]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/drug-abuse Blog Articles Tagged with 'drug-abuse' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/923580?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Martin Nicolaus caught my attention a month ago when he made some bold statements about the genetics of addiction:Modern genetic research has wiped away any basis for the idea that alcoholism is a genetically transmitted disease. The most that can ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/923580?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:21:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/923169?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Unfortunately, access to longer term treatment is often limited to those who can afford to pay out of pocket, but it looks like long term treatment may be making a comeback:In fact, data suggest 30 days aren't nearly enough.Research published in 1999... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/923169?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:24:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/923197?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Prescription-drug abuse continues to be a problem, and it appears teens are picking-up at an alarming rate. The availability of drugs to abuse is just one of the reasons for this disturbing reality. Obviously, many other factors are involved, inclu... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/923197?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:36:33 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923115?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse It s a well-established fact in the medical community that treating ADD/ADHD in teens is more difficult when they re also being treated for substance abuse.That s why the results of a recent study are encouraging. It shows that the prescripti... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923115?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:46:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/922786?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse For Steve Owens, 30 days in a drug-treatment program wasn t enough.Getty Images They would clean me up and I would start to get back on my feet again, mentally, physically and spiritually, Owens told the Los Angeles Times. Then I would get ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/922786?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:43:45 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/922008?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse October 24, 2008 (Newswise) - New evidence discovered by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus shows that patients with Type 2 diabetes may be at increased risk of contracting tuberculosis because ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/922008?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:11:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/922367?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse October 24, 2008 (Newswise) - New evidence discovered by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus shows that patients with Type 2 diabetes may be at increased risk of contracting tuberculosis because ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/922367?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:11:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/ask-doctor-joshua/920864?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse I have a daughter who is addicted to Vicoden. She has been taking 10 a day for almost 9 years. I ve begged her to go to a rehab center but she won t go. Can this damage her brain or any of her other body organs.Any and all replies would be apprec... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/ask-doctor-joshua/920864?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:08:06 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/918913?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Included in the economic bailout bill signed by President Bush last Friday, October 3, was a new law requiring equal coverage of mental and physical illnesses. The October 5th New York Times quotes Dr. Steven E. Hyman, a former director of the Natio... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/918913?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:23 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/916398?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Filed under: Celeb kids, Life & styleIt's hard to believe, but Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Courtney Love and the late Kurt Cobain is old enough to have had her sweet sixteen birthday party. Frances was only a toddler in 1994 when Cobain was foun... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/916398?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/916554?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Filed under: Celeb kids, Life & styleIt's hard to believe, but Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Courtney Love and the late Kurt Cobain is old enough to have had her sweet sixteen birthday party. Frances was only a toddler in 1994 when Cobain was foun... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/916554?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/913224?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse CASA takes an interesting approach in their new report. It seems to shame parents who are not monitoring their children's activities by characterizing them as problem parents . It will interesting to see how this plays.Problem parents -- those who f... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/913224?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:43:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/913203?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Filed under: Kids 8-11, Teens & tweens, Health & safety, Development, In the newsScience may not have figured out exactly what causes some girls to hit puberty early, but experts are working on how to help those girls get through it. It is well estab... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/913203?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:00:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/908695?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse The Cambridgeshire Primary Care Trust released its 2007-2008 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment for its children and young people last month. While the outcomes for most children are good, it said, they found that one in every 30 child is a child in... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/908695?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:13:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/908200?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse With the question of how to pay for good psychotherapy (nevermind how to find or get good psychotherapy in the first place) not far from many people s minds, researchers are spending more time looking at alternatives to traditional but expens... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/908200?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:51:56 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/907393?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse By Melanie DiazCNN Medical internHalfway through my undergraduate years, I think I can say I ve been through enough to help me figure a few things out. But still, the college craze of cannabis continues to astound me. Oh, you know, marijuana, pot, ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/907393?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:15:32 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/906745?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse The earlier part of this year saw the publication of a number of studies about the genetics of autism, with one scientist speculating about a Mendelian genetics: In 2007, he published two articles about spontaneous (de novo) mutation and autism. And ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/906745?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:39:08 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/906467?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse According to a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), St. John s Wort is ineffective in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents. Moreover, hundreds of newspape... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/906467?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:42:05 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/906109?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse The New York Times on recent increases in treatment admissions for 40+ year old women:The actress Tatum O Neal was arrested recently on charges of buying crack cocaine from a man on the street near her New York City home. She is a 44-year-old mothe... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/906109?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:52:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/905772?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse I love it when a new report comes out that pinpoints yet another reason we should all exercise. As if being mortified to put on a bikini this Summer wasn't enough, now CNN is reporting on new research that says exercise may also help prevent addictio... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/905772?rsstype=tag&tag=drug-abuse Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:00:00 -0400