Recent Addiction Articles page 9

New York Times - Everybody here smokes who can afford it,” said Eddie Johnson, 54, who broke a heroin addiction during a recent jail stay and is now training to be a drug counselor. Mr. Johnson said he smoked 10 to 20 cigarettes a day. Scientists have not found ...

USA Today - You can look at testing as a way to catch an early addiction, but as a deterrent, which this study was looking at, we didn't find any evidence that testing was a deterrent." Worse, was this part of the study that found, "At the final assessment, DAT ...

Times Online - About 5 years ago, i was in the middle of battling drug addiction and when I was at my lowest , I remember his music filling me with peace and hope. Only in this cruel world could someone so positive lose his life to such negativity. Tears are shed ...

Los Angeles Times - For years she had battled an addiction to pain pills, a habit she claimed had taken root in the aftermath of a car wreck. Teardrop tattoos ran down her right cheek. The Tripps had been married 16 years. It was the second time around for both of them ...

Detroit Free Press - CONSCIENCE CLEAR, SINGING GOSPEL: Gospel singer Kirk Franklin says he has recovered from a pornography addiction October 20, 2007 BY RON OROZCO MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS FRESNO, Calif. -- Kirk Franklin seemed happy and content in October 2001 when he ...

Los Angeles Times - Of course, a lot of people would call that addiction. And given that Internet porn addiction is now an "epidemic" (no doubt rapidly headed for its own DSM listing), it's possible we've built up a collective tolerance that prevents us from getting ...

Los Angeles Times - Today, social workers are encouraged to keep children at home by helping parents deal with problems believed to underlie abuse, including drug addiction, unemployment and mental illness. At the same time, the county has doubled the number of ...

News.com.au - Brownlow Medallist and former captain Ben Cousins has fallen to a drug addiction. Yesterday, a drug charge laid after Cousins' arrest this week was withdrawn, but the Eagles were adamant there is no way he will play for the club again. Recently ...

MSNBC - NEW YORK - R&B singer Mario has been dealing with drug addiction most of his life — not his own addiction, but his mother’s. The Grammy-nominated singer, best known for his 2005 No. 1 hit “Let Me Love You,” invites viewers to take an intimate ...

USA Today - The underlying philosophy is, 'We accept drug addiction,' " Madras said. "This is a form of giving up." Sixty-five similar facilities exist in 27 cities in eight countries, but no other U.S. cities have considered creating one, according to Hilary ...