Addiction prevention and treatment

ADDICTIONAl-Anon and Alateen Family Groups, support for family/friends of alcoholics. Meet at various times and locations. (904) 350-0600 or jaxafg.org.Alcoholics Anonymous hotline and website available 24/7. (904) 399-8535 or neflaa.org.Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, “Free to Be” Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual friendly group, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays, Unity Church of Jacksonville, 634 Lomax St., Grenson Hall, May Street entrance...  

Pete Doherty has revealed he injected heroin whilst filming ‘Confession Of A Child Of The Century’. The Babyshambles has spoken about the pressures of his drug addiction, revealing that he was force to use heroin while filming his (recently panned ...  

Extreme flu-like symptoms are common, with chills, vomiting, diarhea and body aches being primary. Often addicts are afraid to stop using because they fear the pain of withdrawal. Medical detox makes the process far more comfortable. Detox ...  

He now tells his story of battling heroin addiction to middle- and high-school students as an intern for the Minnesota Teen Challenge program, "Know the Truth." But it's taken a lot for the 21-year-old to get there, including seeing his friend ...  

One of the most lucrative addiction treatment rehabs on earth is the Scientology Rehab centers - Narconon. Their International web site boasts “We have over 100 drug rehab centers and drug prevention/education centers around the world ...  

On Wednesday, in a speech to an event hosted by Alcoholics Anonymous, he will say the Welfare State has failed the almost 360,000 addicts who rely on benefits for their income. He will argue at the event at the Houses of Parliament in London that his new ...  

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is speaking out for the first time about his recent stint in rehab for prescription drug addiction that forced him to temporarily halt his hard-partying ways that made him famous on Jersey Shore. "Ever since I've ...  

After a decade of setbacks, zoning challenges and bad luck, ground was broken Monday on a 31-bed co-ed drug and alcohol detox treatment center off Riverside Drive in Salisbury Twp., Lehigh Co. The $4.5 million, county-owned facility is set to be ...  

Litten, associate director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. “If one drug doesn’t work or they can ... like naltrexone and acamprosate at several of its rehab clinics about six years ago. Today, 27 percent of ...  

CHAMPION - Terri Boggs was planning the funeral for her then 18-year-old son. She picked out songs she would play, home videos she would show, pictures she would showcase. Boggs for years had battled against her son's opiate addiction.  

It’s a far cry from the days when 12-step programs and self-control were considered the only paths to sobriety. But as doctors have come to view addiction less as a failure of will than as a chronic disease requiring long-term management ...  

Some argue that treating nicotine dependence in addiction treatment is disruptive to treatment of other alcohol and drug addictions, while others argue that those with addictions do not want treatment for tobacco use, would not benefit from ...  

Lindsey Lohan, Charlie Sheen and Robert Downey Jr. Announce Addiction VentureHuffington Post (satire)Released last month from probation on drug and theft charges, actress Lindsay Lohan today announced that she and several other prominent addicts have partnered to form "Prehab," a boutique academy devoted to helping individuals who do not have drug, ...  

St. Gregory Retreat Center Uses Brain Resource's MyBrainSolutions-Clinical ...MarketWatch (press release)“Cognitive processing is particularly important when treating patients with addictions as it could directly relate to the underlying causes of dependency,” said Michael Vasquez, Chief Executive Officer of St. Gregory. “As an organization that ...and more »  

Infographic: It’s Alcohol Awareness Month! Alcohol Abuse Makes Prescription Drug Use More Likely [...] both men and women with alcohol abuse disorders are 18 times more likely to also have a problem with prescription drug abuse than people who don’t drink at all. The most prevalent prescription drugs to be abused by people who are also abusing alcohol include prescription opiates like Oxycontin ...