Best Wellness Center, Essex Wellness Center, Essex
There is naturopathic medicine, acupuncture, hypnosis, Reiki, art therapy, weight loss management, mindfulness meditation, anti-aging therapy, addiction counseling, eating disorder therapy, massage therapy, energy medicine, life coaching and executive … Read more on Shoreline Times

Market Resilience and Obamacare Opinions
The S&P 500 rose 3.3% — its best week of 2015. The biggest … For the last nine years, I consistently dealt with double-digit rate hikes for group medical insurance programs, and every year had to choose what features would be cut to make the plan … Read more on Uncommon Wisdom Daily

AMA: Drug Ads Marketed Directly to Consumers Should Be Banned
The American Medical Association followed in the footsteps of the World Health Organization, the National Center for Health Research, and other groups Tuesday in calling for a ban on direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising, according to the … Read more on Newsmax

Support Groups, Clubs, and Services
Free blood pressure check, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Caregiver Support and Education Group, noon, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling, 815-626-7333, ext. 317. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon … Read more on SaukValley.com

Charity Profile: Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Our continuum of care begins with a Medically-Assisted Detox Program, and also includes our High-Intensity Residential Program, Low-Intensity Residential Program, Intensive Outpatient and Outpatient Treatment Programs. In total, CADA offers 15 programs … Read more on Shreveport Times

'Mad Men' Star Jon Hamm Finishes Secret Rehab Stay For Alcoholism — Years …
As the cast of Mad Men prepares to toast their final season, one of the series' most familiar faces will be abstaining from champagne: RadarOnline.com has learned that leading man Jon Hamm recently completed a 30-day treatment program for alcohol abuse … Read more on RadarOnline

Addiction is a disease
The American Medical Association has considered alcoholism a disease since 1956. Nearly a half century later, the American Society of Addiction Medicine declared addiction a disease. In doing so they … Many take advantage of intensive treatment … Read more on Bucyrus Telegraph Forum

It's one step at a time at 5K Walk for Recovery at Mercer County Park
WEST WINDSOR—While on the road to recovery from drug or alcohol dependence, many choose the mantra “Take it one step at a time.” … He mentioned one patient in particular who was pulled out of a treatment center in Florida due to probation violation. Read more on The Times, Trenton – NJ.com

Treating Prescription Opioid Dependence
There are several well-established methods for measuring baseline severity of opioid dependence, such as the Addiction Severity Index (ASI)7 and the Michigan Assessment-Screening Test for Alcohol and Drugs.8 These assess drug and alcohol use severity … Read more on JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Biotie: Selincro enters the market in France
Selincro is indicated for the reduction of alcohol consumption in adult patients with alcohol dependence who have a high drinking risk level (>60 g/day for men, >40 g/day for women) without physical withdrawal symptoms and who do not require immediate … Read more on NASDAQ

West Side groups begin working to solve heroin problem
By the time he was 12-years-old, he said he was an everyday drinker. "I enjoyed the effects produced by alcohol. I wanted to feel that all the time," he said. "It's a disease that latches hold of people, and it doesn't take long. It's fast." His … Read more on Cincinnati.com

Study finds no link between childhood ADHD drug use and adult drug abuse
"Our study provides an important update to clinicians. Particularly for those who are concerned that stimulant medication is a 'gateway' drug or increases the risk for later substance use, there is no evidence at the group level for this hypothesis …
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No Link Seen Between Child Stimulant Use and Later Drug Abuse
An analysis published Wednesday by the American Medical Association said children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who take stimulant medication do not have a lower risk over all for later substance abuse, contradicting the longstanding …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Just Checking Out of Detox Facility for Drug Abuse
Philip Seymour Hoffman Just Checking Out of Detox Facility for Drug Abuse. Add Comment. May 31, 2013 07:23:50 GMT. The Art Howe of 'Moneyball' reveals his drug problems came back after his use of prescription pills escalates to snorting heroin. Tweet …
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With drug overdose deaths on rise, experts push to recognize signs of addiction
Drug addiction can be a hard fact to face and accept, but it's an ongoing problem that needs dire attention. A new report published in Tuesday's Journal of the American Medical Association shows that drug overdose deaths were on the rise for the 11th …
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WALPOLE HIGHWAY: Giving up the addiction of social media
For those like me, who do not want others to see the signs of age or over indulging, we need to create that perfect image. My photographs are always the things that I am proud of such as my family, my animals, the amazing places I have been to, things …
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