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Program to Improve Opioid Dependance Treatment
Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals has launched Here to Help, an unique patient support program designed to improve outcomes for people in opioid dependence treatment with SUBOXONE (buprenorphine HCl/naloxone HCl dihydrate [2 mg/0.5 mg and 8 mg/2 mg]) C-III Sublingual Tablets. By focusing on coaching and education of patients and caregivers, Here to Help is designed to assist patients in overcoming the barriers that often prevent them from being successful in treatment for prescription opioid painkiller or heroin dependence.
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Substance Abuse Increases Violence in Schizophrenics?
The increased risk of persons with schizophrenia committing violent crime may be largely mediated by co-existing substance abuse problems, according to a study in the May 20 issue of JAMA.

Many studies have reported on the association between major mental disorder and violence, including some that specifically have examined the relationship with schizophrenia. "These reports typically find that schizophrenia is related to a 4- to 6-fold increased risk of violent behavior, which has led to the view that schizophrenia and other major mental disorders are preventable causes of violence and violent crime," the authors write. They add that considerable uncertainty exists as to what is the cause of this elevated risk. Some studies have indicated that substance abuse may play a role.

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What is Recovery?

An essay on the subject of “What is Recovery” raises, for me, the question of what is Addiction. Since everyone of us has an idea, our own idea, of what Addiction is, we'll also have our own answer to “What is Recovery?”

Since we don’t have agreement in our field on what Addiction is, I doubt that we can come up with an easy agreement on what recovery is. I could just tell you my definition of both but my goal is not for us to have a debate over which we can come to a resolution. My goal is that we all look at ourselves and how we got to this question. It may be, that after examining ourselves, we may choose to change the question we ask.

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June 2009 Vol. 10, No. 3
June 2009 Vol. 10, No. 3
Understanding and Addressing Prescription Drug Abuse Among Adolescents

Imagine the teenager who walks into his parent’s bathroom looking for ibuprofen (e.g., Advil) for a headache. As he’s scanning the shelves, he sees a pill bottle labeled “hydrocodone” (or Vicodin). Something seems familiar about this—oh yea

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Treating Depression and Addiction in Young Adults

John has been a resident at Sober College three times in the past three years for addiction treatment. Prior to that, he was a client of five other facilities, including a long-term therapeutic boarding school. John has been on depression medication

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Addictive Disease in Adolescence - a 40-Year Addiction Perspective

My career in Addiction Medicine began more than 40 years ago when I founded the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic during the “Summer of Love” following my training at the University of California at San Francisco. As “Young Doctor Smith,” I

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From the Editor June 2009 From the Editor June 2009

Dear Readers,

By now, most of you are aware that the addiction field lost one of its great pioneers with the passing of Father Joseph C. Martin on March 9. Although it h

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Coping With the Challenges of Uncertain Times Coping With the Challenges of Uncertain Times

Everyone has their horror stories concerning the current economic downturn, which many experts claim is the worst financial disaster since the great depression of the 193

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Team-Focused Approach

In the last 20 years, the addiction profession in California has responded to many issues: creating service systems for an ever-growing need; increasing treatment capacit

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A Father’s Story A Father’s Story

My story with chemical dependence is every parent’s worst nightmare. In October 2005, my son Brent died of an adverse reaction—a deadly combination of ecstasy and alc

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Personal Responsibility Through Mentoring

Significant growth at Cousino High School in Warren, Mich., has triggered the need for school professionals to generate new and innovative programs to meet the needs of s

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Witnesses to Hope to the World

Addiction is no respecter of language, culture or geography. Does it matter where you are if you are confused and sick, and tired of being sick and tired? Does it matter

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Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction

“When my child was born, it was impossible to imagine that he would suffer in the ways that Nic has suffered. Parents want only good things for their children. I was a

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