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DARE – Drug Abuse Prevention that doesn’t work
DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is the largest school-based drug abuse prevention program in the United States. 80% of school districts across the country teach the DARE curriculum, reaching an estimated 26 million children (1). Every year, over $1 billion goes into keeping the program running. A billion dollars may be a small price to…
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West Cost Symposium on Addictive Disorders – Addiction education with A3 discount
You already know how much of a supporter of addiction education and training I am. I think that there are thousands of ways to treat any given addict and unless those of us in the addiction treatment profession keep up with information, we’re neglecting our clients and giving them less than a full chance at…
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Does current smoking among health care providers limit their ability to dissuade smoking to the general public?
This post discusses findings from a recent study of current smoking prevalence among eight groups of health care provider in the US and asks the question: does a national reduction in current smoking first require a reduction in current smoking among health care providers?
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Understanding addiction research will require us to argue our corner but be flexible to change corners.
Its great to be a part of A3, I hope you enjoy my first post.
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About Addiction: Your brain, smoking, alcohol and drugs
Some new, different areas of addiction and some old favorites. Read on to learn more! Check out this USA Today story about President Obama’s public health fight and goals of reducing drug usage. He said prevention and education are really what we need. Your Brain and Addiction Science Daily: A genetic variant of a receptor…
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Weeding out your significant other? The effect of marijuana on relationships
contributing co-author: Gacia Tachejian Being young involves quite a bit of exciting change. There’s the end of high-school, the start of college and some measure of independence, and a whole slew of new experiences. A recent study conducted by Judith Brooks at NYU School of Medicine has revealed that one of those experiences, smoking marijuana…
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How can you offer addiction help?
The question that seems to be on everybody’s mind (except perhaps that of the addict), is: SO HOW CAN I HELP ?!?!? – One of the first things you must do if you want to help someone with an addiction is to educate yourself. Obviously, you are already beginning the process by reading blogs like…
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Crystal meth and cocaine, Agassi and Gasquet- The reality of drug use in our society.
After Andre Agassi’s recent confessions in a tell-tale book about his use of crystal meth during his playing days, Richard Gasquet, who recently made it to the Wimbledon semifinals has just tested positive for cocaine. He says he was contaminated with the drug when he kissed a woman who was using it. Right. Unless the…
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Addiction causes – Learned self regulation and its possible benefits for drug use problems
In the first part of this little series on addiction cause and self-regulation I talked about some of the genetic influence on impulsivity that have been shown to also be related to drug use. In this next part, I want to drive home some recent ideas regarding learning related to self-regulation. It’s no secret that…