Lindsay Lohan, 20-year-old actress and star of “Georgia Rule,” “Bobby” and “Mean Girls” has reported checked into the Malibu Promises Rehab Center for treatment of drug and alcohol related issues. Lohan was arrested this past Saturday in Beverly Hills, California for driving under the influence. The police report also specified that a drug believed to…

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada hosts North America’s only safe injection site and research about its InSite facility has show positive results. According to researchers, the InSite facility has reduced the spread of HIV and crime in the area. Not only that ,but the safe injection site has also shown a 30-percent increase in drug addicts…

What if fictive thoughts were to play a role in addiction asks researchers at Baylor College of Medicine. Fictive thoughts, or fictive learning uses “what if” scenarios on subjects to see “what might have been” and their emotional responses to these questions and fictional situations. The study used MRI technology to detect changes in the…

As if traditional meth labs aren’t bad enough, where criminals cook a combination of over-the-counter and acquired hazardous materials to feed the addicts’ need, now these same criminals are evading police in mobile meth labs. When meth labs are housed in a home or apartment, there is the inherent danger of explosion from chemical reactions…

Last week the American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM) held their 38h Annual Medical-Scientific Conference in Miami, Florida. The focus on the conference was to present the most current research, development and treatment available in the field of addiction. The conference was open to physicians, nurses, counselors, psychologists and students in the field of addiction.…