March 25th, 2011
Drugs and Their Effects – Tobacco
Tobacco The major active chemical in tobacco is Nicotine. Consumed usually through smoking cigarettes, but also (in order of popularity) as cigars, smokeless tobacco such as chew, and more recently snuz, and finally smoked as pipe tobacco.
March 24th, 2011
United States and Russia promises better communication in Future Afghan Drug Raids
The United States has claimed today that it would attempt better communication with its partners during heroin raids in Afghanistan. For two years the U.S. has joined a co-operative effort with Russia to clamp down on heroin production in the country, which produces roughly 90 percent of the ...
March 22nd, 2011
Obama to visit Central America to provide support, encouragement in Drug War
As we have noted many times on AllTreatment, The Mexican Drug War is not only devastating Mexico and Central American countries, but it is at a virtual standstill. President Barack Obama is currently planning to visit El Salvador later this week to give a talk on poverty and security, in order ...
March 22nd, 2011
Drugs and Their Effects
Welcome to our new series “Drugs and Their Effects” where each post we will cover a drug, including its effects, health concerns, and other interesting facts.
March 22nd, 2011
West Coast Preparing for Japan Radiation Scare
With the unfortunate tsunami incident in Japan, Americans are beginning to raise their concerns for radiation levels. The destruction of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has caused numerous Americans to call for a monitoring of the food and drugs imported from Japan in order to test ...
March 22nd, 2011
Georgia Meth Labs, Smaller, More Numerous
In 2008 and 2009, Georgia maintained a fairly steady Meth lab bust rate, with busts at 152 and 165 respectively. Then 2010 rolled around the corner and a new type of meth lab was formed. Meth labs traditionally take up lots of space and require a large amount of materials for ...
March 21st, 2011
UPDATE: WA one step closer to pot legalization
As reported by the Seattle Times, “The marijuana legalization bill, House Bill 1550, may be stopped for this session of the Legislature. But this issue has been moving as never before, and it needs to keep moving.” The Seattle Times has weighed in favor of the anti prohibition bill ...
March 14th, 2011
Top 10 Drug and Addiction Related Sites
Welcome to AllTreatment’s Top 10 addiction and drug blogs of 2010! We’ve been scouring the web, looking for frequently updated web sites and blogs with the most information, with the best stories, with the greatest help toward bringing you one step closer to recovery. Rather than ...
March 11th, 2011
Fentanyl: The New Heroin
It’s 100 times more potent than morphine, 10 times more expensive than heroin, and many professionals in the addiction recovery industry haven’t even heard of it. Fentanyl is quietly making itself known in the drug world — hit by hit, and addiction by addiction. Hospitals and other ...
March 9th, 2011
Genetic Binge Drinking: Alcohol Cravings Come From Chemical in the Brain
The burning desire to consume alcohol doesn’t simply come from nowhere. Scientists have isolated the brain chemical that causes alcohol cravings, potentially closing the confusion surrounding whether or not alcoholism is a familial disease. The culprit? A protein called TLR4. TLR4 expression ...
March 7th, 2011
Little screening for high risk users of opioids
How much should a physician care about their patients risk of addiction when prescribing opiod drugs? These drugs, all involving potential for not only of overdose, but of addiction and abuse, are inadequate monitored, according to a study at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva ...
March 3rd, 2011
Newspaper and Government Official to Feud Over Marijuana Legalization?
Recent pro-marijuana legalization articles in the Seattle Times are drawing both praise and controversy from readers, says an article in today’s issue of The Stranger. These editorial articles come as a surprise to readers as the Seattle Times has been known to publish very anti-legalization ...
March 1st, 2011
Soda pop consumption closely related to high blood pressure, hypertention
According to a study published in “Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association”, the more sugary drinks consumed by adults, such as soda’s, the greater your chances of having higher blood pressure. The study found that each beverage, wherein sugar was added, drank ...
February 28th, 2011
Interview with the Recovery Rabbi
Rabbi Yisrael Pinson runs the web site Jewish Recovery, as well his personal blog Recovery Rabbi. Using these tools, as well as the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House, located in West Bloomfield, MI, he reaches out to the recovering Jewish community, where he is “dedicated to helping Jewish ...
February 28th, 2011
High School Group – "You’ll be just fine…"
According to an article from the Helena IR, High school students in Helena, Montana want to make sure their peers are aware that not everyone smokes pot. In fact, if you don’t do drug, you might fit in more than you think. The student run group Mentoring Teens Against Drugs at Helena High ...
February 22nd, 2011
Interview with C-P of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Help
We interviewed C-P, creator of the addiction help site Alcoholism-and-Drug-Addiction-Help.com. His website provides information, advice, and resources for alcoholics and drug addicts–as well as their families and friends–to educate themselves and find help. AllTreatment: How did ...
