On the Cutting Edge of Addiction Treatment: The Global Addiction Conference
On the Cutting Edge of Addiction Treatment: The Global Addiction Conference I have spent the past week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the Global Addiction Conference. There were presentations over several days on all sorts of topics, from country reports on incarceration of addicts and drug use statistics to research studies on co-occurring mental […]
Alzheimer’s May Be Linked to Benzodiazepine Use
Alzheimer’s May Be Linked to Benzodiazepine Use A study by French and Canadian scientists has found evidence that people who take benzodiazepines have a significantly higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease currently affects about 36 million people worldwide and this number is expected to double every 20 years, reaching 115 million by 2015. The […]
Be Aware of Mixing Some Common Prescriptions
Be Aware of Mixing Some Common Prescriptions When more than one medical condition is treated at the same time, the medication taken for one condition can sometimes make another one worse. This is true of both prescription and over-the-counter medications. Though anyone can inappropriately mix medications, the elderly are most at risk. About three out […]
The Truth About Over The Counter Medication Abuse
The Truth About Over The Counter Medication Abuse The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has recently begun an educational campaign for young people, to teach them about the myths associated with many common prescription drugs and over-the-counter (OTC) medications. The truth is most teens and young adults do not know as much as they […]
A Tragedy Puts ADHD Medications in the Spotlight
A Tragedy Puts ADHD Medications in the Spotlight On Monday morning, the number one most emailed article on the The New York Times website was the sad story of how a young man’s addiction to prescription drugs drove him to suicide at the age of twenty-four. With this excellent piece of journalism by Alan Schwarz, […]