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
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 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 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
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
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 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 ...
February 1st, 2011
The Latest Drug Trend Is…Bath Salts?
These aren’t your grandmother’s bath salts. The most recent–and extremely dangerous–drug trend has poison control centers and government officials on edge. Special chemicals labeled as “bath salts” and parading under such fantastical brand names as “Ivory Snow” and “Vanilla Sky” are ...
January 28th, 2011
Obama on Drug Control, Marijuana
For two years now, President Obama has been answering the questions of The People using YouTube as his platform. One of the most frequent questions asked in each of these conferences was on Obama’s view of the legalization of drugs, specifically marijuana. In the past, Obama has skirted ...
January 25th, 2011
Self Control Leads to Better Health and Easier Life
According to a long term study of 1000 New Zealand children, self control at a young age, as young as 3, will affect the childs chances of drug abuse, STDs, obesity, and even high cholesterol and blood pressure by the time they reach the age of 32. “These adult outcomes were predictable ...
January 21st, 2011
Cocaine Vaccine Succesful on Mice
Could we be near a cocaine vaccine? It seems so according to a study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The researchers have given this vaccine to mice and it has proven to be both safe and long lasting. “Our very dramatic data shows that we can protect mice against the ...
