>
Scientific Study Of Recovery
Process Sheds New Light On Role Of Spirituality
03/02/2006
Scientists from NDRI explore the role of social supports, spirituality,
religiousness, life meaning, and 12-step participation in the process
of recovery from addiction. more>>
A New Definition of Drug and
Alcohol Addiction and Treatment - Substance Abuse has no Societal
Boundaries
02/28/2003
An addict is not considered an addict just because he drinks and
drugs too much, nor because his life spirals downwards because of
drugs. more>>
Drug Addiction - Meth Has Plagued
America for More Than a Decade
02/28/2006
The short term risks are significant and include death, repercussions
of regular use are physically devastating and mentally anguishing. more>>
Musings About the Drug War
02/26/2006
Do you favor decriminalizing marijuana, cocaine and the like? more>>
Monthly Shot Helps Control Alcoholism
02/22/2006
Naltrexone reduces heavy drinking days by average of 16 days a month more>>
Push made to restore right to
vote to felons
02/19/2006
Getting constitutional amendment on ballot is struggle for advocates more>>
Operating-room opiates may get
surgeons hooked
02/18/2006
Exposure to airborne drugs could increase a doctor's chance of becoming
an addict. more>>
Disabled rally for rights
02/16/2006
Event at Capitol stresses need for health care, transportation more>>
The Meth Epidemic
02/15/2006
An investigation into how and why meth use spiraled out of control more>>
Two Australians Sentenced to
Death
02/14/2006
Bali Court Calls for Execution for Drug Smuggling more>>
Team Discovers Possible 'Universal
Strategy' To Combat Addiction
02/18/2006
An international research team led by the University of Saskatchewan
has discovered a signaling pathway in the brain involved in drug
addiction, together with a method for blocking its action....more>>
Study Links Diet Quality with
Alcohol Drinking Patterns
02/14/2006
Unhealthy alcohol drinking patterns may go hand-in-hand with unhealthy
eating habits more>>
Test targets addiction gene
02/13/2006
A simple test revealing genetic predisposition for drug and alcohol
addiction will be available within the year and researchers are
urging mass testing - even of babies. more>>
Ottawa Homeless Shelter Offers
Wine to Help Battle Alcoholism
08/10/2006
Roger Bertrand lines up, mug in hand, at an Ottawa homeless shelter
at 7:30 every morning to get a free pick-me-up: white wine. more>>
Dope abuse and addiction rises
in US
02/09/2006
Marijuana addiction in the US has shot up by nearly a fifth in the
last decade more>>
New Drug Treats the New Face
of Addiction
01/25/2006
Buprenorphine is the first medication available from the doctor's
office for treating addiction to opioids. more>>
Potent Mexican Meth Floods In
as States Curb Domestic Variety
01/24/2006
the drop in home-cooked methamphetamine has been met by a new flood
of crystal methamphetamine coming largely from Mexico. more>>
Study: Alcohol affects 15 percent
of workers
01/11/2006
Workers drink on the job, arrive under the influence or work with
hangover more>>
State plan designed to reclaim
homeless
01/07/2006
Housing, services would be blended as Louisville does now more>>
Study toasts free drinks for
homeless alcoholics
01/08/2006
Free drinks may improve the health and lives of homeless alcoholics more>>
Alcoholism drug on the way?
12/29/2005
Officials have granted conditional approval for an experimental
drug to treat alcoholism in adults more>>
Homeless funding sets record
12/22/2005
$5.5 million to aid Louisville services more>>
Drug Survey of Students Finds
Picture Very Mixed
12/20/2005
Alcohol use and cigarette smoking among teenagers are at historic
lows, but the number of high school students abusing prescription
drugs like Oxycontin is rising more>>
Russians drink themselves into the grave
12/18/2005
Alcoholism poses as much a national health crisis in Russia today
as it did during the Soviet Union's early 1980s more>>
Wellbriety Movement Spring Leadership
Conference
12/5/2005
Taking a Stand against Meth: Recovery is Possible
April 20-23, 2006 Denver, CO
Click
here for more information and to register online.
Researchers Close in on Alcoholism
Genes
12/15/2005
U.S. scientists are honing in on the location of genes that influence
drinking behavior in smokers. more>>
Restrictions on Meth Ingredients
Are Sought
12/15/2005
A bipartisan group of lawmakers announced an agreement on Wednesday
to restrict the sales of cold medicines more>>
Stress increases alcoholism
12/14/2005
A number of sociocultural studies indicate that stress may increase
the risk of alcoholism. more>>
New drug acts as marijuana in
the brain
12/14/2005
A McGill University study suggests a new anti-depressant drug works
by raising levels of endocannabinoids -- similar to a substance
found in marijuana. more>>
Stress Risky With Family History
of Alcoholism
12/06/2005
Stress May Increase Risk of Alcoholism more>>
Ads show how meth ravages its
users
12/06/2005
National campaign opens in Louisville at The Healing Place more>>
6-10% OF Internet users destructivley
addicted.
12/1/2005
A dependency that can be as destructive as alcoholism and drug addiction. more>>
"Alcoholism - The Simple
Truth" - France
11/29/2005
A leading French journalist and a former alcoholic Hervé
Chabalier, says the nation is in a state of national denial more>>
Family alcoholism puts students
at greater risk
11/29/2005
Nearly one in five Americans lived with an alcoholic parent while
they were growing up, according to research. more>>
Bupropion as Methamphetamine
Addiction Treatment Holds Promise
11/25/2005
A new study led by researchers at UCLA's Semel Institute suggests
the antidepressant bupropion may help treat methamphetamine addiction. more>>
Freed felons' voting rights sought
11/23/2005
Legislature urged to remove limits more>>
Alcohol, stress, a family history
of alcoholism......
11/16/2005
An individual's ability to cope with stressful situations may indicate
their vulnerability to alcoholism. more>>
Alcoholism, why are only some
parts of the brain damaged?
11/12/2005
Biochemists are working with American researchers to pinpoint why
only some parts of the brain are damaged in alcoholics. more>>
Voting rights for felons supported
11/3/2005
Restoration rules called complicated more>>
Alcohol-related deaths in Finland
jump 20 pct
10/31/2005
The number of alcohol-related deaths leapt a record 20 percent in
Finland last year, comprising one-third of all deaths among men
aged 45 to 49 more>>
Voting rights for felons supported
in Kentucky
10/29/2005
Restoration rules called complicated more>>
Population dip in Russia blamed
on alcoholism and poverty
10/27/2005
Alcoholism, poverty, emigration and poor healthcare have caused
a drop more>>
Medicaid to curb ER payments
10/27/2005
Kentucky also sets prescription limit more>>
Court watchers keep tabs on Clay
County drug cases
10/17/2005
Group tries to hold system accountable more>>
Tough on crime? So what?
10/12/2005
Whenever I write about prison issues, I receive responses from tough-on-
crime readers that follow a predictable pattern more>>
Nation Taking New Look at Homelessness,
Solutions
10/12/2005
Months before Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck, volunteer searchers
found 6,251 homeless people living in the coastal areas of Louisiana,
Texas, Mississippi and Alabama. more>>
Drug clinic's growth divisive
10/11/2005
Methadone center wants to expand more>>
Fletcher proposes rehab centers
10/10/2005
Facilities to focus on drug addiction, homelessness more>>
Souder Calls for ONDCP Resignations
10/3/2005
Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.) said a top aide to drug czar John Walters
should resign more>>
Man dies after parents' plea
fails
10/08/2005
Overdose followed request to arrest son more>>
Pikeville opens drug addiction
treatment center
10/08/2005
$750,000 In federal funds trasnformed idle juvenile facility more>>
New light shed on the causes
of drug addiction
10/06/2005
A methamphetamine epidemic rages across the United States with addicts
blinded by uncontrollable desires for a drug that eventually thrusts
them into a dire and catastrophic existence. more>>
Casting Methadone as Ingredient for a Cross-Addiction
10/05/2005
It seemed like a nodding addict's dream the other day more>>
Brain protein linked to alcoholism
and anxiety
10/05/2005
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered
that a protein found in the brain is genetically linked to alcoholism
and anxiety. more>>
Russia's 1-step program: scaring
alcoholics dry
10/02/2005
Treatment involves manipulating alcoholic to equate alcohol with
death more>>
New drugs promise treatments
for alcoholism
09/13/2005
More medications may soon be used in conjunction with standard therapies more>>
Rabbi claims to have cracked addiction code
09/05/2005
'The source of addiction is spiritual deficiency' more>>
Addiction drug study draws praise
09/03/2005
Using medication to treat addictions like alcoholism is a growing
trend more>>
Help along the road to recovery
08/29/2005
Shepherd's House adds new home more>>
Police Chief Sees Drug Toll With
Father's Eyes
08/24/2005
Nicole Sesker sleeps in vacant buildings. She sells her body to
buy heroin, more>>
Cough Syrup Abuse Cases High in Houston
08/18/2005
Houston has become known nationally as the "City of Syrup"
because the abuse of codeine-fortified cough syrup more>>
Oregon's Innovative Meth Bill
Becomes Law
08/17/2005
The requirement applies to any medication containing pseudoephedrine,
the key ingredient in making meth. more>>
State drug-recovery centers get
initial approval
08/16/2005
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