Archive | January, 2010

11 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Extra $7m for treatment ‘a drop in the bucket’ (The New Zealand Herald)

More info…A drug and alcohol counsellor says a $7 million-a-year boost for P treatment as a drop in the bucket compared with the country’s addiction problems. alcohol addiction Share and Enjoy:

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10 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Statement On Health Select Committee Report On Alcohol (Medical News Today)

More info…NHS Confederation chief executive Steve Barnett comments on today’s recommendations by the Health Select Committee in its report on alcohol. “The NHS Confederation has already argued in its own report that alcohol is causing a growing health problem in the UK that is damaging lives as well as costing the health service billions every [...]

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09 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

ASAP DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT REHAB – Pasadena California

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08 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Alcohol-related crime on the rise in city (The Times of India)

More info…The case of 16-year-old Jyothy, said to be an alcoholic, who was allegedly murdered by her daily-wager mother in Mangalhat, points to a larger issue of addiction that is increasingly becoming rampant among Hyderabads lower income groups. drug treatment Share and Enjoy:

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08 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Crystal Meth Addiction

Like any other drugs, once abused, meth addiction could result to harmful effects towards the user’s body. Upon entering the brain, meth triggers the fast release of dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine which regulate feelings of pleasure. It is highly active in mesolimbic reward pathways of the brain which causes intense euphoria. Share and Enjoy:

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