Potential new drug for cocaine addiction and overdose Chemists are reporting development of what they term the most powerful substance ever discovered for eliminating cocaine from the body, an advance that could lead to the world’s first effective medicine for fighting overdoses and addictions of the illicit drug. Their findings are scheduled for the Sept. 24 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, a weekly publication.

A woman sharing with humor her experience with dual disorders / dual diagnosis, or being a mentally ill chemical abuser. She compares taking medication to Step 3 of the 12 Steps because, just like in Step 3, we have no idea what surrender to a Higher Power is going to do [...]

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“Millions of American today receive health care for mental or substance-use problems and illnesses. These conditions are the leading cause of combined disability and death of women and the second highest of men
“Improving the Quality of Health Care for Mental and Substance-Use Conditions,” Institute of Medicine Report.
Studies are [...]

To determine the relationship between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and the development SUD in patients with and without ADHD. These are the main goals of the European collaborative initiative that was launched today. In the coming years 14 addiction treatment centers in 10 EU countries will include over 6.000 patients with SUD.

In the first large-scale study of home medication consumption, sociologists at the University of California, San Diego discovered an increase of over 3,000 percent in domestic medication errors involving alcohol and/or street drugs that resulted in a death.
The study examines nearly 50 million U.S. and has found that allowing patients to monitor their own meds can [...]