Every 30 years in addiction treatment we experience these gigantic steps forward. … And the ten stages may well be it.

Every 30 years in addiction treatment we experience these gigantic steps forward. … And the ten stages may well be it.

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Every 30 years or so we experience these gigantic steps forward. … And the ten stages may well be it. ...

The Ten Stages acknowledges that We are all unique perfect children within carrying a full range of unique gifts to offer.

The Ten Stages acknowledges that We are all unique perfect children within carrying a full range of unique gifts to offer.

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The Ten Stages acknowledges that We are all unique perfect children within carrying a full range of unique gifts to offer. And what makes us unique is our constructed journey in adulthood, for no two people have traveled the same path; no two people have experienced the exact same obstacles or advantages. No two people have traveled in...

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich says reading an interview in which Noel talked about quitting drugs is what made him give up taking cocaine.

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich says reading an interview in which Noel talked about quitting drugs is what made him give up taking cocaine.

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Ulrich says in the interview with the mrror that he was using cocaine up to around ten years ago but, when reading about Gallagher's own experiences with the drug, decided he wanted to stop."I loved the social elements of cocaine. I loved the danger of it," he said. "Then, about 10 years ago, I read an interview with Noel Gallagher, in...

Spanish police have arrested a Colombian drug boss dubbed ‘The Mouse’, the alleged leader of a major cocaine smuggling gang accused of 400 killings

Spanish police have arrested a Colombian drug boss dubbed ‘The Mouse’, the alleged leader of a major cocaine smuggling gang accused of 400 killings

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Spanish police have arrested a Colombian drug boss dubbed ‘The Mouse’, the alleged leader of a major cocaine smuggling gang accused of 400 killings, officials said on Saturday. Officers arrested the 40-year-old, whose real name is reportedly Hernan Alonso Villa, in the eastern seaside city of Alicante on Friday, according to a police statement. He is considered ‘the top...

Scientists Have Discovered Why Marijuana Makes You Paranoid

Scientists Have Discovered Why Marijuana Makes You Paranoid

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Your weed-induced paranoia is a real thing.A new study has found that weed can make actually you paranoid, confirming the findings of investigations dating back to the 1930s, as well as anyone who has ever smoked weed and then ridden the subway. However, researchers found that it's not the weed that directly causes panic, but rather that it makes...

Can Alcohol Kill You?—Let’s Count the Ways

Can Alcohol Kill You?—Let’s Count the Ways

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According to the World Health organisation, alcohol kills more than 3 million people worldwide each year, which translates to one person every 10 seconds. That’s more than the amount of people lost to AIDS, tuberculosis, and violence. The statistic includes alcohol-related driving fatalities, violence, and health issues arising from excessive alcohol consumption. Because alcohol is legal in most countries, and...

Prostitute Injected Google Exec With Heroin, Left Him to Die on Yacht

Prostitute Injected Google Exec With Heroin, Left Him to Die on Yacht

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More than seven months after a Silicon Valley executive was found dead on his yacht of an apparent overdose, police said they have uncovered new video evidence that reveals he may have been murdered. Alix Tichelman, 26, who police describe as a high-end call girl, is believed to be the woman in the video injecting Forrest Hayes, 51, with...

We could wipe memories of drug addicts, says top Cambridge neuroscientist

We could wipe memories of drug addicts, says top Cambridge neuroscientist

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Substance abusers could have their memories of drug addiction wiped in a bid to stop them using illegal narcotics, an award-winning neuroscientist has said. According to new research by Cambridge University’s Professor Barry Everitt: disrupting the memory pathways of drug users could weaken powerful “compel” cravings, reduce “drug seeking behaviour” and open a new field of addiction therapy. Professor...

If you can't beat them, lead them! British diplomat advocates legalizing heroin

If you can't beat them, lead them! British diplomat advocates legalizing heroin

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The former British ambassador to Afghanistan has said the war on drugs has essentially been lost, and appealed to take the illegal trade out of the shadow and put it under strict governmental control “to limit the demand.” Sir William Patey, a British career diplomat and former UK ambassador to Iraq, Sudan, Saudi Arabia and finally to Afghanistan, has...

Understand the inherently peaceful presence of Awareness the art of Living in the NOW

Understand the inherently peaceful presence of Awareness the art of Living in the NOW

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Understand the inherently peaceful presence of Awareness the art of Living in the NOW, and see that this peace is not dependent upon the condition of the mind, body or world, just as a screen is not dependent on the quality of the words or images that appear on it....

The addicted brain is distinctly different from the nonaddicted brain, as manifested by changes in brain metabolic activity, receptor availability, gene expression, and responsiveness to environmental cues

The addicted brain is distinctly different from the nonaddicted brain, as manifested by changes in brain metabolic activity, receptor availability, gene expression, and responsiveness to environmental cues

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There are many biological factors that are involved with the addicted brain. "The addicted brain is distinctly different from the nonaddicted brain, as manifested by changes in brain metabolic activity, receptor availability, gene expression, and responsiveness to environmental cues" (2) In the brain, there are many changes that take place when drugs enter a person's blood stream. The pathway in the...

Bill Wilson is on record for having found a solution in 1960 for treating anxiety and depression using vitamin B-3 therapy and worked tirelessly for eleven years begging for its inclusion into A.A. recovery circles.

Bill Wilson is on record for having found a solution in 1960 for treating anxiety and depression using vitamin B-3 therapy and worked tirelessly for eleven years begging for its inclusion into A.A. recovery circles.

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The Serotonin Support Group (SSG)Is a mutual support group for people who suffer from low Serotonin levels,  wishing to participate in a support group that uses as one method a vitamin supplement as a method of replacement or addition to a diet to help the sufferer.The historical basis of this form of nutritional treatment was discovered and researched by...

The results strongly suggest that the mechanism of depression after alcohol drinking may be related to serotonin.

The results strongly suggest that the mechanism of depression after alcohol drinking may be related to serotonin.

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We examined tryptophan and serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) levels in the blood after consumption of alcohol. Forty-five minutes after drinking, whole blood serotonin concentration was significantly reduced, whereas no changes were observed in tryptophan level. The diurnal rhythm of 5-HT in subjects who the day before had drunk alcohol was quite different from the control group, but very similar to that...

The important thing with serotonin, is to keep it at steady levels.

The important thing with serotonin, is to keep it at steady levels.

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The important thing with serotonin, is to keep it at steady levels. The medicines that raise the level of serotonin in the brain do so by slowing the reabsorbtion of serotonin. The alcohol increases the availible serotonin for a bit and then it drops off quickly, leaving the depressed person feeling worse, and they tend to not take the...

After being on the run for 15 years, an accused cocaine dealer who used to live in Henrico is in custody.

After being on the run for 15 years, an accused cocaine dealer who used to live in Henrico is in custody.

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 Nickolas Spanos has multiple indictments from the late 1980's and 1990's accusing him of distributing the drug. Investigators say Spanos was found in the Philippines.Prosecutors tell us they are trying to extradite him back to the United States. ...

After being on the run for 15 years, an accused cocaine dealer who used to live in Henrico is in custody.

After being on the run for 15 years, an accused cocaine dealer who used to live in Henrico is in custody.

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Nickolas Spanos has multiple indictments from the late 1980's and 1990's accusing him of distributing the drug. Investigators say Spanos was found in the Philippines.Prosecutors tell us they are trying to extradite him back to the United States. ...

Whether it is a coping mechanism in the face of homophobia or just hectic partying is not clear, but new figures suggest that gay people are seven times more likely to take illegal drugs than the general population

Whether it is a coping mechanism in the face of homophobia or just hectic partying is not clear, but new figures suggest that gay people are seven times more likely to take illegal drugs than the general population

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Whether it is a coping mechanism in the face of homophobia or just hectic partying is not clear, but new figures suggest that gay people are seven times more likely to take illegal drugs than the general population, with one in five of those surveyed showing signs of dependency on drugs or alcohol. More than a third of gay,...

long range cartel subs are apparently going all the way from Ecuador to Europe

long range cartel subs are apparently going all the way from Ecuador to Europe

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 long range subs are apparently going all the way from Ecuador to Europe, bypassing the Mexican cartels (who have been fighting each other, in a big way, for the last five years).Particularly worrisome are these larger subs headed for Europe. Little is known about these, expect that they exist. These subs would be more at risk of being lost...

Symptoms of alcohol abuse, not dependence, may better reflect family risk for alcohol use disorders.

Symptoms of alcohol abuse, not dependence, may better reflect family risk for alcohol use disorders.

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Individuals with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) vary widely in their age of onset of use, patterns of drinking, and symptom profiles. AUDs are often 'divided' into two categories: alcohol abuse (AA) and alcohol dependence (AD), with AA perceived as a milder syndrome that might develop into AD over time. A recent study of the clinical features of AUDs, with...

Reduced BMD often co-occurs with alcoholism.

Reduced BMD often co-occurs with alcoholism.

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Osteoporosis, or reduced bone mineral density (BMD), is defined by an absolute decrease in total bone mass, caused mostly by an imbalance between osteoclastic bone resorption and osteoblastic bone formation. Reduced BMD often co-occurs with alcoholism. A study of the passage of bone formation and resorption in abstinent alcoholics has found that eight weeks of abstinence may be enough...

Mr. Nice Guy became the biggest fake pot manufacturer in the US.

Mr. Nice Guy became the biggest fake pot manufacturer in the US.

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There’s an excellent article on the highs and increasing lows of the synthetic marijuana ‘legal high’ industry in the Broward Palm Beach New Times.The piece is an in-depth account of how a legal high company called Mr. Nice Guy became the biggest fake pot manufacturer in the US.It describes in detail how the business created and sold the product – only to...

DREAM WARRIOR CHRONICLES : I had taken on the disease concept of Alcholics Anonymous and made my first attempts at the steps.

DREAM WARRIOR CHRONICLES : I had taken on the disease concept of Alcholics Anonymous and made my first attempts at the steps.

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Middlesbrough Bills  kindness and friendship amazed me.This was a time of uncertainty and was my first tentative steps without alcohol. This was a strange different world that I didn’t fit into. My whole life had been built up around alcohol every minute of every day.The description of myself would always have drink associated to it.My business was alcohol consumption in all...

experts believe we can actually become "addicted" to stress.

experts believe we can actually become "addicted" to stress.

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Stress can be physical,And then there’s the kind that’s in our heads — that OMG I’m so overwhelmed right now feeling. While psychological stress has some definite downsides (chronic freak-outs may increase our risk for cancer and other diseases), take a moment to exhale. In moderate amounts, stress can boost our focus, energy, and even our powers of intuition.Still, in some cases, stress does more than light a...

For those red wine drinkers who’ve been feeling morally superior about all the health benefits of the relaxing glass or two sipped during dinner, there’s some bad news on the horizon.

For those red wine drinkers who’ve been feeling morally superior about all the health benefits of the relaxing glass or two sipped during dinner, there’s some bad news on the horizon.

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 Turns out, those glasses of wine would be a lot healthier if they were non-alcoholic, a new study shows.  Spanish researchers led by Gemma Chiva-Blanch of the University of Barcelona found that non-alcoholic red wine reduced blood pressure in men at high risk for heart disease better than standard red wine or gin, according to the study published in...

pornography addiction, phone sex, or online affairs or the more overt behaviors like exhibitionism, prostitutes, strip clubs or massage parlors

pornography addiction, phone sex, or online affairs or the more overt behaviors like exhibitionism, prostitutes, strip clubs or massage parlors

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pornography addiction, phone  sex, or online affairs or the more overt behaviors like exhibitionism, prostitutes, strip clubs or massage parlors, there is no way you are going to see yourself as “enabling” such behavior.You are probably going to feel justifiably shocked and victimized. There is no way you would want to  make it easier for the addict to act out...

Dream Warriors Testament the sensational serialised Addiction Journal

Dream Warriors Testament the sensational serialised Addiction Journal

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Dream Warriors Testament:PART 1 ROCK BOTTOM Dream Warriors testament, Arriving at a time in my life after thirty years of not drinking to leave an honest account of what it was like, my experience the good and the bad, the addictions of which alcohol was but one, the spiritual experiences and the formation of my personal program.The founding of Narcotics Anonymous in Spain.The trails and tribulations...

Like alcohol and drug addiction, Internet obsession is also real.

Like alcohol and drug addiction, Internet obsession is also real.

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Like alcohol and drug addiction, Internet obsession is also real. It does affect poorly the lives of internet addicts and their families by becoming the reason for divorce, job loss, declining productivity at work, failure in school, and, in extreme cases, criminal behavior. Reached at the level of epidemic in the United States, this problem continues to grow as...

A recent study suggests that cannabis use causes lower IQ in under 18s. It also lowers acknowledgement of alternative explanations

A recent study suggests that cannabis use causes lower IQ in under 18s. It also lowers acknowledgement of alternative explanations

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Cannabis reduces IQ (and appreciation of context)Just because those who smoked cannabis as teenagers had lower IQs as adults doesn't mean cannabis causes lower IQs. Photograph: RexI tried cannabis once. I've never been keen on smoking or illicit drug use, but I was at a party and a bit drunk at the time, my inhibitions were lowered. Someone offered...

US court blocks graphic cigarette warnings

US court blocks graphic cigarette warnings

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The US government cannot force tobacco firms to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages, an appeals court in Washington has ruled.It said the government's plan undermined free speech in America.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had wanted to put nine pictures of dead and diseased smokers to convey the dangers of cigarettes.But tobacco firms had argued that...

Researchers completing a new study on alcohol consumption have discovered that college-age students who binge drink are happier than those who don't.

Researchers completing a new study on alcohol consumption have discovered that college-age students who binge drink are happier than those who don't.

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 Those who engaged in binge drinking tend to belong to so-called high-status groups: wealthy, white, male and active in fraternity life. And those who did not belong to the high-status groups could achieve similar levels of social acceptance through the act of binge drinking. In fact, the study results suggest that students engaged in the heavy drinking practice to...