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Editor’s note: Today the Herald Times Reporter begins a series on drug abuse and addiction in Manitowoc County by introducing readers to “Jennifer,” a young woman who declined from a successful high school student to a methadone addict undergoing treatment at a residential center. Subsequent stories will explore the tortured world of abuse and addiction that exists amid everyday life in our county.
MANITOWOC Parents who point to their teenager’s Read the rest of this entry »
She wanted to stay sober. She wanted to change, her younger sister Danielle Guinn said. She was taking care of business. She was really, really doing well.
Everything changed Nov. 9 when Guinns family learned the 21-year-old Ashley High School graduate had overdosed on a mix of drugs, which included heroin. Emergency medical workers found her at the home of a man Guinn had known years earlier, family members said. Guinn died days later. Read the rest of this entry »
(NAPSI)-Cigarette smoking kills more than 173,000 women in the United
States each year. In addition to the risks both men and women face from
smoking, women are at risk for a unique set of complications, including
certain cancers and problems with fertility and pregnancy.
In addition, a recent study showed that smoking is even more dangerous to
women’s hearts than men’s. In fact, women who smoke have heart attacks nearly
14 years Read the rest of this entry »
(NAPSI)-Cigarette smoking kills more than 173,000 women in the United
States each year. In addition to the risks both men and women face from
smoking, women are at risk for a unique set of complications, including
certain cancers and problems with fertility and pregnancy.
In addition, a recent study showed that smoking is even more dangerous to
women’s hearts than men’s. In fact, women who smoke have heart attacks nearly
14 years Read the rest of this entry »
An all-party committee has been formed by the Ontario legislature to help
develop ways to improve access to mental health and addiction services in the
province.
The Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions – with
representatives from all three parties – will work with consumers/survivors,
providers, experts and other interested parties to determine the mental health
and addiction Read the rest of this entry »
HENDERSONVILLE The Pardee Hospital medical detoxification unit will present Is My Loved One in Trouble with Drugs or Alcohol? at noon Friday at the Pardee Health Education Center.
During the free seminar, medical experts in the field of addictions will discuss the disease process, assist attendees in recognizing the signs and symptoms of addiction and present possible treatment options. The perceptions, misconceptions and myths of addiction Read the rest of this entry »
. In his new memoir, “The End of My Addiction,” Ameisen offers insight into his personal story and puts out a call to action to research the drug he believes ended his alcohol dependency.
Read an excerpt of his book below.
In the depths of a desperate struggle with alcoholism, I found a medicine, baclofen, that both freed me of all craving for alcohol and resolved the underlying disorder, overwhelming anxiety, that made me vulnerable to addiction. Read the rest of this entry »
(OPENPRESS) September 9, 2008 — Novus Medical Detox Facility of Pasco County, Florida (http://www.novusdetox.com) announced its detoxification program is available to seniors (people aged 50 or older) suffering from prescription drug addiction or dependency.
Steven L. Hayes, Director of Novus Medical Detox Center, stated The number of people 50 or older abusing prescription drugs could increase 190 percent over the next two decades, leading to Read the rest of this entry »