Drug Addiction News: Duchess of Cambridge Secretly Meets with Recovering Addicts
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Posted on February 3, 2012 by
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The Duchess of Cambridge spent several hours speaking with drug addicts and alcoholics yesterday, it has been revealed.

As her husband left for a six-week tour of duty in The Falklands, Kate went on a ‘private’ visit to the Action on Addiction headquarters in Wiltshire.

It is one of four charities she has become patron of, and St James’s Palace said the appointment went unannounced as the Duchess wants to gain further insight into the charity’s work before carrying out public engagements.

It has been announced that she will make an official visit to another Action on Addiction project, the non-alcoholic Brink bar which treats recovering alcoholics in Liverpool, on February 14.

The remainder of the day will be spent nearby ay the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.

A Royal source said that the Duchess had spent yesterday at Clouds House, a treatment clinic situated next to Action on Addiction’s head office in East Knoyle, near Salisbury.

During the day she met people being treated for various forms of addiction from drug abuse to shopping and spoke with charity staff.

Other ‘under the radar’ trips are set to follow as the Duchess tries to gain an understanding of the charities she has chosen to support.

A spokesperson for St James’s Palace said: ‘The Duchess will continue to use her time to get to know people at the charity.

‘You can’t learn everything there is to know in one day, you have to keep going back to gain an in-depth understanding.’ 

As revealed by the Mail last month, Kate’s first solo engagement will be a visit to the National Portrait Gallery’s Lucian Freud exhibition next Wednesday followed by an ‘away day’ in Liverpool the following week.

See the full DailyMail story here

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Leslie Carter Cause of Death: Drug Overdose, Says Police Report
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Posted on February 2, 2012 by
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Once again, we are sadly reporting on the death of a young star by possible drug overdose.

New details have emerged in the “mysterious” death of Leslie Carter, including a possible cause of the 25-year-old’s untimely passing.

According to a police report obtained by E! News, the former House of Carters star and sister of Nick and Aaron Carter died as a result of an overdose, with three prescription drugs found near her body.

The report was taken by officials who first responded to the 911 call, and per the document, the three prescription bottles found nearby were Olanzapine, used to treat schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, the muscle relaxant Cyclobenzaprine, and the anxiety medication Xanax.

Though official autopsy results have yet to be released pending the toxicology tests, a source close to the Carters tells E! News that family members believe Leslie overdosed on pills.

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By the Numbers: Marijuana Use Up
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Posted on February 1, 2012 by

marijuana addictionAccording to the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, marijuana is currently the most used illicit drug in the United States, with 17.4 million people reporting past month usage.

This represents an increase in the percentage of the U.S. population using marijuana between 2007and 2010 (from 5.8 to 6.9 percent).

The 2010 NSDUH also shows an uptick in usage rates among youth, with rates among 12 to 17 year olds rising from 6.7 percent in 2006 to 7.4 percent in 2010.

This high use rate translates into more admissions for treatment; according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), more teens were in treatment for marijuana than for all other illicit drugs combined in 2006.

Addictive Properties
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), reports that frequent and prolonged marijuana use can result in addiction, defined as a chronic, relapsing disease distinguished by an inability to control or cease drug use. NIDA estimates that:

  • 9 percent of all marijuana users will become addicted
  • 17 percent of all marijuana users who start using in their teens become addicted
  • 25-50 percent of daily marijuana users become addicted

Attempts to cease using marijuana after prolonged periods can result in withdrawal, characterized by:

  • Irritability
  • Sleeplessness
  • Decreased Appetite
  • Anxiety
  • Drug Cravings
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Health Effects
Marijuana use has a number of ill effects on health, which may include:

  • Exposure to known carcinogens (marijuana smoke contains up to70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke).
  • Impaired ability to create new memories.
  • Episodes of acute psychosis (if a large dose is ingested), which can include “hallucinations and a loss of personal identity.”
  • Increased risk of chronic cough and bronchitis.

See the full Marijuana Fact Sheet from NASADAD here

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Drug Detox: Treating Babies Exposed to Drugs in the Womb
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Posted on January 31, 2012 by
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The question of how best to help babies who have been exposed to drugs in the womb, including prescription pain medications, antidepressants and illicit drugs like methamphetamine and cocaine can be an emotionally charged issue.

Bringing science to bear on the issue, the American Academy of Pediatrics has just updated its guidelines on treating these infants.

The number of babies experiencing drug-related symptoms after birth has risen by 45% since 1995, according to data compiled by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

The rise may be attributed in part to increased maternal drug misuse and addiction, as well as to greater legitimate use of medication to treat pain and depression.

Further, more careful surveillance for symptoms associated with maternal drug use have turned up more affected babies.

About 1% of pregnant women report recreational use of opioid painkillers like Oxycontin, according to the National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health, a number that has stayed constant since 2003.

The new treatment guidelines, appearing on Monday in the journal Pediatrics, recommend that pregnant women addicted to prescription pain relievers or heroin should be maintained on either methadone or buprenorphine (Suboxone, Subutex). These recommendations are in line with prior consensus documents from the National Institutes on Health and World Health Organization.

Read the full TIME story here

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Drug Rehab News: Failed Drug Tests Leave Jobs Open
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Posted on January 30, 2012 by
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The state of Ohio is currently reporting over 80,000 job openings, but employers say finding enough workers who can pass drug tests to fill these positions remains a challenge, according to a recent state work force development report.

Ohio Rep. Tim Derickson, R-Hanover Twp., said the correlation of unemployment to substance abuse is one of the most distressing woes shared by business owners across the state.

Job seekers failing drug tests are reportedly a problem despite continued high unemployment.

Butler County had an average unemployment rate in 2011 of 9 percent, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

A total 14,600 people in Butler County were unemployed in December, according to state figures.

Derickson, who represents the western portion of Butler County, chairs the Ohio House Legislative Study Committee on Workforce Development formed last year.

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Drug Addiction News: Web Addicts Have Brain Changes Similar to Drug Addicts
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Posted on January 27, 2012 by
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Experts in China scanned the brains of over a dozen young web addicts and found disruption in the way their brains are wired.

The discovery published in Plos One says this could lead to new treatments for addictive behaviour.

Internet addiction is a clinical disorder marked by out of control Internet use.

A research team led by Hao Lei of the Chinese Academy of Sciences carried out brain scans of 35 men and women aged between 14 and 21.

Seventeen of them were classed as having Internet addiction disorder on the basis of answering yes to questions such as, “Have you repeatedly made unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back or stop Internet use?”

Specialized MRI brain scans showed changes in the white matter of the brain, the part that contains nerve fibres, in those classed as being web addicts, compared with non-addicts.

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Seeking Addiction Treatment? Here’s Some Help
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Posted on January 26, 2012 by
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Addiction Treatment

Addiction treatment facilities vary widely in approaches to treatment options, not to mention in costs, resources, staffing and many other factors. Picking a place to pursue recovery isn’t easy.

The federal government has stepped in to help with the creation of resource material to guide consumers in finding the right place for treatment.

The free guide, available on the National Institute on Drug Abuse website or in booklet form, is called “Seeking Drug Abuse Treatment: Know What to Ask.”

“Treatment options can vary considerably, and families often don’t know where to begin,” NIDA Director Nora Volkow said in a news release. “This booklet highlights the treatment components that research has shown are critical for success, to help people make an informed choice during a very stressful time.”

The value of the booklet lies in the many recent scientific advances that have dramatically changed the nature of addiction treatment, such as the availability of new medications and research on mental-health conditions that might accompany drug dependency. Not all treatment centers have kept up with this progress.

See the full LATimes story here

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Drug Rehab News; The Myth of the Damaged Brain May Hinder Recovery
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Posted on January 26, 2012 by
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Meth is commonly believed to cause brain damage and cognitive impairment to its users. But this claim may be wildly overblown, according to a new review of the research.

In 2004, the New York Times ran a story about how meth use eats away brain cells, headlining it this way: “This Is Your Brain on Meth: A ‘Forest Fire’ of Damage.”

In 2005, another Times piece about the rise in foster children taken from parents who use meth noted the “particularly potent and destructive nature” of the drug and claimed that “rehabilitation for methamphetamine often takes longer than it does for other drugs.”

The authors of a 2002 study on the brain-robbing effects of meth warned, based on their data, that the “national campaign against drugs should incorporate information about the cognitive deficits associated with methamphetamine.”

Now reviewers led by Carl Hart, associate professor of psychology at Columbia University, have examined more than 40 studies of the effects of methamphetamine, including lab research on short-term effects, brain-imaging data, and cognitive tests done on long-term meth users who had quit. (Full disclosure: Hart and I are currently writing a book together.)

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Drugs and Alcohol News; Boston Cracking Down on Alcohol Advertising
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Posted on January 26, 2012 by
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The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) will no longer allow alcohol advertisement on its property, including in subway cars, trains and buses, starting July 1, a spokesman for the transit agency said today.

The move comes as proposed legislation to ban alcohol advertising on state property gains momentum and follows a presentation made last month by high schoolers from an Allston-Brighton-based substance abuse youth coalition before state Transportation Secretary Richard A. Davey and the board of directors for the department that oversees the MBTA.

In subsequent discussions, Davey, the T’s former general manager, and the current GM, Jonathan R. Davis, talked about the issue and agreed with the points raised by the youth group, T spokesman Joe Pesaturo said.

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Prescription Addiction and Overdose at All Time High
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Posted on January 25, 2012 by
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Prescription Addiction

It’s been a national issue for over a decade, but it’s never been this bad. Prescription addiction and abuse, overdoses, and deaths.

A new report by the CDC (Center for Disease Control), says over 40 people a day die from prescription pill overdose.

As CBS 19′s Courtney Friedman explains, it’s a scary trend that is only gaining momentum, and it has both doctors and patients worried.

Tylerite Walter Morman has seen first hand how addictive prescription drugs can be.

“I’ve got some family members that have been on pain pills for so long that the dosage they’re having to take anymore would classify them as an addict, but they just have to have it for the level of pain,” said Morman.

Doctor Luis Haro oversees all the emergency departments in the Trinity Mother Frances Health System; a job that shows him the shocking number of people affected by prescription pill addiction.

“More than 30 a day,” said Haro.

He said these people are not your typical drug addicts.

“We’re talking about grandma, who broke her hip,” said Haro. “We’re talking about your child, who took their tonsils out.”

The crisis seems to have no boundaries.

“Tyler is just a susceptible as all the other places in the nation,” said Cynthia Allen.

“People have pain, they get on the medications, they get a little bit better, they start abusing it,” said Haro. “Subsequently they need more, and if they don’t have it, they have worse pain than they had before.”

The result is a vicious cycle. One that Morman is trying to stay away from.

See the full KYTX story here

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