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Partnership Editorial Staff 4 days ago
Pharmacotherapy may be the future of substance addiction You may know that addiction is a chronic brain disease, but are you aware of the latest medications available to treat its symptoms? While some worry about treating alcohol and drug dependence with medicine, the reality is that pharmacotherapy products help many people achieve and maintain recovery. So [...]
Partnership Editorial Staff 4 days ago
Baggies of heroin have been stamped with “Twilight,” the title of the first popular vampire book and movie series , along with a cartoonish photo of its lead star Robert Pattinson (who plays Edward) to seduce young fans, reports amNew York, citing the surfacing of the bags in Hempstead, Long Island. This action [...]
Partnership Editorial Staff 48 days ago
A Mother-Daughter Story of Substance Abuse and Recovery “By my sixteenth birthday, this is the list of drugs I used constantly: massive amounts of marijuana, LSD, mushrooms, PCP, cocaine and alcohol. A couple of days after my sixteenth birthday, I tried crystal meth for the first time.” “Addicted Like Me,” co-written by mother Karen Franklin and [...]
Partnership Editorial Staff 48 days ago
College students who drink heavily could be more likely to catch the flu this fall. Although young adults are not considered to be the most susceptible to the H1N1 influenza virus (previously called “swine flu”) they still need to take precautions – especially if they binge drink. A recent article in Medical News Today reported [...]
Partnership Editorial Staff 108 days ago
As the recent crash on New York’s Taconic Parkway demonstrates, it’s not just drunk driving we have to worry about on the road. Drugged driving – defined in most states as driving when a drug “renders the driver incapable of driving safely” or “causes the driver to be impaired” – is increasingly becoming a problem. [...]
