Updated: 2010-08-31 23:21:52
Five years ago our nation’s most costly natural disaster took place, and unfortunately many people are still trying to recover. Hurricane Katrina made landfall this week in 2005, killing 2,000 people and displacing more than 250,000 others. While New Orleans suffered the worst attack because of the city’s massive flooding, the southern part of our [...]
Updated: 2010-08-31 23:21:52
Recovery Month is right around the corner, and it is time again for us to celebrate sobriety from drug and alcohol abuse, as well as the contributions of treatment providers. The whole month of September is dedicated to recovery and wellness, and activities will be taking place across the country. Get involved with an activity [...]
Updated: 2010-08-31 23:21:52
The 15th annual survey by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) is complete and the reports are in. The study, which consists of phone and internet surveys of teens and their parents, has recorded trends among students for the past decade and a half. This year’s survey has some disturbing results, but [...]
Updated: 2010-08-31 23:21:52
While drug abuse can occur anywhere, among any group of people, different drugs tend to be more prevalent in certain circles. This makes sense because people often do the drugs that are easiest for them to get their hands on, or experiment with what friends or co-workers are using. As odd as it may sound, [...]
Updated: 2010-08-31 23:21:52
Drug abuse is common in veterans of any war, but these days we are seeing an increase in substance abuse among veterans from the current wars. In fact, more than 7.1% of veterans (18 million people) had a substance abuse disorder from 2004-2006. Substance abuse is seen most often among younger veterans of current wars, [...]
Updated: 2010-08-31 23:21:52
Alcoholism has so many negative consequences for everyone that comes in contact with it, that it has ruined many people’s lives. Alcoholics themselves suffer from health problems such as liver disease and mental health issues. Loss of job, friends, and family create an emotional strain on the alcoholic. Financial problems may also be present. Alcoholism [...]
Updated: 2010-08-31 23:21:52
Everyone seems to have their own theory about how to improve our country’s border security. Maybe the ones to ask are the residents living in border towns that live and experience the effects of illegal entrants and drug smugglers everyday. Most of us in areas far removed from the Mexican border know our country has [...]
Updated: 2010-08-31 23:21:52
Performance enhancing drugs are not just for humans anymore, apparently. Two horses at a local fair in Connecticut tested positive for anabolic steroids this summer. These steroids, which are used to increase muscle mass and condition the body, were detected during random tests on the fair’s horses. The drug tests are being done in more [...]
Updated: 2010-08-31 23:21:52
In this economy, it is difficult enough for many people to keep their job, let alone trying to keep a job while fighting an addiction. Imagine how tough it is for the millions of people in our country doing just that. 80% of all alcohol abusers have either full or part-time jobs. 73% of illicit [...]
Updated: 2010-08-31 23:21:52
Mexican drug cartel violence continues to top news stories, as it seems every new week brings more and more violence. The aggression among drug cartels has been escalated since 2006 when the Mexican government cracked down on drug trafficking. 50,000 troops have been deployed across Mexico during the time since then in order to manage [...]
Updated: 2010-08-31 18:40:35
E.D. Checklist
An occasional problem achieving an erection is nothing to worry about. But failure to do so more than 50% of the time at any age may indicate a condition that needs treatment. Are you at risk for erectile dysfunction (ED)? Take the following quiz and find out.
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Updated: 2010-08-25 18:13:57
A researcher in Taipei says nicotine may play a role in promoting breast cancer.
Yuan-Soon Ho of the Taipei Medical University and colleagues looked at how nicotine acts on the molecular level.
They find human breast cancer cells consistently produced the alpha 9 subunit of the nicotine acetylcholine receptor — known to promote smoking addiction — and [...]
Updated: 2010-08-25 18:04:28
Blueberries, strawberries and acai berries activate a natural brain mechanism to clean up proteins linked to memory loss in the elderly, U.S. researchers say.
Shibu Poulose and the late James Joseph — both of the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging in Boston — focused on why nerve function declines [...]
Updated: 2010-08-13 01:32:48
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