Addiction Recovery and Climbing Out of the “Crab Bucket” Addiction RecoveryBy The Right StepFebruary 12, 2015Bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert recently shared this story that poignantly highlights the dynamics that recovering addicts face on an ongoing basis:
Math, English Scores Fall When Teens Smoke Pot, Cigarettes Teen Drug Addiction, UncategorizedBy The Right StepFebruary 8, 2015Early use of marijuana or cigarettes can significantly harm teenagers’ results on English and mathematics exams, a new study finds.
Synthetic Marijuana Destroying Teens’ Lives Teen Drug AddictionBy The Right StepFebruary 6, 2015Synthetic marijuana isn’t a new drug, but it’s one that law enforcement agencies, policy makers and advocates have been fighting with limited success. The products turned up over a decade ago as legal items labeled as “not for human consumption.”
FDA Approves Abuse-Resistant Opioid Pain Pill Alcohol and Drug NewsBy The Right StepJanuary 31, 2015An abuse-resistant opioid pain medication called Hysingla ER has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat people for whom other remedies have proven ineffective.
Highly Promising Drugs to Battle Addiction Await Human Trials Alcohol and Drug NewsBy The Right StepJanuary 28, 2015Several crusading addiction researchers hope to cure addiction by stamping out the cravings attached to triggers or by using vaccines to destroy drugs in the body. The new drugs are promising, but mostly untested in humans. They have the potential to help millions of people.
Sex Assault in College Triples Risk of Future Attack Alcohol and Drug NewsBy The Right StepJanuary 25, 2015Past sexual assaults make women on college campuses significantly more likely to suffer a future assault, according to new findings from the University of Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
Cocaine-Using Mothers’ ‘Harshness’ Leads to Aggression, Defiance in Children AdolescentsBy The Right StepJanuary 23, 2015We know that prenatal exposure to cocaine puts a growing fetus at risk for serious health complications, but now a new study from the University at Buffalo finds that a drug-using mother’s conduct, particularly harshness toward her child at age 2, predicts problem behaviors in kindergarten, such as fighting, aggression and defiance.
Teen Cigarette Smoking Declines, But Tobacco Use Remains High, CDC Reports TeensBy The Right StepJanuary 16, 2015Overall tobacco use among high school students remains high, with one in five currently using tobacco and nearly half reporting they have ever used a tobacco product, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports in its latest data on teen smoking.
Job Authority Linked to Depression in Women DepressionBy The Right StepJanuary 14, 2015Women who achieve job authority over others are at an increased risk for depression, a new study finds.
NIH Funds Research on Harnessing Social Media to Fight Substance Abuse Addiction RecoveryBy The Right StepJanuary 9, 2015The relationship between social media and addiction is a complicated one. There is growing evidence that the use of social media such as Facebook and Twitter can itself be addictive. Research has also found that teenagers are more likely to drink or smoke if they see pictures of their Facebook friends engaging in substance use.
