Addiction Treatment

Domestic Violence, Addiction, and Trauma: Breaking the Cycle

Children see and hear the whole cycle: the loss of self-control when drinking or using, and the loss of self-control when tempers flare. Many abusers and victims report growing up in households like this. How can we break the cycle, even if it is what is familiar? read more

Behavioral Management Could Help Parolees From Relapsing

Without the proper treatment, parolees with substance abuse problems face big problems when they assimilate in society. With more than 700,000 inmates reentering cities and towns across the country, it is critical that these men and women learn appropriate ways to cope with their addictions. read more

NATO-led Drug Force Deals Huge Blow to Finances of Taliban-Led Insurgents

Taliban-led insurgents in Afghanistan were presented with a large crimp to their finances recently as Nato-led forces there confiscated large amounts of drugs. read more

Southern California Latinos Targeted by Mexican Drug Cartels

Activist Pedro Rios, of the American Friends Service Committee, says the problem is especially prevalent in the southern county high schools in San Diego. Over 5,000 youth are currently confined in the city's correctional facilities and Rios believes this increase is because of Bill Clinton's Operation Guardian program that was intended to seal off the Mexican border. read more

Texas High School Addresses Teen Psychological Stress from Mexican Drug War

A new curriculum offered at Texas high schools is taking a close look at a sometimes overlooked element of drug traffic: the ways the emotional stress impacts teens who live near the Mexican border and have frequently experienced associated trauma and violence. Experts suggest the stress for some teens is similar to the stress of soldiers who return from combat, including symptoms like post traumatic stress disorder. read more

Treating Substance Abuse Among African-Americans

There are many different approaches to treating substance abuse. Through outpatient or residential programs, patients are treated using various forms of therapy. Often treatment includes medication to aid in overcoming addiction. read more

Chronic Pain with Addiction Calls for Structured, Multi-Faceted Treatment

In the U.S., at least 50 million people are in chronic pain daily, leading to expensive hospital visits, serious losses of work time and numerous other expenses that add up to at least $100 billion annually. For patients with chronic pain and an addiction to substances such as opioids or alcohol, recent articles address the delicate balance that must be reached in terms of both pain treatment and addiction management. read more

Locked-in By Addiction to Smoking: New Program to Stop Arizona Youth from Smoking

Imagine being locked in a room for 24 hours with 200 other youths and being bombarded with messages, facts, presentations and powerful personal stories about the perils of smoking addiction. read more

Immune System Influences Alcohol-Related Behavior

Researchers have discovered that the immune system may have a significant role in the way the body reacts to alcohol consumption. read more

New Insight Into How Genes and Environment Affect Brain Behavior

Scientists are excited over the new phenomenon known as epigenetics, according to a recent online medical article. Their research has examined how our environmental factors can be transferred from one generation to the next one. This exciting new knowledge could eventually improve the understanding of such things as our brain plasticity, cognitive benefits of becoming a mother and how our parent's exposure to alcohol, drugs and stress alters our brain development and behavior. read more