Articles tagged with addicts

• As Meth Laws Change, So Do Addicts

  Meth cooks and addicts just find ways around the system to create their product as needed. more...

• Smoking Addiction Tied to Social Cues

  The findings indicate that craving cigarettes may actually be tied more to social and psychological cues than being deprived of an addictive substance, and may help in understanding why treatments that keep a steady flow of nicotine available are ineffective. more...

• Russian President Calling for United Front Against Afghan Drug Trade

  Russia is dealing with a problem very similar to one waging in the United States - drug addiction. According to a recent news post, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is concerned about the serious threat posed to his country and considers it to be the biggest problem plaguing the development of Russia and the health of its people. more...

• Bill Introduced to Canada Senate to Strengthen Drug Penalties

  New legislation has been introduced into the Canadian Senate that proposes tougher penalties for drug crimes. According to a recent press release, the bill specifically targets gangs and other organized criminal groups who participate in the illegal drug trade. more...

• Drug Addicts Released From Prison in the UK Likely to Sin Again

  One of the huge failures of the criminal justice system is the way in which they send drug addicts to prison and completely fail to do anything about their addiction more...

• Study of Children of Heroin-Addicted Adults Finds Females More Resilient

  When raised in a household with a heroin-addicted parent, an individual can be exposed to a number of detrimental experiences before ever reaching the age of maturity. As per a recent Science Daily post, new research has indicated that girls are four times more resilient than boys in overcoming adverse events. more...

• Wales Sees Huge Increase in Cocaine Use

  Official government figures show that 581 people sought treatment for cocaine addiction from 2008-2009, in drastic comparison to the 47 people who were referred for treatment in 2001-2002, an increase of 1,135 percent. more...

• Driver in Fatal Queens Crash Was Hiding Crack Pipe

  The woman who killed two foster children in a car accident in Queens had alcohol in her system and was hiding a crack pipe. more...

• Childhood Risk Factors for Substance Abuse Disorders

  Biological Psychiatry is publishing an article in which researchers evaluated and identified childhood risk factors for the development of future substance use disorders. more...

• Woman's Bank Robberies Linked to Drug Addiction

  Friends of a bank robbery suspect say the recent rash of heists could be linked to drug addiction. more...

• Cocaine and Heroin Use Growing in Ireland

  There had been a dramatic rise in the number of people treated for cocaine addiction in Ireland. more...

• Women in Business and Alcohol

  As women rise to the top of their professions, they are faced with increasing social commitments that inevitably involve alcohol. more...

• Substance Abuse, Schizophrenia, and Violence

  A new study finds that most of the excess risk of violence in psychotic patients appears to be mediated by the abuse of drugs and alcohol. more...

• California Restaurant Owner Jailed for Selling Meth

  A California restaurant owner was sentenced to four years in prison for drug possession with intent to sell. more...

• Children of Violent Parents at Higher Risk for Depression and Alcoholism

  People whose parents were violent with each other are more likely to have problems later in life, including depression, alcoholism, and violence in their own lives. more...

• Visual Cues Do Not Control Addicts Decision to Consume

  Researchers have found that visual cues may not control the decision to consume unhealthy items; instead, they offer information about the availability of the substance. more...

• What Drives People to Do Drugs?

  What really does drive people to do drugs? A better question might be, why does anyone get involved in doing drugs in the first place? By doing drugs, we mean abusing drugs, not simply following a doctors prescription for medication to treat a specified condition. Even with a prescription, however, many people can easily get into trouble by becoming reliant, and then, addicted, to prescription medication. more...