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Scientists Might be Testing Mice with ‘Cure’ for Addiction Author: Justin Mckibben For years there has been research making an attempt at developing a specifically strategy for a substance to end all substance abuse. The cure for addiction has been guessed at and sought after by many incredible minds... Learn More

Does Instagram need a #Intervention? Author: Justin Mckibben It seems in society today cats in costumes and selfies layered in filters and hash-tags are not the only thing getting attention all over Instagram. Apparently thousands of accounts, perhaps even more to date, are currently being... Learn More

Inside the US Heroin Capital Author: Justin Mckibben I dare you to take a wild guess what the heroin capital of the United States is. Some used to suspect it was New Jersey, or maybe even Boston, Massachusetts. Nope. Try Baltimore, Maryland… or more infamously... Learn More

6 Ways Addiction is Treated Differently in America Although we are considered the Leader of the Western World, America has a lot to learn about addiction and addiction treatment. Here are 6 ways addiction is treated differently in America. #1. We Incarcerate People to Stop Drug Use America... Learn More

In The News: Drug Law For Pregnant Women Gets First Arrest New Drug Law For Pregnant Women in Tennessee New Tennessee pregnancy law has apparently claimed its first violator. This month the state of Tennessee has issued a new law allowing for a pregnant woman to be prosecuted for assault for... Learn More

Is Ohio Having a ‘Heroin Emergency’? I’m a recovering addict/alcoholic from Columbus, Ohio. It's not all corn fields and farms. I live in South Florida now, but I bleed Scarlet and Grey. I personally abused opiates in Ohio for years, and I know people who have... Learn More

In the News: Florida Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Plan To date, there have been over 21 U.S. states to legalize Medical use of Marijuana, including most recently Illinois in 2013, Maryland in 2014, and now Florida is on the trail. Legislation offering cannabis to be allowed to patients suffering... Learn More

Sober Living in Delray Beach: The Wild Wild West? “For a long time, there’s been a problem with programs identifying themselves as sober homes where they’re anything but,” says Sheridan. In other words, in the poorest of these households individuals can stay and continue to use drugs as long... Learn More

Sibling Bullying: A risk factor for addiction? Bullying is currently a hot-button issue, which is great but, bullying between siblings continues to go unnoticed or is considered to be “normal.” In general, parents seem to turn a blind eye when their own kids are bullying each other,... Learn More

History of Addiction Treatment: Fredrick Douglass [caption id="attachment_9696" align="aligncenter" width="252"] image credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/[/caption] Temperance Movement The temperance movement, which began in 1800s America, gave rise to the ideas that we currently have about addiction and the duty for a society to help with the suffering of... Learn More

World’s Worst Places for Addicts: Russia Getting caught with drugs or having to go through drug treatment anywhere other than Florida truly scares me. Other countries don’t handle drug addiction lightly. In Russia, the treatment center does not handcuff addicts to their beds anymore. But detained... Learn More

In the News: Joe Jonas-Addicted to Heroin? After the Jonas Brothers cancelled their world comeback tour, celeb gossip websites are reporting that the cause may be Joe’s escalating drug use. The Jonas Brothers have been extremely busy with promotion the last few months, and everything was in service... Learn More

Scientists Might be Testing Mice with ‘Cure’ for Addiction

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