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Submitted by Michael Mack on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:58amThe grim reality behind the numbers in the state drug report
February 2, 2012
By Joseph Lee
Joseph Lee, M.D., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and medical director for Hazelden's Youth Continuum.
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Submitted by Michael Mack on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:56amDefense Department Expands Drug Testing Program
By Join Together Staff | February 2, 2012
The Defense Department announced this week it is expanding its drug testing program to include hydrocodone and benzodiazepines. The program already tests for codeine and morphine. The new screenings were announced 90 days before they would take effect, giving service members who are addicted to prescription drugs time to seek medical help.
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Submitted by Michael Mack on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 10:45amCan the Brain Be Rebooted to Stop Drug Addiction?
Study traces what happens in the brain to cause addictive behavior, potentially paving the way for new ways to dry out
By Nikhil Swaminathan | April 10, 2008 | Scientific American
Scientists for the first time have identified long-term changes in mice brains that may shed light on why addicts get hooked on drugs—in this case methamphetamines—and have such a tough time kicking the habit. The findings, reported in the journal Neuron, could set the stage for new ways to block cravings—and help addicts dry out.
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Submitted by Michael Mack on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 10:39amParents and Peers Can Help Prevent Heavy Drinking in College Freshmen
By Join Together Staff | February 1, 2012
A program that uses parents and peers to help prevent college freshmen from becoming or staying heavy drinkers has shown promise in a new study by researchers at Penn State.
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Submitted by Michael Mack on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 2:47pmSales of Oxycodone in Florida Dropped 20 Percent in 2011
By Join Together Staff | February 1, 2012
Sales of oxycodone fell 20 percent last year in Florida, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced. Officials said the drop was mainly due to the closure of some of the state’s biggest “pill mills” and the arrest of some of the clinics’ operators and doctors, the Sun-Sentinel reports. Florida pharmacies and doctors sold about 498 million doses of oxycodone in 2011, compared with a record 622 million doses the previous year.
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Submitted by Michael Mack on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 10:52amOccasional “Hard” Drug Use in Middle Age Linked With Increased Risk of Death
By Join Together Staff | January 31, 2012
Adults who continue occasional “hard” drug use into middle age are at increased risk of premature death, a new study suggests. The study looked at the effect of using hard drugs, such as cocaine, opioids and amphetamines, according to Science Daily.
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Submitted by Michael Mack on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 10:49amThe War Over Prescription Painkillers
Radley Balko, Senior Writer and Investigative Reporter, The Huffington Post
Posted: 01/29/2012 11:46 pm
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Submitted by Michael Mack on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 10:13amCounter-Terrorism Lab Helps Identify “Spice”
By Join Together Staff | January 30, 2012
A counter-terrorism lab in Little Rock, Arkansas, is helping law enforcement officials identify the synthetic drug “Spice.” Jeffery H. Moran, Chief of the Counter-Terrorism Laboratory at the Arkansas Department of Health, says Spice is an unknown chemical. “That’s exactly what we would have to deal with in a terrorist attack,” he told the Los Angeles Times.
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Submitted by Michael Mack on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 10:11amDrug Dealers Find Ways to Get Around New Laws Aimed at “Pill Mills”
By Join Together Staff | January 30, 2012
Drug dealers are finding ways to circumvent new laws aimed at closing down “pill mills,” USA Today reports.
Hundreds of people in Florida have tried to open pharmacies after the state banned doctors from dispensing opioids directly from their clinics, forcing patients to go to pharmacies to fill their prescriptions. Others have started operating in Georgia, according to law enforcement officials.
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Submitted by Michael Mack on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:20amTime for Recovery’s Close Up
By Kelly O'Rourke Johns, The Partnership at Drugfree.org | January 27, 2012
Addiction has become a hot topic in media coverage, given the on-again, off-again escapades of celebrity addicts, and the popularity of reality television’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, Sober House, Intervention and Addicted. Apparently, addiction sells, or at least the drama and nail-biting narrative that often accompanies it.