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The Democratic Senators Charles Schumer of New York and Joe Manchin of West Virginia have written to the Attorney General of the United States expressing concern over the Silk Road and the use of Bitcoins to make purchases there. Unfortunately pursuing legal options for monitoring its use present several problems. Bitcoins are technically [...]
A Utica teen was taken into custody Monday after he allegedly told his father he wanted to eat people after using a combination of bath salts and other drugs, city police said.
When police responded to a call for an emotionally disturbed person Monday night, they found the 18-year-old and his father sitting on a bench [...]
TAMPA — After a car accident in 2007, Carrie Reiter, 29, was left with terrible neck pain.
Her doctor wrote her a prescription for pain medication, but the pain never went away. She tried different medications at different dosages, but nothing worked.
Reiter developed an addiction.
“I couldn’t care for my kids anymore, and I couldn’t care for [...]
‘I wasted such a big part of my life’
by: Rolling Stone
Elton John has revealed he “wasted” a big part of his life with a drug addiction in an interview regarding the musician’s upcoming memoir, Love Is the Cure: On Life, Loss and the End of AIDS.
“I was a drug addict and self-absorbed,” said John, who [...]
I have made it through multiple bad cravings and uncomfortable situations but have now crossed into double digits. Again, the Small Book and the concepts put forth by Rational Recovery along with...
Dear Members (Bobcat; Crazybabie and team).... my feelings of 'caring' as I expressed in earlier thread today have been blown out the window..... as the day has progressed I have received a number of...
I can't take sleep aids for the same reasons I can't take antidepressants.... They give me restless leg syndrome which also keeps me up. I have gone as far as 6 months sober and those entire 6 months...
hi all , i really want to try and stop this madness , i lost my job in march and havent had a sober day since , i only got to day 3 last time , im weak and i hate what i have become , been boozing 20...I went through hard detox symptoms last week. I was so proud of myself but now, just one week later, I'm thinking "I'm all cured". Everyone else gets to have a drink or two "why can't I"? I think...I'm on day five of c/t from codiene, not for the first time. I'm over the physical bit but I'm at that stage when all I can think is that I will never get to get high again. Intellectually I know its...
"Suddenly the thought crossed my mind that if I were to put an ounce of whiskey in my milk it couldn't hurt me on a full stomach. I ordered a whiskey and poured it in my milk. I vaguely sensed I was...*Twenty-Four Hours A Day July 31, 2012 * *A.A. Thought For The Day* This leaves only one day today. Anyone can fight the battles of just one day. it is only when you and I add the burden of...*A Prayer For All Seasons* God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change. Courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE...
Milwaukee’s Alliance High School in Wisconsin, wrongly dubbed a ‘gay school’, accepts young people from all walks of life. “If you are gay, no big deal,” explains the school’s founder Tina Owen. “If you aren’t, no big deal. Here they can talk about a relationship or a break-up without worrying about how that’s going to be read more »
It’s now common for states to use these extremely helpful and beneficial federal prescription drug monitoring program, or “PDMP.” California’s prescription drug monitoring program called CURES (Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System), is a system that keeps track of doctors … Continue reading →
DRUG REHAB – USA Driver consents to drug rehab program. Allmendinger won’t fight ban. – Columbia Tribune Suspended NASCAR driver A.J. Allmendinger said yesterday that he will participate in a recovery program, a sign that he wants to get back to racing as soon as possible and avoid a drawn-out fight over the accuracy of [...]
(Article courtesy of Common Ground) Peter Barbuto is used to seeing strange numbers flash across the screen of his iPhone all day. “It rings all weekend,” Barbuto said. “It rings all the time.” Sometimes it’s a distressed parent. Other times, … Continue reading →
A study carried out on behalf of the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS) has discovered that almost 200,000 elderly men in Britain are living in isolation and loneliness, but are too proud to admit it and seek help. WRVS chief executive David McCullough has stressed that many elderly men are going through unnecessary suffering because read more »
The newest method of production of crystal meth is known on the street as “shake and bake,” where highly unstable ingredients are mixed inside an everyday 2-liter plastic bottle. 
Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of NIDA, is an avid runner—6 miles a day! We all know the benefits of physical activity on the body, but as a neuroscientist, Dr. Volkow is also interested in how exercise helps the brain. Working your body can definitely make you feel good—but can you really get a “high” without drugs? [...]
A recent study — conducted by Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a team of researchers, and funded by a National Institute for Drug Abuse grant – found that patients (with no history … Continue reading →
Ruby Wax – comedian, Oxford MA student and long-term sufferer of clinical depression, is set to address Downing Street in a bid to reverse the cuts to mental health funding. The vivacious 59-year-old disagrees with the government’s decision to divert funds away from brain research towards ‘sexy’ diseases like breast cancer, despite the fact read more »
There is a growing addiction in the US, and it’s not happening in the back alleys of big cities. 
Nutragenomics, a company in Alpharetta, GA, has been ordered by a state judge to 1) stop selling and advertising bath salts and other synthetic drug ingredients in the state 2) prominently place a notice on all of its Internet pages claiming that it’s … Continue reading →
Samaritans is a charity organisation offering support 24:7 to anyone in the UK and Ireland who wants to speak with someone confidentially, from anywhere, about anything for as long as they need. Samaritans National Awareness Day 24:7, held tomorrow (July 24th), will kick-start ‘David’s Way Round’, a 6,000-mile motorcycle ride undertaken by 64-year-old Samaritans volunteer read more »DRUG REHAB – USA Drug rehab center in Thailand shows out British rocker Pete Doherty, says he wouldn’t commit – Washington Post Troubled British rocker Pete Doherty was asked to cut short his one-month stay at a high-end drug rehabilitation center in Thailand because he would not forswear his desire for drugs, an official at [...]
According to Huffington Post, addiction is the most neglected disease in the United States medical system. 
NIDA is getting ready to re-do the NIDA for Teens Web site, which gives teens science-based facts about how drugs affect the brain and body so they have more info to make healthy decisions. Now we need your help to make the site the best it can be by giving us your feedback. So… What [...]
Earlier this week, we talked about new forms of prescriptions created to be abuse-resistant, and how these formulations often result in the addict simply switching to another prescription or even heroin to replace their drug of choice. Today, we’re talking … Continue reading →
New research suggests that older people who use the Internet for communication purposes are less likely to develop the mental health problems commonly associated with age. Social isolation, loneliness and lack of emotional support are just some of the reasons depression levels tend to rise in old age. A U.S study involving 8,000 men and read more »
Recently deceased pop singer Amy Winehouse's father has a new book on the shelves, and he’s getting into the details of his daughter’s drug and alcohol abuse as well as her untimely death. 
The last decade has seen a worrying 12% increase in the number of suicides among older men. The Office for National Statistics has released data showing that the group with the fastest growing rate of suicide is men aged between 45 and 54. Charities and mental health experts believe the significant rise in suicides among read more »PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA Texas prosecutor lets Ryan Leaf continue drug rehab in Montana – BCSports Ryan Leaf will continue his drug rehab in Montana after a Texas prosecutor agreed to rescind his pending extradition to Texas. Leaf is currently serving a 15-month sentence with the Montana Department of Corrections for breaking into homes and [...]Two American teenage girls have delivered a 28,000 signature anti-airbrushing petition to Teen Vogue in a bid to bring an end to fashion magazines editing photos to unrealistic standards. Carina Cruz 16, and Emma Stydahar 17, recently delivered a petition featuring 28,000 signatures to Teen Vogue to try and put a stop to airbrushing. The read more »
Knowing your child is struggling with an addiction that is potentially lethal would be scary enough, but finding out you can’t help them would be enough to break the spirits of many parents. 
In the words of 17th century poet John Donne: “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” Human beings are, and always have been – social creatures. We might be comfortable in our own company, but it is unlikely that we will read more »
Back in ‘93, Cincinnati’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health conducted a survey to help indicate potential stressors, psychological distresses and alcohol problems among firefighters. Out of 145 firefighters, 29% had problems with alcohol use and/or abuse. Also in … Continue reading →
According to a recent driving study, as many as 1 in 5 teen drivers say they drove under the influence of marijuana. More than one-third of them did not believe that marijuana affected their driving, whereas less than one-fifth of teens who drove after drinking alcohol said their driving wasn’t impaired. These numbers show that [...]
The abuse of medications prescribed to replace the drug of choice and help stave off an addiction — treatments in the form of buprenorphine, methadone and suboxone — is now a sad, dangerous trend… though these powerful medicines continue to … Continue reading →DRUG REHAB – USA ‘Celebrity Rehab’s Dr Drew accused of accepting money from drug firm – Digital Spy Dr Drew Pinsky has been accused of accepting money from a drug firm. Pinsky has been charged with taking $275,000 (£177,700) in bribes from the drug company GlaxoSmithKline in exchange for promotion of their products. PRESCRIPTION DRUGS [...]
MSNBC just reported on a shocking new study by the Journal of the American Medical Association that finds more than 13,000 babies are born in the US addicted to prescription painkillers like OxyContin, hydrocodone and other narcotic drugs every year. … Continue reading →
For many Americans, celebrating the Fourth of July includes fireworks, parades, sparklers, and backyard picnics. Alongside the hotdogs and potato salad, though, usually sit bottles of beer. Alcohol is often a part of our cultural celebrations. When someone gets married, we toast the happy couple with champagne. Many people binge drink on St. Patrick’s Day [...]