Alcoholism Risk Factors Identified in Children
We have evidence of the genetic influence on alcohol dependence, including familial risk factors. Scientists have long been actively seeking the specific genetic marker for substance abuse and addiction. A recent study, published in Biological Psychiatry, may help to move the search forward towards the ultimate discovery. Researchers led my Dr. Shirley Hill, have identified […]
Heroin Injections for Heroin Addicts in the UK
Recently, CNN reported on a new, relatively innovative and controversial, treatment program in the UK—treating heroin addicts with heroin. The program is being led by a research team at Britain’s National Addiction Centre, associated with King’s College in London. Government-funded heroin clinics dispense controlled, safe doses of heroin to addicts in a controlled, safe environment. […]
Prescription Painkillers Cause More Fatal Overdoses Than Other Drugs
Despite an earlier report from SAMHSA on the decline of prescription drug abuse in the US, from 2.7% to 2.5% of Americans, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), prescription painkiller abuse remains an severely unrecognized and under served problem in the US. According to the report, released last Wednesday, […]
US Online Campaign Helps Military Parents Talk to Their Teens
Three national organizations, the Partnership for a Drug Free America, the National Military Family Association and the National Association of School Nurses, have teamed up to focus on America’s military teens with an online education campaign, launched yesterday. TimeToTalk.org/Military provides parents with guidance, tips, tools, and scripts to help and encourage parents to talk to […]