Recognizing Alcohol & Drug Addiction : Finding Community Support for Addicts

Recognizing Alcohol & Drug Addiction : Finding Community Support for Addicts – Learn about community support foraddiction in this free home health video. Expert: rivrsurvivor Bio: John DePalma, born and raised in, Queens, NY, has been a recovering alcohol and drug addict for over 17 years. Falling off the wagon, after five years, John learned a no nonsense approach to dealing w

Mum slams minister over Swedish MP's drug death

Filed under: drug addiction newspaper

The mother of late Swedish MP William Petzäll, who died last week after a long battle with drug addiction, blasted what she saw as government foot-dragging on efforts to better Sweden's drug addiction treatment policies. 'Sweden views drugs like the …
Read more on The Local.se

Alcohol, drugs present in over fifty percent of fatal car accidents: study

Filed under: drug addiction newspaper

Their results appeared in the journal Addiction. "More than half of fatally injured drivers in the United States had been using alcohol or other drugs and approximately 20 per cent had been using (two or more) drugs," wrote Joanne Brady of Columbia …
Read more on Vancouver Sun

The changing face of American addictions

Filed under: drug addiction newspaper

A study released by The Partnership at Drugfree.org in March showed that 10 percent of American adults, ages 18 and over, consider themselves in recovery from drug or alcohol abuse. The organization's president, Steve Pasierb, described the findings as …
Read more on San Jose Mercury News