When primary care physicians see patients who smoke but also struggle with alcohol, drug or mental disorders, they may see smoking as a problem to be tackled after a more life-threatening disorder is addressed. While smoking is a deadly choice, it may pale in comparison to more immediately deadly behaviors, such as drug use or [...]
For those struggling with drug or alcohol addiction, the road to recovery may seem like an endless path to nowhere. What addicts need to realize, however, is that recovery is a lifelong journey. And, the true test of getting well begins once rehab is over and the individual re-enters society with a sober frame of [...]
For millions who are living with substance abuse addictions and mental health problems, the bizarre behaviors publicized on entertainment news outlets nationwide about actor Charlie Sheen aren’t entertaining at all.
A new report shows that Australian children as young as 10 are being treated for amphetamine, marijuana, and alcohol abuse. The Federal Government report also reveals that 12-year-olds are using heroin and a child under 13 was treated for cocaine use last year.
As America suffers the most severe economic conditions in decades, its citizens are faced with yet another blow: unemployment rates are now the highest since the 1980s. Nationally, the unemployment rate stands at 8.1% in February 2009, versus 7.6% in January. In California, the February jobless rate is 10.5%, its worst rate since a high [...]