Category: Substance Abuse
New Prescription Drug Regulations will Help Fight Abuse in NJ
May 25, 2011
Prescription drug addiction is an ongoing problem in every state in the country and different states are brainstorming on how they can catch those who are abusing the system and identify those who need prescription drug addiction treatment before they enable someone else into addiction [...]
What to Look for in Dual Diagnosis Treatment
May 9, 2011
A Dual Diagnosis Treatment program must provide those who are diagnosed with addiction and a co-occurring mood, psychotic, or anxiety disorder with all the care they need to effectively treat both issues at once. Never is it enough to get treatment for just one disorder [...]
Risks for Teens with Alcoholism or Drug Addiction
November 9, 2010
The risks of teen drinking and drug use have never been more obvious. Brain scans are starting to reveal the effect that heavy alcohol and drug use can have on growing brains. If you have a teen, you must tell them about this. It isn’t [...]
Carrie Fisher Abused Cocaine on Star Wars Set
October 19, 2010
Carrie Fisher recently said in an interview that she abused cocaine when she was filming “Empire Strikes Back” as Princess Leia. During the scenes set on the ice planet Hoth, Fisher says she used cocaine. Fisher says: “I didn’t even like coke that much. It [...]
Drug Overdose Death: Turning Tragedy into Hope
October 11, 2010
Aaron Selchow of Los Gatos, California, lost his best friend to a car accident during his senior year. Over the next three years, Selchow self-medicated his grief with drugs and alcohol until July, 2010, when he overdosed on methadone and died at the age of [...]
Legal or Illegal – Addictive Drugs Can Hurt Your Life
June 15, 2010
There are some myths out there about addictive drugs, claiming that some are safer than others. While some drugs can certainly hit hard more quickly than others, any addictive drug has the potential to seriously hurt someone’s life. Even medication that is intended to help [...]
Strength Through Perseverance During Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment
October 16, 2009
It’s not often that I turn to the golfing community for strength or wisdom. Sports, in general, do little to pique my interest and golf least of all. But here’s a golf story that inspires: A Golfing Story That Pertains to Drug and Alcohol Addiction [...]
DJ AM’s Drug Overdose Ruled Accidental
October 8, 2009
In August, DJ AM (born Adam Goldstein) was found dead in his apartment at the age of 36. There were rumors there for awhile that DJ AM’s drug overdose last month was not accidental. Unlike the homicidal nature of Michael Jackson’s death, it was conjectured [...]
DJ AM
October 8, 2009
In August, DJ AM (born Adam Goldstein) was found dead in his apartment at the age of 36. There were rumors there for awhile that DJ AM’s drug overdose last month was not accidental. Unlike the homicidal nature of Michael Jackson’s death, it was conjectured [...]
Senior Citizens and Drug and Alcohol Addiction
September 22, 2009
Remember the ’80s and the “War on Drugs”? The big focus back then was the teenager and the choices that young people were making about getting high. It seemed that if we could save just one young adult, then we were winning the war on [...]
