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
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 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 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 21st, 2011
Seattle Times Calls for the Legalization of Marijuana in WA
The Seattle Times has called for the legalization of marijuana in the latest Sunday Paper. They site Washington States early adoption of modern marijuana laws, calling each one a “leap of faith” and claiming that each time it was worked saying, “In 1998, Washington was one of ...
February 21st, 2011
The Last Chance Texaco – Interview
Chris has struggled with Crystal Meth since his 20’s, but I can’t tell his story as well as he can, so i suggest you read it here now he is four years sober. He runs the blog The Last Chance Texaco where he details his daily struggle, and speaks on just about all topics related […]
February 21st, 2011
More Kids than Ever Get Alcohol from Mom and Dad
Where do children get alcohol? According to a new study, many children ages 12 to 14 get alcohol from their own parents. In fact, the study, by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA), shows that 709,000 12 to 14 year olds are drinking. Says SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S ...
February 21st, 2011
Drinking Diaries – An Interview
Drinking Diaries – From Celebration to Revelation is a forum where women can come together to share experiences involving alcohol in an open, inviting and fun atmosphere. Run by Caren Osten Gerszberg and Leah Odze Epstein, both writers who are currently working on a book together, the ...
February 8th, 2011
LEAP Speaker on Prohibition
More and more we hear people declaring that “the war on drugs has failed” and that we need to devise a new system or policy. One such voice is that of the organization LEAP, or Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. We contacted LEAP to further understand the mentality behind this viewpoint, ...
February 1st, 2011
Janet Napolitano on Cartels and the Drug War
Janet Napolitano, the Homeland Security Secretary, addressed the University of Texas on Monday, where she had a message for the Mexican Drug Cartels, “Don’t even think about bringing your violence and tactics across this border. You will be met by an overwhelming response. And we’re ...
January 31st, 2011
Second Chance for Pot Legalization in California
In California, the drive to legalize marijuana holds strong after the defeat of Proposition 19 (which lost 54% to 46%). Recently, a conference was held in order to brainstorm for a new draft of the bill for the Novemeber 2012 ballot. The propenents of the bill are trying to bring in as many ...
January 31st, 2011
Dr. Mintz on E Cigarettes
Previously we interviewed Brad Rodu (which you can find here). However, e cigarettes are relatively new, and thus opinions from the medical community on them vary. Because of this, we tracked down Dr. Mathew Mintz, an expert on repertory disorders, and asked him about his opinion on the ...
