Drug And Alcohol World Blog (Page 1)

1. I am in Phila, Pennsylvania, how will I find an alcohol treatment center?

   July 29, 2010, 6:00 am

   After so many years of being an alcoholic, my dad finally decided to stop. But he doesn't know where to start. He is asking help from all of us, members of the family. We suggested to him to enter an alcohol treatment center. He agreed, but he wants us to visit him as often as possible. So, we decided to bring him to the place where we can easily drop by and say hello.

3. OUTRAGE: 5 DWIs, Hardly Any Jail Time For L.I. Man

   July 28, 2010, 5:09 am

   There is outrage and allegations that a driver with five drunk-driving arrests is getting preferential treatment. The Long Island man has spent just two days behind bars. And some wonder if the fact that a family member was a judge has something to do with it. The man has somehow managed to avoid substantial jail through five alcohol-related driving convictions. The president of Long Island's ...

4. Dear Lipgloss Episode #1: Should I tell an old friend how i feel?

   July 27, 2010, 8:45 am

6. Teen trapped in SUV hours after accident

   July 26, 2010, 10:01 am

   A teen crashes her car and ends up trapped inside for nearly 8 hours.

7. Finding The Right Substance Misuse Help

   July 25, 2010, 5:25 am

   Unfortunately, substance misuse is a sad fact of life that millions upon millions of people around the globe are forced to contend with every day. Not only does abuse affect the person misusing the harmful substance, but the fallout is greatly felt by family and friends. Lives can be destroyed in the blink of an eye, and if you or someone you know is misusing drugs in any way, its only a matter of time before stability and wellness become things of the past....(read more)

8. information about studying course in intervention?

   July 22, 2010, 10:02 am

   i am an addictions worker wanting information about intervention, for people with alcohol and other drug addictions, i would like to know if there is any online courses one could do pertaining to this. i am a recovering alcoholic/addict myself, in recovery now for multiple years and want to learn how i could go about being invlved in this, i haveworked in recovery houses and wrote programs and worked with many substance abusers, i do much as much service work as i possibly can in the recovery community speaking at schools and colleges and the detox at our local hospital here in chilliwack b,c, canada, i want to be inlvolved learning about intervention so i can someday be able to maybe participate in this myself. i am extremely dedicated to helping people who want to help themselves, as it was a life saver for me, it truly saved my life,anyone please, if you have any ideas for me i would be extremely grateful. thanks,

9. Drug addiction and recovery stories?

   July 21, 2010, 6:18 am

   I'm doing a research paper on drug addiction and I'd like some real life stories to add some real detail. If you have any stories of yourself or someone who was close to you who was an addict I'd like to know. If you were/are an addict, what was/is it like? And if you know someone who was close to you who was/is an addict, what was like from your point of view? How did you first become addicted? Why did you try drugs/alcohol? What made you try them? What made you realize you needed to quit? How bad did your addiction get? What was it like watching your loved one hurt themselves?

10. New Laws Effective January 1, 2010

    July 20, 2010, 12:59 am

    The following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.

11. Would price increase stop binge drinking?

    July 19, 2010, 2:20 am

    I think price incease will have no effect in tackling binge drinking in this country. UK charges the highest price for a packet of cigarette in the whole world, but it doesn't stop or deter smokers. Until UK government learn to educate citizens and refrain from attaching social reform legislations with financial revenue, things won't change, but get even worse. Binge drinking leads to criminal act, but we call it as "anti-social behaviour" without realising that there is a wide gap between an antisocial behaviour and criminal behaviour. It is an antisocial behaviour when you knowingly drop a liter or piss in the street. But it is a criminal behaviour when you have drank too much alcohol and went to cause disturbance in the community, stamping on cars and gathering in groups to cause harrassment in the community. I ask this government, how would extra 60p on a pint of beer solve the problem of binge drinking? What youths need is education not financial penalty.

12. Brain Tumor (Glioblastoma) Rehab Treatment with GEMM

    July 16, 2010, 10:52 pm