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Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Police in Albany, New York have arrested their own spokesman on driving drunk in an unmarked police car.
James Miller is the public information officer for the Albany Police Department. Miller was stopped on Friday night because he was driving without headlights. Miller was charged by police with drinking while intoxicated, refusal to submit to a sobriety test and driving without headlights.
The chief of the Albany Police Department, Steven Krokoff, suspended Miller without pay pending the outcome of the case. Miller will be arraigned in court on these charges.
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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
A new study has learned that women in Australia and New Zealand suffer more negative effects from alcohol than almost anywhere else in the world. The study looked at the consequences of drinking in 26 countries. The number of drinkers and its cultural norms were a factor in the study. The authors of the study said that negative consequences of using alcohol may be more in poorer countries. Australian women were more likely to have negative consequences on their work and personal relationships as a result of drinking alcohol.
“It does highlight the possibility there are convergences around drinking patterns in developed countries like Australia so that the differences between men and women are attenuating over time,” said study co-author Paul Dietze, the head of drug and alcohol research at the Burnet Institute.
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Monday, March 21st, 2011
A new study of illegal drug use in south Florida finds that young drug users are sharing needles in increasing numbers. The study learned that cocaine and crack are not as popular as in previous years.
“Here’s a generation that’s not that familiar with the high risk of injection drug use,” said Jim Hall, the author of the study and the director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Substance Abuse at Nova Southeastern University.
The study found that in the first half of 2010, people who died from oxycodone overdoses were between 35 and 50 years of age. According to Hall, these people were most likely part of a demographic that began using drugs when they were younger.
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Thursday, March 17th, 2011
A new study finds that illegal drug users have an increased risk of being exposed to microbial pathogens. As a result, this group of people are more prone to serious infections and diseases.
Drug abuse can increase infection risk by encouraging the growth of germs and suppressing the immune system of the user.
“Drugs such as cannabis and opiates have been shown to directly suppress immune function. Methadone has also been shown to enhance HIV replication in immune cells. What’s more, dead or damaged tissue at an injection site provides an ideal anaerobic environment for certain pathogens to grow,” said Dr. Karishma Kaushik, one of the study authors.
Tags: Dr. Karishma Kaushik, drug abuse, drug detox, Drug Rehab, dual diagnosis, the treatment center, treatment center
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Friday, March 11th, 2011
The governor of Illinois has decided to end funding for drug treatment in the state. The budget cuts have drug treatment centers and their providers concerned about the potential damage it will cause for addicts. But Governor Pat Quinn is not budging from his decision.
“What do you think drug addicts do when they want to get treatment and they can’t? They go back to drugs…and end up in hospitals or prisons,” said Michael Darcy, president of Gateway Foundation, a chain of Illinois substance abuse treatment centers.
Most state officials and drug treatment experts in Illinois believe the state is “shooting itself in the foot” by cutting money for treatment. Experts strongly believe that funding the drug treatment centers ultimately prevents crime, while avoiding publicly funding hospitalization of drug addicts and state funded prison terms.
“These are not cuts that are going to save the state money,” said Bruce Carter, the executive director of Wells Center, a drug treatment center in Jacksonville. “People with addictions who don’t get treatment are going to end up in prisons. That costs a lot more. It’s very frustrating to save money in this way.”
Tags: drug abuse, drug detox, drug treatment center, Governor Pat Quinn, prescription drug abuse detox, prescription drug abuse problem, prescription painkillers, treatment center
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Thursday, March 10th, 2011
The prescription drug abuse problem and proliferation of pill mills in Florida has led to the creation of a tip line. The Drug Enforcement Administration has started a tip line for pill mills in the hope of fighting the prescription drug abuse epidemic.
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, undercover law enforcement officers have made hundreds of purchases of prescription painkillers from pill mill physicians in the last year.
The tip line is 888-954-4662. The website is
Florida.Pill.Mill.Tips@USDOJ.GOV
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Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
According to autopsy reports in Oklahoma, hydrocodone abuse cost 130 people their lives in 2009. This figure is more than overdose deaths from methamphetamine and cocaine combined, reinforcing the fact that prescription drug abuse is on the rise in Oklahoma.
On a per capita basis, Oklahomans were prescribed more hydrocodone than Californians. This is compelling evidence that the epidemic of prescription drug abuse is escalating in Oklahoma, as in every other state in the country. The Drug Enforcement Administration found that only Nevada, Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky and Alabama exceeded Oklahoma in hydrocodone prescriptions in 2008. According to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, residents were prescribed 120 million hydrocodone pills in 2008.
“I used to say that prescription drug abuse is a silent cancer. But it’s manifested itself to the level where you don’t need an MRI to detect this cancer now. We’ve got to get a grip on this,” said Darrell Weaver, bureau director.
Tags: drug abuse, drug detox, hydrocodone, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, Prescription Drug Abuse, prescription drug detox, Prescription Pain Medication, treatment center
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Monday, March 7th, 2011
More and more Canadians are becoming addicted to prescription drugs. An addiction researcher for Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health can explain the increase.
“In the illegal street market, prescription opioids have replaced traditional drugs, such as heroin,” said Dr. Jurgen Rehm. “The second reason pertains to the general population. When more and more people…have been using painkillers for medical purposes, a certain percentage become hooked on them.”
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health estimates that about 5 percent of adults in the province of Ontario are addicted to prescription pain medication. A 2010 study found that there was a 60 percent increase in admissions to drug treatment centers in Ontario between 2004 and 2009. The Canadian Medical Association Journal found that there was a 41 percent increase in deaths form opioids – both legally and illegally prescribed – in the period between 1999 and 2004.
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Friday, September 17th, 2010
At times in the beginning I wanted to just turn something over all right, most likely their chair, Due to the fear and anger I had when I walked in these doors. I was incapable of comprehending this well repeated suggestion. No one was explaining the process, just sharing as everyone understood what turning it over meant. As in the first step understanding my powerlessness over my addiction, yet again I was faced with relinquishing the control I had fought all my life to hold on too, even to death and back. To make this process even harder the slim faith I had was based in a non Judeo Christian belief which I was afraid would alienate me from those who were my last chance at having a productive life.
Through my sponsor I began to ask, those questions, how do I turn something over?, how do I know I turned something over?, what do I do when I take it back?
As always he smiled, He said the next time something comes up, ask yourself, is there anything I can do now or in the near future that will make the situation better for everyone not just myself? If I do take action am I doing it to make my life more comfortable or to truly make a positive difference in the world? Not that this instantly fixed everything, but it ran inline with my faith which believes for every action there is a positive or negative reaction. If I do have faith in something, and if I realize my powerlessness in any given situation and no positive can come from me in the situation, turning over to my faith or Karma is just leaving the situation alone and believing at least I will not be making it worse. This has begun to lighten my load and allow me to be more productive in the positive change I can effect these days. The more I have stepped aside the more I have been able to witness how spiritual energy will guide and protect me as long as I am willing to Turn It Over
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Friday, September 10th, 2010
Actress and author Jamie Lee Curtis is most proud of her recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
“My recovery is the single greatest accomplishment of my life. And without that, the rest of my life would have fallen apart,” Curtis said.
“Some people get it. Robert Downey Jr. was in prison for a year. And he is not only the greatest movie star in the world, he’s a fantastic representative of someone who can repair the damage of their life. Recovery is an acceptance that your life is in a shambles and you have to change it. I was lucky. I didn’t have to lose anything.”
Curtis became addicted to prescription painkillers at the age of 35. Now 51, Curtis has been sober for more than 10 years.
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