Opinion: Are Celebrities More Prone to Addiction?
Whitney Houston, Cory Monteith, Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, River Pheonix, Chris Farley, Janis Joplin, Judy Garland, Billie Holiday; that doesn’t even make a dent in the list of celebrities we tragically lost all too soon to drug and alcohol addiction.... Learn MoreDangerous New Drug: Nucynta
Apparently in the eyes of the makers of Nucynta there aren’t enough drugs on the market to take care of, well, pretty much anything, including pain. Nucynta is one of the newest opioid analgesics to hit the market. This means that,... Learn MoreIn the News: Lamar Odom Checks into Rehab and His Dealer Talks to the Press
Lamar Odom has reportedly entered a rehab facility for drug and alcohol abuse, according to People. “He realized he needs help,” a source told People mag, which broke the story Wednesday Late last week, Odom was arrested for DUI after... Learn MoreHow to Avoid Weight Gain in Recovery
First of all, it is more important to get healthy and start feeling happy than to worry about how to avoid weight gain in recovery. People who have just given up an important source of pleasure may not be ready... Learn MoreHistory of Drugs: Addiction Treatment
Believe it or not addiction treatment is not a new idea. Addiction treatment actually started in 19th century America. With it came more understanding and also some really wacky ideas about how to solve the problem of drug addiction... Learn MoreIn the News: Rehab for Internet Addicts?
Starting September 9th, the nation’s first hospital–based Internet addition program is set to open at the Bradford Regional Medical Center in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Internet addiction isn't officially recognized as a disorder yet, but it's a "condition for further study" according... Learn MoreHistory of Drugs: Heroin
In 1898 a German chemical company launched a medicine they called heroin. A hundred years later and we now we have a feared and dangerous street drug. In 1863, Friedrich Bayer (1825-76) started up a factory to use new chemical... Learn MoreRecovery Month 2013
It warms my heart to know that there is something called “National Recovery Month.” For far too long, addiction and other behavioral health disorders have been stigmatized as something shameful, which has kept people from knowing about and getting the... Learn MoreIn the News: Music Festival Cancelled After Molly Deaths
The third and final day of New York City's Electric Zoo music festival was canceled just hours before the third day of the festival was to start after two concert-goers died and at least four others were hospitalized due to... Learn More
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