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Most Methamphetamines Imported from Mexico
Because of recent clamp-downs by the U. S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) including moving the over the counter drugs used to make meth behind the counter, Mexico has emerged as the number one source for the drug. According to the World Drug Report, there are now 12 million meth addicts in the United States. The…
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Chinese Find 396 Addiction Genes
Researchers at China’s Peking University have discovered 396 genes linked to addiction. These so-called “addiction genes” are linked to pathways for substance abuse problems involving alcohol, cocaine, opium and nicotine. According to the director Wei Liping, “The research provides a more complete picture of drug addiction, as genetic factors contribute to about 60 percent of…
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Celebrities with Bipolar Disorder and Addictions
There is a blog post at the Real Mental Health website that lists celebrities who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I’m not sure the list is 100-percent accurate, since to the best of my knowledge, Britney Spears, who is on the list has never been officially diagnosed as such. Be that as it may,…
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Cocaine Vaccine May Be Approved by the FDA
Two researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas have been testing a vaccine for cocaine addiction. The new cocaine vaccine uses antibodies that attach to the drug and prohibit the cocaine from passing the blood-brain barrier. Because the cocaine cannot be absorbed and passed to the brain tissue no high is experienced…
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Tara Conner Writing Rehab Book
Tara Conner now has a year of sobriety under her belt, so last year’s Miss USA is moving onto the next step, which is to write a book about her rehab experience. If you’ll remember, Donald Trump was gracious enough to give Tara Conner a second chance before he terminated her from her crown. Going…
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Parents Arrested as 3 Toddlers Tested Positive for Meth
In Florence, Texas 45 miles from Austin, the parents of three toddlers were arrested when the children tested positive for methamphetamines. The children, ages 1, 2 and 3 of Michael Joseph Denson and Melody Lorraine Whatley were taken into custody by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. This is not the first incident…
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President Bush Talks Openly About Past Alcohol Addiction
In an interview with ABC News, President Bush talked openly about his past alcohol addiction. According to President Bush, “I doubt I’d be standing here if I hadn’t quit drinking whiskey, and beer and wine and all that.” He went on to say, “Alcohol can compete with your affections. It sure did in my case,…
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Beautiful Boy Addiction Book Offered by Starbucks?
Yes, it’s true. The place promoting caffeine addiction to millions of coffee hounds is promoting a book about meth addiction. Starbucks has decided to put on its shelves next year Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey through His Son’s Addiction. The memoir was written by David Sheff and is a compelling true story written about the…
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ABC’s Series Coming Home: Soldiers and Drugs
ABC News has a new series called “Coming Home: Soldiers and Drugs” that is worth checking out. ABC reporters have interviewed dozens of solders at Fort Carson, Colorado about issues of drug use and dependency. The article follows several individuals who were under battle stress in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait and turned to drugs for…
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21-Percent of Ontario Students Take Non-Prescribed Painkillers
According to a recent study, 21-percent of students in Ontario, Canada take painkillers without a prescription. Of this amount, 72-percent say that they get the painkillers from their parents. The Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey was given to over 6,000 kids and teens grades 7 – 12. Also significant are the findings that…
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San Francisco Police Arrest 104 Drug Dealers
Police in San Francisco have arrested 104 drug dealers and others in the second large-scale drug bust in a month. Over 100 police officers were involved in the buying of methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine plus other drugs primarily from the Tenderloin district. The San Francisco Police Gang Task Force and Narcotics Division were involved plus…
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Meth Madness and New Laws
This week, two stories about meth popped up that cannot be ignored. First, three Nigerian men in Japan checked into an emergency room for severe abdominal pains. One of the men had a half a kilo of methamphetamines in his stomach in pouches, which ruptured, killing him. The pouches had been too large to pass…
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Mexican Police Seize 11 Tons of Cocaine
In what is being billed as one of the biggest drug busts ever, Mexican police and customs agents have seized over 11 tons of cocaine. The bust was made from the Manzanillo port aboard a ship coming from Colombia. The haul is so large that officials are still counting the packets that number over 10,000.…
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Red Ribbon Week Calls Awareness to Addiction
It’s Red Ribbon Week once again in the U. S. and time to call awareness to the issues surrounding drug and alcohol addiction. The National Family Partnership, who coordinates Red Ribbon Week says that more than 80 million people participate in drug and alcohol prevention commitments during this week, particularly students. Students this week are…
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Addiction Costs London $243 Million Per Year
It’s been estimated that addiction costs London $243 million per year and some of this cost is due to the 1,500 homeless people, of which 40-percent are struggling with drug and alcohol addiction and mental illness. For this population only 360 shelter beds are available on any given night. But, addiction isn’t confined to the…
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Migraine Pill May Help Curb Alcohol Addiction
An anticonvulsant drug used routinely for migraines and seizures may help alcoholics taper off their alcohol addictions without having to go through detoxification. A recent study published in Wednesday’s journal of the American Medical Association, has shown that the drug Topamax helped 15 percent of alcoholics at the height of their drinking binges stop drinking…
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Britney Spears, Tatum O’Neal Addiction Connection
In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Tatum O’Neal gave advice that she hopes Britney Spears will hear coming from one famous mother who lost her kids due to addiction to another. The 43-year-old Tatum O’Neal outlined her struggles with heroin addiction and the loss of custody of her three children to ex-husband John McEnroe in…
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Gene Linked to Alcohol Addiction
Results of a study published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research have concluded that a specific gene, previously unidentified may also be responsible for alcohol addiction and other addictive behavior. Author of the study, Danielle Dick, has stated that the gene named ankyrin repeat and kinase domain containing 1 (ANKK1) is one of the genes…
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Inhaling Adhesives Get Orphaned Indians High
There is an article in the Calcutta, India Telegraph that talks about how orphaned Indian youngsters are getting high on inhaling adhesives at the local railway station. The inhaling of adhesives is used to curb hunger pains and the injuries from fighting other kids for survival. Rescue efforts for some of these youth are taking…
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Hitting Rock Bottom Not Necessary to Treat Addiction
One of the long-standing myths about recovering from drug and alcohol addiction is that one has to hit rock bottom first. According to Medical University of South Carolina psychiatry professor, Dr. Kathleen Brady, “Addicts and alcoholics are more likely to recover if they still have a job, if they still have a spouse, if their…