MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 5000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction' source. Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:41:47 +0100 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/everything-youve-wanted-to-know-about-drug-addiction-2008-jul-05.html Tibor A. Palatinus is a trained Narconon Drug Prevention Specialist, Drug Interventionist and Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor. Today, he consults drug users and parents and friends of drug users on how to save an addict's life by getting those in need to the Narconon Drug Rehabilitation program. Since 2001 he has been the Executive Director of Narconon Vancouver Society, in Vancouver, BC. read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1582271 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:10:25 +0100 1582271 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/marijuana-and-other-drugs-cause-brain-damage-linked-to-mental-illness-2008-jul-04.html Study strengthens marijuana brain damage case A new Australian study says long-term, heavy cannabis use causes brain damage that is equivalent to mild-traumatic brain injury or premature aging. The research is published today in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry. The study also found that all users are at risk, and the more you smoke, the more your brain shrinks. Doctors have known for years there is nothing "soft" about the drug cannabis. Professor Jon Currie is the director of addiction medicine at St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne. read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1582272 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:40:04 +0100 1582272 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/marijuana-linked-to-schizophrenia-retardation-affects-memory-attention-speech-thinking-2008-apr-15.html Smoking marijuana can cause a person to acquire brain damage to the point of retardation... The facts of whether or not marijuana causes cancer is hotly debated by doctors today. read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1373883 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:12:31 +0100 1373883 http://www.encognitive.com/files/Case Studies--Orthomolecular Approach to Drug Addiction.pdf We have developed a non-toxic, detoxification procedure where we can take the addicts off heroin or methadone with no withdrawal symptoms. The addicts have no desire to return to the drug and if they do take a 'fix', it is like injecting plain water, the detoxification is so complete and rapid...Methadone is far worse on the body, from a metabolic point of view, than is heroin...It is unconscionable to me to put a person on methadone maintenance with no way to get them off." --Dr. Archie Kalokerinos A.M.M., M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.A.P.M. read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1222448 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:10:42 +0100 1222448 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/the-orthomolecular-treatment-of-drug-addiction-2008-feb-07.html by Archie Kalokerinos A.M.M., M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.A.P.M., Glen Dettman A.M.M., BA, Ph.D., F.A.P.M. Introduction read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1215521 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:36:40 +0100 1215521 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/what-drugs-alcohol-and-addictive-behaviors-do-to-the-brain-2008-feb-01.html Brain Chemistry. The changes brought on by psychoactive drugs and addictive behaviors cause temporary and permanent changes in various parts of the brain that can be viewed. For many years, Dr. Daniel Amen, M.D., has studied these changes in brain function at his clinic in Fairfield, California, using SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography) scans of the brain. read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1195023 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:16:08 +0100 1195023 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/links/readytoquit-com-2007-oct-26.html ReadytoQuit.com understands and acknowledges the nature of addiction as a treatable disease, with its own set of discernible symptoms and therapies. Here you can find up-to-date news, comprehensive information, and treatment options for addictiion. (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=982743 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:58:03 +0100 982743 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/links/the-antipsychiatry-coalition-2007-jul-20.html The Antipsychiatry Coalition is a nonprofit volunteer group consisting of people who feel we have been harmed by psychiatry - and of our supporters. read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=745648 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:28:38 +0100 745648 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/we-control-addiction-2007-jun-18.html Stanton Peele, Ph.D., J.D., is a pioneering voice in the field of addiction. read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=730784 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:21:40 +0100 730784 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/links/the-stanton-peele-addiction-website-2007-jun-17.html Stanton Peele is a psychologist who has changed the addiction field. He has pioneered, among other things, the idea that addiction occurs with a range of experiences, and the “harm reduction” approach to addiction. (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=730785 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 11:04:57 +0100 730785 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/complete-social-plan-critical-in-war-on-crystal-meth-2006-feb-02.html 'Complete social plan' critical in war on crystal meth Efforts by groups like the fledgling Crystal Meth Victoria Society are laudable but amount to just a drop in the bucket of what is needed, says street minister Al Tysick. "We need a complete social plan and that is an expensive plan," a frustrated Tysick told a three-month update meeting of the meth society's (Greater Victoria) School District 61 task force. "We have been happy as front-line providers to get crumbs off same the table. I want to mention a great crumb, the sobering centre that we worked so hard to get is a piece of the puzzle. "Another piece of the puzzle is a possible safe injection site. But we're not talking as a community together about a complete social plan that would solve some of the underlying issues. That's an expensive plan and all levels of government and the community would have to come together for that," Tysick told a roomful of community leaders. read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=730786 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 07:00:00 +0100 730786 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/no-ones-safe-from-impacts-of-meth-addiction-2006-jan-25.html Parents in sleepy South Delta are wrong to think their children couldn't fall victim to grip of destructive drug The Delta police department recently held two community meth forums, one in North Delta and the other in South Delta. It was exciting to be part of the planning committee for such a worthwhile project and I think the forums went off without a hitch. The venues were packed, the speakers were dynamic and informative and the feedback we received was very positive. I also really enjoyed the presentations and took away with me the following: Methamphetamine can have an impact on my life, no matter who I am, where I live, what I do to earn a paycheque and whether or not I use it myself. Here's how it can invade the "average" person's life: Meth addiction can affect any person or any family at any time. I, like a lot of you, had the misconception that meth was a drug of choice for criminals and those that live in the skids of downtown Vancouver simply because it's relatively cheap, easy to obtain and the high is said to last a long time. I also thought it was being used by the occasional rebellious teen at a rave or all-night party. read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=730787 Wed, 25 Jan 2006 07:00:00 +0100 730787 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/the-meth-methamphetamine-myth-2005-sep-24.html Hooked on hysteria, the media are big on anecdote and short on science in dealing with the latest 'most dangerous drug' Whatever happened to crack? The demon drug of yesteryear was all the rage little more than a decade ago, with newspaper headlines daily warning of its ravages: Yuppies were losing their jobs, their businesses and sometimes their lives to the insidious rock, "crack moms" preferred smoking coke to suckling their "crack babies," and we were all just one hit away from being chained for life to the seductive stone. Little of that was true, but it sure made for sensational stories. To answer my own question: Nothing happened to crack -- it's still around, but you won't hear about it because it's so '90s - - old news, which isn't news at all. Besides, the media's insatiable craving for ever better -- that is, worse -- drugs has gotten the best -- that is, the worst -- of us, and we've finally found a drug worthy of taking crack's crown as The Worst Drug in the History of the Universe. Strangely enough, it's a drug that existed all along: Amphetamine (speed), or more precisely, methamphetamine. read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=730788 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 06:00:00 +0100 730788 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/meth-addiction-crystal-methamphetamine-2005-sep-18.html  Meth memories horrify: Former addict lived fast until she crashed Dressed in a strappy white top snug against her tall, supermodel- thin frame, Lisa turned heads as she made her customary and glamourous post-midnight entrance into one of Calgary's after-hours dance clubs. At least she thinks they did -- she was on crystal meth at the time. "I thought I was living the life because I always had guys on both arms," said the 18-year-old. Fuelled by free doses of meth, Lisa could stay awake from Friday night until Sunday afternoon, enjoying a non-stop weekend of dancing. read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=730789 Sun, 18 Sep 2005 06:00:00 +0100 730789 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/cocaine-addiction-and-treatment-2005-sep-17.html Memory may draw addicts back to cocaine Nostalgia may be a recovering drug addict's worst enemy. A memory center of the brain acts as an ignition switch for relapse into cocaine addiction, scientists suggest in the May 11 SCIENCE. The researchers electrically stimulated the hippocampus in the brains of formerly drug-addicted rats. The treatment reignited powerful cravings for cocaine. "It is the first time anyone has ever been able to stimulate relapse by [electrically] stimulating a brain circuit," says coauthor Eliot L. Gardner of the National Institute on Drug Abuse in Baltimore. read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=730790 Sat, 17 Sep 2005 06:00:00 +0100 730790 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/pot-weed-ganja-marijuana-addiction-2005-sep-09.html Marijuana use leads to other drugs It's not uncommon for marijuana use to lead to other drugs This column is written by Dr. Robert Peterson with the help of staff at the Poison Centre at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. These questions are based on calls received at the poison centre QUESTION: I'm unhappy with the response you gave on the question of marijuana addiction. My son became addicted to marijuana and went on to use other drugs. ANSWER: The concept of ''addiction'' is not easy to write about in a few paragraphs. Your concern about the marijuana discussion is legitimate, so let me try to clarify just the issue of marijuana addiction. The active substance is marijuana, THC, is not a chemical to which the body forms a strong physical dependency such as the case with a narcotic like heroin. The small amounts of THC in the dried marijuana leaf also reduce the likelihood of a physical dependency developing. read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=730791 Fri, 09 Sep 2005 06:00:00 +0100 730791 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/narcotics-anonymous-2005-sep-03.html Narcotics Anonymous bases its 'treatment' on Hugs Not Drugs They meet every Monday night at the Credit Valley Hospital but in this place of healing, the only medicine they need is each other. They are the Mississauga "fellowship" of Narcotics Anonymous. Formed in July, 1986, the group of four or five regulars has mushroomed to a weekly attendance of more than 30. "This group has grown by leaps and bounds. We've been averaging three newcomers a week in the past two months," group member Mike says. "Newcomers are the most important to us, because we can only keep what we have by giving it away." read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=730792 Sat, 03 Sep 2005 06:00:00 +0100 730792 http://www.encognitive.com/drug-addiction/drug-abuse-2005-sep-02.html Awareness kit helps parents fight drug abuse Tragic memories brought tears to Pat Tyrell's eyes this week as she watched local school board officials unveil their latest drug-prevention strategy -- an awareness kit for parents. ''There was nothing like this when my son got involved in drugs,'' she said softly during a break in the presentation. ''There were no support groups, nothing available in the schools, and very little from the police. We were totally alone, and we had no idea what to do.'' read more (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Drug Addiction blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=730793 Fri, 02 Sep 2005 06:00:00 +0100 730793