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By now, everyone has read about Charlie Sheen's drug abuse. His addiction has landed him out on the sidewalk instead of in his famed leading role on television. It has landed him in jail and on the news for domestic violence. It has cost him more than one marriage and has tested the chords of friendship. His ex-wife Brooke Mueller appears to have followed in her former husband's drug-confused footsteps unti ...

The widespread abuse of prescription painkillers has led to multiple initiatives to monitor and reduce opioid painkiller use in North America. Recently, the Government of Ontario initiated a new program to monitor narcotics prescriptions as a part of Canada's national initiative to reduce painkiller addictions. ...

For many individuals suffering from opioid dependence, the simple and quick solution that many doctors seize upon is to prescribe Suboxone. But is this really the solution? Aren't doctors short-changing their patients by latching onto this prescription drug as a one-size-fits-all panacea? ...

People get vaccinated to prevent diseases such as measles, smallpox and the flu. But could there be a vaccine one day that helps prevent people from continuing a life of drug addiction? ...

On the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks we, as a nation, will certainly pause to remember those who were murdered that day. However, let’s not forget that there are thousands of 9/11 first responders who are still dealing with the fallout. Many of the firefighters, police officers and other emergency personnel who swarmed Ground Zero in the hours, days and months after the attack walked away n ...

There’s exciting news out of Scripps Research that may one day provide a vaccine against heroin addiction. Of course, there’s a long way to go from the animal test results to human testing, clinical trials and FDA approval, but there is hope. ...

Harm reduction is a controversial strategy designed to minimize the negative consequences of drug abuse. The underlying philosophy of harm reduction is that drug abuse is an inevitable part of our world and that there are certain ways to use drugs that are safer than others. ...

For years state governments have been treating heroin addicts with Methadone, a drug that uses the same receptors in our brains that heroin would use and has some of the same effects (without the same level of euphoria), thus eliminating painful heroin withdrawal symptoms. Because Methadone blocks the “high” of any heroin ingested while Methadone is present, it effectively eliminates a user ...

Dr. Thomas Kosten has spent nearly 20 years on a major breakthrough to help addicts with their drug dependence. Kosten is a professor at Baylor in the College of Medicine and has several vaccines in the workings with the intent to be therapeutic in treatment for drug addicts or those who've suffered from drug abuse. ...

The elderly are an underserved population when it comes to substance abuse awareness and treatment, according to a recent report from England's Royal College of Psychiatry. A team of substance abuse specialists from the College say that older adults bring together a unique blend of factors which place them at greater risk in situations of substance misuse. ...