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The integration of alcohol screening, treatment and referral into primary care and other medical settings is not routinely done.

Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford has said he believes singer Steven Tyler is still struggling with a drug problem.

Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction. However, not all people who are drug dependent progress in the same way once they stop taking drugs.

Seventy years ago, Bill Wilson -- the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous -- declared his powerlessness over alcohol in a book by the same name.

The number of deaths among drug users due to trauma such as hanging more than doubled between 1998 and 2005, while the number of deaths due to medical causes such as heart attack increased more than five-fold in the same period, a new study from the Health Research Board finds.

Scientology youth attack drug abuse at 26th annual Glebe Street Fair. 2009-11-18 19:02:35 - Members of the Church of Scientology of Sydney, Australia, who belong to the Drug-Free Ambassadors were out in force Sunday, November 15, distributing thousands of fliers at the 26th annual Glebe Street Fair.

MATForce, the Yavapai County Substance Abuse Coalition, is partnering with local middle schools by providing up-to-date information for families on the risks and effects of substance abuse.

The number of adult Czechs who have drug use experiences is growing, which mainly concerns the use of hemp , according to an annual report on the drug situation in the Czech Republic for last year that the National Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction published today.

IT'S time to show the red card to drinks companies' sponsorship of sporting events, according to Catholic bishops.

A group appointed by Governor Joe Manchin put together the document that includes five key components for an effective substance abuse system for the state.

Steve Ballou, an ex-smoker for more than a decade, started slipping back into his old ways with cigars.

Some Iowans acknowledge they are not waiting for a state board's recommendation whether to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes.

CHENNAI: Concerned over the illegal export of Ketamine from India to South-East Asian countries, the Narcotics Control Bureau is considering prosecution of the drug abuse under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, Director General of NCB O.P.S. Malik has said.

Igor Grant, MD, professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and colleagues have been awarded a $17 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to establish the Translational Methamphetamine AIDS Research Center at UC San Diego.

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: IT / Internet / E-mail ; Compliance ; Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Article Date: 07 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST UCSF HIV researchers have received two NIH grants of $1 million each to study the use of web-based, patient controlled personal health records to improve health and HIV prevention outcomes for ...

Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Also Included In: Anxiety / Stress Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness College athletes who use performance-enhancing substances may be at heightened risk of misusing alcohol and using recreational drugs as well, according to new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology IT / Internet / E-mail Article Date: 12 Nov 2009 Every time a person snorts cocaine, it doesn't just go to his or her head: It also provokes a response in the immune system, creating special biomolecules that may serve as a permanent record of each exposure.

Main Category: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have shown that intermittent access to foods rich in fat and sugar induces changes in the brain which are comparable to those observed in drug dependence.

Gov. Joe Manchin plans to unveil a new strategy to address the problem of substance abuse in West Virginia.

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay : The American Medical Association wants the U.S. government to review marijuana's status as an illegal drug, a move that's considered important by supporters of medical marijuana.