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Binge Drinking: According to a rent study conducted by Kathryn Graham, et al of the University of Western Ontario psychology department "Depression is most strongly related to a pattern of binge drinking,"
Binge Drinking is defined in the study as consuming at least 5 alcoholic beverages at one sitting.
Whether Binge Drinking resulted in the development depression or whether depression contributed to a persons binge drinking was unclear in this study.
Oxycontin Addiction: Oxycontin is a prescription painkiller used for moderate to high
pain relief associated with injuries, bursitis, dislocations, fractures, neuralgia,
arthritis, lower back pain and pain associated with cancer. It contains oxycodone,
an opium derivative and is produced in a time released tablet. Oxycontin commonly
referred to as OC, OX, Oxy, Oxycotton and kicker, was introduced in 1996 and has
had a rapid escalation of abuse. The tablets can be chewed, crushed and snorted
like cocaine, crushed and dissolved in water and then injected like heroin. The
most serious side effect is respiratory depression, particularly dangerous for
the elderly. Oxycontin
addiction and demand has resulted in pharmacy robberies and forged
prescriptions. The estimated number of people aged 12 or older with an oxycontin
addiction has increased from 1.9 million in 2002, to 3.1 million in 2004.
The largest increase occurred among young adults aged 18 to 25.
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The Risk of Alcoholism in Early Drinkers » August 11th 2007
A recent study conducted by the National Institute of
Health (NIH) looked into the association between teenage drinking and
alcoholism. The study took into account such
factors as history of alcoholism in the family, smoking, childhood antisocial
behavior, and drug use. All...
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Alcoholism, Drug Alcohol Rehab Program
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Addiction Recovery - A Life Long Process » July 26th 2007
Addiction affects both the user and the society, which means
that both should be partners in the individual’s road to addiction recovery. In a lot of cases, addiction involves both
periods of relapse and periods of recovery.
It is during relapse that support from the...
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Addiction Recovery
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