by Valiant | Sep 21, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse
https://vimeo.com/676707144/a5cc3e2877 A high functioning alcoholic seems like a contradiction but the fact is that many people with an alcohol abuse problem may seem to function well. When most people think of someone with an alcohol problem they picture someone who...
by Valiant | Sep 18, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has unveiled a plan to deal with the epidemic of substance abuse in the USA and North America, but can she actually pull it off? The plan has a many pronged approach, and this is necessary because drug and alcohol abuse does not...
by Valiant | Sep 14, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, Prescription drug abuse
Recent news stories, and stories going back several years, discuss pill mills and efforts by law enforcement to crack down on these facilities. What are pill mills though, and do they contribute to prescription drug abuse? These are physicians, clinics, and pharmacy...
by Valiant | Sep 11, 2015 | Drug abuse, medical studies
Can a needle exchange program make a difference in HIV rates? A recent study suggests that this may be the case. The study credits a needle exchange program in Washington, DC with preventing hundreds of cases of HIV infection. The program initially launched in 2007...
by Valiant | Sep 7, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, medical studies
According to the latest survey over 75% of dentists in the USA ask about drug and alcohol use with their patients, and over 50% of the dentists who responded believed that they should be allowed to drug screen new patients. Some people feel that this is going too far...
by Valiant | Sep 4, 2015 | Addiction treatment
Many people use mindfulness meditation during recovery and as part of their everyday lives. The British study that has cast doubt on this type of meditation involved a group of prison inmates, and these inmates engaged in a single weekly session for 90 minutes for a...
by Valiant | Aug 31, 2015 | cocaine use, Drug abuse, medical studies
New research that was recently presented in Amsterdam to the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology conference reveals that even a single episode of cocaine use can have an impact on negative emotion recognition. The researchers followed 24 students from Germany...
by Valiant | Aug 28, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, teen drug use
A recent study on teen sleep problems and teen substance abuse show that there is a link between these two factors. Though there is a proven relationship between teen sleep problems and teen substance abuse this relationship is one that is highly complex and very...
by Valiant | Aug 24, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Prescription drug abuse
The epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse has medical professionals, law enforcement, and legislators across North America trying to find ways to fight this type of substance abuse. Some places like Florida have enacted tough laws to try and lower the rate of...
