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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-11

Everything Addiction — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:41:00 +0000

The number of drunk teenagers going to hospital in South Auckland NZ down after a crackdown on under-age binge-drinking in the district. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04

Everything Addiction — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:41:00 +0000

Vince Neil arrested on DUI charge in Las Vegas http://ow.ly/24y2l #
An apparent drug overdose lands Jennifer Capriati in a Florida hospital. http://ow.ly/24y3F #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-27

Everything Addiction — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:41:00 +0000

Eminem opens up about prescription drug addiction, recovery, and sobriety http://ow.ly/224eF #
What are the tell-tale signs that a loved one is addicted to drugs or alcohol. 20 Secret Signs of Addiction http://ow.ly/234hn #

Children Raised in Toxic Meth Homes

Everything Addiction — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +0000

There is a specific process drug manufacturers use to produce methamphetamines. This process often includes items purchased over the counter at the local drug store and a kitchen stove.

With this type of process in place, it is putting lives at stake and many of these individuals are children. According to a recent SMH report, the Australian Crime Commission found 449 “clan labs” from 2008-09. Most of these labs were in homes and involved the use of hazardous and corrosive materials.

The problem with such a set up is not so much that it combines hazardous materials inside homes – even though this is a problem – the bigger problem is that it is putting innocent children at risk. Too many innocent victims are growing up in households that are environmentally toxic.

While there had been a crackdown on pharmacies, data collected for the Commission’s report showed that only 38 of the 449 labs found were extracting pseudoephedrine from products like cold tablets to use in the making of meth. Many labs were relying on chemicals they had imported in for their purposes.

According to the Commission’s report, nearly 84,000 arrests made between 2008-09 were due to illegal drugs. Of all the drugs involved in these arrests, 66 percent were for cannabis use, possession or sale.

Amphetamines, such as ecstasy represented 20 percent of the drugs involved. Heroin accounted for 3 percent and cocaine for 1 percent. The remaining 10 percent of drugs involved were either unknown or unidentified.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-13

Everything Addiction — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:41:00 +0000

RT @recoveryblog: @promisesrehab Promises Treatment Centers Releases Free iPromises Recovery Companion for iPhone http://bit.ly/czcz5e #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-30

Everything Addiction — Sun, 30 May 2010 17:41:00 +0000

NFL establishes partnership with Mothers Against Drunk Driving in campaign to reduce intoxicated driving http://ow.ly/1QJxh #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-09

Everything Addiction — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:41:00 +0000

Michael Douglas talks on Today Show about his son's jail time – talks about addiction in his family http://ow.ly/1GnWC #

Tanning College Students More Likely to Drink and Smoke Marijuana

Everything Addiction — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:00:00 +0000

About one-third of college students who tried indoor tanning facilities were addicted to the artificial rays, and they drank more alcohol and smoked more marijuana than other students, researchers found.

Tom Randall of Bloomberg writes that the compulsive tanners met psychological criteria for addiction gauged by two different measurers, according to the study published today by the medical journal, Archives of Dermatology. About 42 percent of tanning addicts reported using more than one drug in the previous month, twice the rate of casual tanners.

Indoor tanning can cause skin cancer, premature skin aging and eye damage, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The health overhaul signed by President Barack Obama last month will charge customers a 10 percent tax effective in July. But curbing the habits of these undergraduates may prove more difficult than previously thought, researchers wrote in the study.

“Results suggest that treating an underlying mood disorder may be a necessary step in reducing cancer risk among those who frequently tan indoors,” wrote the researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the State University of New York, Albany. “Individuals who use drugs may be more likely to develop dependence on indoor tanning because of a similar addictive process.”

The study evaluated 421 college students in 2006. The students answered surveys designed to evaluate drug addiction. The surveys were modified to measure tanning addiction.

Questions included: “Do you ever feel guilty that you are using tanning beds or booths too much?” and “Do you try other non-tanning-related activities but find you really still like spending time in tanning beds or booths best of all?”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-11

Everything Addiction — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:41:00 +0000

New addiction article: New Jersey DUI Offenders in for a Rude Awakening in 2010 http://bit.ly/bvzKSf #
RT @drinkingproblem: You might have a drinking problem if you pass out in a bar, then wake to find you're locked in http://ow.ly/1uT4M #
New addiction article: Corey Haim: A Victim of Doctor Shopping http://bit.ly/betslI #
Lab employee part of San Fran crime lab scandal will take 5th in DUI trials http://ow.ly/1vOae #
New addiction article: Adolescents with Respiratory Conditions Using Deadly Inhalants to Get High http://bit.ly/bJtWOb #
New addiction article: Driving Under the Influence in Massachusetts http://bit.ly/bc9jPD #
RT @drinkingproblem: You might have a problem if you get a DUI driving to jail to serve a sentence for a previous DUI. http://ow.ly/1wguh #
New addiction article: Parental Liability When a Child Gets in an Accident Driving Your Car http://bit.ly/dd6fID #
RT @PromisesRehab: New study by Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse: strong link between addiction and mental illness. http://ow.ly/1wGZb #
RT @drinkingproblem: Drunk driver hits car of retired judge who once spared him jail time in earlier drunk driving case. http://ow.ly/1wTK8 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-04

Everything Addiction — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:41:00 +0000

Florida at forefront of the debate over prescription drug abuse – the state doesn't monitor prescription drug sales http://ow.ly/1sawS #
Lindsay Lohan continues partying despite urging from friends to return to rehab; police consider 5150 to psych hospital http://ow.ly/1saIl #
Woman buried in apt by DUI driver suing family too – because they knew he had a problem and let him use the car http://ow.ly/1sb0H #
Tipsy Taxi reduces drunk driving arrests in Casper Wyoming http://tinyurl.com/yz9wzxp #
A French Catholic bishop has apologized after a priest turned up drunk to preside over a funeral and then punched a mourner in the face. #
Man gets 11th DUI on way to court, on a bicycle, http://tinyurl.com/yl82nlr #
CO state trooper arrested Monday on suspicion of driving drunk after people called 911 to report State Patrol vehicle weaving erratically #