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Most Americans can't imagine being homeless for 45 hours, let alone 45 years. Steve Sacre, however, a Vietnam veteran and former drug addict, was just...
Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.31.2009 | Impact
An estimated 11-15% of babies are exposed to drugs or alcohol in utero. Many of these babies are born with addictions or physical disabilities. For ye...
The Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 09.21.2009 | Impact
America's newest power couple has emerged: Celebutante Khloe Kardashian and L.A. Lakers forward Lamar Odom. After dating for less than a month, the tw...
wellness.com | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living
Untreated alcohol and drug addiction in the United States remains at pandemic levels, with little change from year to year, an expert says....
Hillary Rubin | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living
My life was focused on looking good, being at the right parties and doing whatever it took to make it to the top. You had to work to get into the inner circles. Drugs were a must.
Carole Bennett | Posted 09.01.2009 | Home
Everyone has varying degrees of trauma in their life. Similar to depression, trauma can lead to self medication (prescription or otherwise) to numb the pain in an attempt to dilute the reality of the occurrence; which in turn can lead to dependency and/or addiction.
Press Association | Posted 08.23.2009 | World
hocking rises in the number of children treated in hospital after overdosing on cocaine were revealed today. In less than a decade the number of unde...
Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living
Intervention at the right age can turn a kid away from gangs, crime, and drugs for good whereas doling out stiff penalties only seems to result in more people going to prison.
Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living
Shouldn't we do everything to save a child, no matter the risk or the cost?
Gary Cohan | Posted 07.31.2009 | Entertainment
How can a vulnerable physician resist the temptation to "bend the rules" for these "tabloid elites?"
Helen Cordes | Posted 07.04.2009 | Living
An absolutely free solution: start telling the truth to your kids about why we enjoy our substances.
Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment
Year after year of daily physical abuse leads to substance overuse which in turn can often lead to abuse and dependence.
Jeff Biggers | Posted 03.22.2009 | Media
Sawyer's special report failed to notice the 800-pound gorilla in the room: Mountaintop removal strip mining that has devastated eastern Kentucky's communities and economy.
Isaac Skelton and Meghan Ralston | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living
Drug overdose now ranks as a leading cause of preventable death, second only to motor-vehicle accidents. Accidental overdoses killed more Americans last year than did firearms.
Stanton Peele | Posted 01.18.2009 | Living
How many adult substance abusers abstain? By now, we are inured to the frequent visits to rehab by problem drinking and drug abusing entertainment figures.
Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.13.2008 | Living
It's not something you like to hear about, but a recent study that you can read about here suggests that adolescents who suffer from insomnia have a h...
Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 08.15.2008 | Living
Are teenagers the victims of drug dealers? Partying? Actually, they are trying to handle the overload of work in eleventh grade in highly competitive schools in affluent communities.
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Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 11.05.2009 | Impact