Addiction Industry News & Blogs

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David Cameron hints at minimum alcohol price | Society | The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk | Feb 14, 2012
PM determined to deal with 'one of the scandals of our society', As figures show alcohol abuse is costing the NHS £2.7bn a year

Addicted! Scientists show how internet dependency alters the human brain - Science - News - The
www.independent.co.uk | Jan 12, 2012
Independent Science News - Breaking science news, bringing you latest technological advancements as they happen. If there is science in the news, you will find all details here. Internet addiction has for the first time been linked with changes in the brain similar to those seen in people addicted

Once-homeless Miami man earns master’s degree - Good News - TODAY.com
today.msnbc.msn.com | Dec 14, 2011
After several arrests, drug addiction and homelessness, 50-year-old Aaron Alvin Sr. got a standing ovation at Tuesday night’s graduation ceremony at Florida International University in Miami.

Action for Happiness and meditation - Mad World
www.communitycare.co.uk | Nov 12, 2011
Action for Happiness and meditation user-pic By Simeon Brody, community editor, on September 22, 2011 4:49 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks There was an interesting piece in the Guardian earlier this week about a reporter who spent a week trying to integrate into their lives some of the tips for

Warning for South Lanarkshire council boss who hid addict's drugs - The Daily Record
www.dailyrecord.co.uk | Oct 30, 2011
EXCLUSIVE: A SOCIAL work boss has kept her job despite admitting secretly hiding an addict's heroin for three days.

MegaMeeting.com Helps Take Addiction Therapy to the Web
www.prweb.com | Sep 15, 2011
Recently the Institute for Research and Treatment of Addictive Disorders has implemented a new type of therapy using web-based video conferencing through MegaMeeting.com

Second Chances: The University's new Collegiate Recovery Program helps students with addictions
www.michigandaily.com | Sep 13, 2011
A young woman, newly sober and in recovery, is ready for her new beginning as a graduate student in the University's School of Social Work. After she signed up for a student organization and got her first e-mail from the school, she read the subject line. Her heart dropped. It was an invitation to

News: Students in Recovery - Inside Higher Ed
www.insidehighered.com | Jul 13, 2011
Increasing numbers of colleges create centers for those dealing with serious addictions and classwork at the same time.

Baby dies after Manchester social services miss 17 chances to save him | Mail Online
www.dailymail.co.uk | Feb 3, 2011
Alex Sutherland, aged 13 months, had been dead for at least three days when he was discovered in Wythenshawe, Manchester, according to a harrowing report published yesterday. Alex Sutherland, aged 13 months, had been dead for at least three days when he was discovered in Wythenshawe, Manchester,

Mentors keep positive to promote recovery | The Daily Texan
www.dailytexanonline.com | Jan 18, 2011
Editor’s Note: This is the last installation in a three-part series about students involved in UT’s Center for Students in Recovery — their paths to addiction and how they achieved sobriety. Tucked away in the basement of the School of Social Work, dozens of students, alumni and community members