Report: Drunk Driving Death Rates Decline
Thursday December 28, 2006
Drunk driving deaths declined last year, but drunk driving "remains one of the nation’s deadliest crimes," according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In 2005 (the latest statistics ... Read More
Teen Prescription Drug Abuse Increasing
Wednesday December 27, 2006
Although illegal drug use by teens is continuing to decrease, abuse of prescription opioids and over-the-counter medications remain at high levels, according to the latest Monitoring the Future survey ... Read More
Orexin Blocker Could Help Alcoholics
Tuesday December 26, 2006
Australian researchers have found a system in the brain that stops the craving for alcohol which they say can be used to help people quit drinking and not relapse ... Read More
Grateful's Recovery Story
Tuesday December 19, 2006
"People, places, and things don't disturb me as much as they used to because focus on the positive, I promptly admit when I make mistakes, and I have given ... Read More
Report: Diana's Death a 'Tragic Accident'
Thursday December 14, 2006
A long-awaited British police inquiry into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, concludes that the car crash that killed her and Dodi Fayed in August 1997 was a ... Read More
Teen Smokers at Risk for Alcohol Disorders
Thursday December 14, 2006
It has long been assumed that smoking and drinking "go together," but a new study, "Cigarette Smoking and the Risk for Alcohol Use Disorders Among Adolescent Drinkers," indicates that ... Read More
Nancy H's Recovery Story
Wednesday December 13, 2006
Nancy H. tells her story of what it was like, "I got married at 21 and we drank and fought together. We were together three years and after the ... Read More
FDA Issues Health Advisory for Methadone
Tuesday December 12, 2006
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a health advisory concerning the prescribing of methadone for pain control, after receiving reports of death and life-threatening side effects in ... Read More
Web Sites to Provide Drug Offender Registries
Thursday December 7, 2006
Every state now has an online registry of sex offenders, and now several states have taken steps to set up Web sites where residents can find out if they ... Read More
Ecstasy Harms Brains of First-Time Users
Wednesday December 6, 2006
MDMA, known widely as Ecstasy, is used by young people to produce hallucinogenic and amphetamine-like effects. New research has found that even a small amount of Ecstasy can be ... Read More
Sheri N's Recovery Story
Tuesday December 5, 2006
"They took my children away from me and put them in foster care because I didn't care. I didn't care about my children, myself, or my family. I just ... Read More