Column: From Elephants to Elk: Seaside Can Be a Wild Place
Column: From elephants to elk: Seaside can be a wild place
Jody Selton, who told us about a summertime trip to Kenya, which included visiting their various facilities as well as a safari to note the many animal species in the area. … One day during the holidays, I had… Continue reading
Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Highlights Heroin Addiction in US
Philip Seymour Hoffman's death highlights heroin addiction in US
His loss marks the latest celebrity death in recent years linked to drugs. Cory Monteith, star of "Glee," also died of a heroin overdose, and Heath Ledger died in 2008 of prescription drug abuse — including opiate painkillers. Yet, the problem… Continue reading
Hunger and Drug Addiction Share Similar Neural Mechanism
Hunger and Drug Addiction Share Similar Neural Mechanism
Scientists with the Universite de Bordeaux in France discovered in a new study that food and marijuana cravings share the same neural mechanism in the human brain. The team found that the same receptors light up in mice when they are deprived… Continue reading
Affordable Care Act Expands Coverage for Addiction Treatment
Affordable Care Act expands coverage for addiction treatment
SO: Before the Affordable Care Act took effect, about a third of those who bought a health plan in the individual market had no coverage for addiction treatment, according to Health & Human Services. Then, even when a plan did provide the… Continue reading
The Grip of Addiction Impacts the Whole Family
The grip of addiction impacts the whole family
SALT LAKE CITY — Substance abuse experts said the number of people seeking treatment for heroin addiction in Utah has been growing for seven years, an indication of the continued struggle facing families and the ones they are trying to help. The… Continue reading
In War Against Prescription Drug Abuse, a Bright Spot Is Seen
In War Against Prescription Drug Abuse, a Bright Spot is Seen
Millions of people across the country have struggled with addictions to prescription drugs, and there are many resources available to individuals who want help. Image courtesy NYS Health Department. With everyone from federal health officials to Queens …
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It Is a Disease and Needs to Be Treated as Such
It Is a Disease and Needs to Be Treated as Such
Finally, there are effective medications that treat drug addiction by blocking the rewarding effects of drugs and decreasing drug cravings. Let’s examine each of these. A recent study of heroin addicts found that at the end of one year… Continue reading
When 'Saving Money' Gets Expensive
When 'saving money' gets expensive
This plan, the governor argued, would save taxpayer dollars by eliminating funds from these programs being spent on drugs and simultaneously making sure poor children would not grow up in homes with drug users. … According to a report commissioned by …
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Heroin's Small-Town Toll, and a Mother's Grief
Heroin's Small-Town Toll, and a Mother's Grief
… teddy bear on the duvet. The jumble of belongings both comforts and unsettles her — colorful bras, bangle bracelets and childhood artwork; court summonses; a 12-step bible; and a Hawaiian lei, bloodstained, that her daughter used as a tourniquet …
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A Look Inside the Struggles of Rose Hill
A look inside the struggles of Rose Hill
Mr. Gray said the facility had a deficit of $ 151,741 in 2011 and a deficit of $ 64,926 in 2012. In both of those years, the state Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services came through with additional aid that allowed… Continue reading