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Monday, March 5th, 2018

Safe Injection Sites in AZ

Safe Injection Sites in AZ Safe injection sites, also known as supervised injection facilities or “fix rooms,” provide a medically-supervised facility where injectable drugs can be used safely and...
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Wednesday, February 28th, 2018

Scientists May Have Found Cure for Cocaine Dependency

Researchers at New York’s Mt. Sinai Medical Center have pinpointed a specific protein produced by the body’s immune system which may be responsible for a person becoming addicted to...
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Wednesday, December 27th, 2017

Why the 12-Step Program Works

The 12-Step Program Works for Many. Find Out Why… If you are battling a drug or substance addiction and want to make positive changes so that you can put...
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Tuesday, December 5th, 2017

The Most Addictive Substances

What Are the 5 Most Addictive Substances? While use of any psychoactive substance with pleasurable effects may lead to psychological addiction, certain drugs come with a heightened potential for...
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

Research Indicates Link Between High Sugar Diet and Opioid Addiction

New research from the laboratory of behavioral neuroscience at the University of Guelph has suggested a possible link between diet and risk of opioid addiction. Specifically, children and adults...
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Tuesday, October 17th, 2017

Research Continues on Cocaine Addiction Vaccine

Dr. Ron Crystal, a researcher at Cornell University’s Weill Cornell Medical College, is working on a vaccine to treat cocaine addiction. The inspiration for the project came to Dr....
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Saturday, August 12th, 2017

Study Identifies Three Ways to Reduce Risk of Opioid Overdose in Addition to Treatment

There are three new helpful recommendations for doctors to follow in order to reduce deaths associated with prescription painkiller overdoses. While some of it is common sense, other parts...
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Sunday, August 6th, 2017

Hormone Research May Provide New Avenues of Treatment for Alcoholics

The brain has increasingly been a point of interest for researchers when it comes to studying addiction. In the last several years it has been discovered that areas of...
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Friday, July 14th, 2017

Study Cites Benzo Use as Cause for Brain Changes

A new research study has shown that benzodiazepines, such as Xanax, Valium, Ativan and Klonopin, actually change the structure of the brain. This discovery could lead to further research...
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When addiction takes hold, it’s debilitating. The individual may show signs of addiction through actions as well as changes to their physical appearance. Here are a few warning signs that indicate it’s time to seek help… Read More

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