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Saint Jude Retreats, an alternative program to alcohol or drug rehab reviews a recent episode of the show "My Strange Addiction" and how the series impacts viewers. New York (PRWEB) March 20, 2013 Saint Jude Retreats reviews a recent episode of the show, "My Strange Addiction" a documentary series about people's individual strange addiction to eating extreme objects or compulsive behaviors that could potentially create harm to them or even result in death. On this...
Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Each fall, legions of freshman descend upon the campuses of our nation’s colleges and universities. The first real taste of freedom too many is often at the bottom of a beer bottle. With stories and studies on underage binge drinking spattering the news sites, a new study conducted by several Penn State scientists aimed to zero in on the long-term effects that drinking at this important stage might have on the neurological...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study suggests talking to your kids about drinking in college before they start their higher education might be very beneficial. Penn State scientists, writing in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, say they found parents who talked to their teenage college students about drinking saw their kids were more likely to abstain from consuming alcohol or to drink only minimally. "Over 90 percent of teens try alcohol...
CHICAGO, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment, the largest provider of substance abuse treatment in Illinois, recently welcomed Patricia Ryding, Psy.D., as the Executive Director for its Lake Villa substance abuse treatment center. With more than 30 years of experience in the fields of mental health and drug addiction treatment, Dr. Ryding comes to Gateway Foundation from CRC Health Group's Sierra Tucson where she was previously the...
-- Clinical Entry Planned for Second Half of 2013 -- SEATTLE, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ: OMER) today announced that it has elucidated the mechanism of action of its phosphodiesterase 7 (PDE7) inhibitors in the neural network shown to be responsible for addiction in humans. Omeros believes that it is the first to discover the link between PDE7 and any addiction or compulsive disorder, and the Company is establishing a broad intellectual property...
MALIBU, Calif., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Social Security Ruling (SSR) 13-2p, which becomes effective on March 22, 2013, provides new explanations "concerning how it considers whether 'drug addiction and alcoholism' (DAA) is material to its determination of disability in disability claims and continuing disability reviews." This ruling replaces several previous rulings on the matter. The question for those who determine disability benefits is whether or not a disability would...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Young men who are returning from military service are approximately three times more likely to have committed a violent crime than their civilian counterparts, a team of UK researchers reported on Friday. The study, which was funded by the UK Ministry of Defence and published in the medical journal The Lancet, found that the overall rate of criminal activity amongst soldiers was actually lower than people of comparative ages in...
The book, RADICAL RECOVERY: Twelve Recovery Myths - The Addiction Survivor's Guide To The Twelve Steps has just been published by Balboa Press. It presents a refreshing view of A.A.'s Twevle Steps and sheds light on why, according the the HBO documentary REHAB, 93% of the 2 million Americans seeking treatment each year end up relapsing. Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) March 17, 2013 The book, RADICAL RECOVERY: Twelve Recovery Myths - The Addiction Survivor's Guide To The Twelve Steps...
Freedom Treatment Center is a drug and alcohol recovery facility in Southern Michigan that offers individualized treatment programs to help overcome addiction and enter a successful life of recovery. The center started a new therapeutic training routines course that helps restore the life skills often lost in the cycle of addiction. Albion, MI (PRWEB) March 16, 2013 Detoxification from substances may be the initial step in an effective recovery program, but Freedom Treatment Center knows...
Online Insurance Marketplace (http://www.onlineinsurancemarketplace.com), announces ways on how to be careful with your alcohol consumption on one of their blogs! (PRWEB) March 16, 2013 Online Insurance Marketplace has released a blog suggesting people should be careful with their alcohol consumption! The online blog explains that most experts recommend a limit of three to four units of alcohol per day for people over 60 years old. Researches show that as people age they absorb alcohol...
