Drug Addiction
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- Injection Drug Users Have Higher Rate of Drug Dependence than Non-Injectors
A new study shows that drug users who inject their drugs are in greater need of treatment for abuse of these substances than those users who do not inject. The study was conducted by researchers at RTI, an International Research institute.
- Scientists to Map Ozzy Osbourne’s Genetic Code to Find Out How He Survived Decades of Substance Abuse
Perhaps what is most baffling about the ever-surprising "Prince of Darkness" is his inexplicable ability to have withstood so many years of intense substance abuse. Scientists at the Massachusetts-based genomics research company Knome plan to examine Ozzy Osbourne’s genetic code to find out how he survived everything he put his body and mind through over the years.
- UN Says Developing Countries Could Face Drug Addiction Disaster
Developing countries could face a "health disaster" if wealthy countries fail to control drugs, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime warned on Monday.
- Michael Douglas’ Son Denied Bail in Drug Case
Michael Douglas’ troubled son Cameron was denied bail and a chance for outpatient addiction treatment Thursday as he awaits sentencing in a federal drug-dealing case.
- Berkeley Woman Overcomes Major Obstacles, Now Graduating from Yale
Homeless people, drug dealers, prostitutes, and mounds of junk filled Lily Dorman-Colby’s south Berkeley home before she was separated from her brothers and placed in foster care. Doug Oakley of the Oakland Tribune writes that although living with her drug-addicted, bipolar mother seemed like freedom at the time—no bed times, homework, or general supervision—Dorman-Colby knew something was wrong.
- Judge Praises Former Royal Harpist for Drug Rehab Progress
The Prince of Wales’s former harpist, who handled stolen goods while battling a drug addiction, has been praised by a judge for her progress on a rehabilitation order.
- Catholic Church Offers Clean Needles to Drug Addicts
Bishop Howard Hubbard of Albany, N.Y., has long been interested in helping drug addicts. In the late 1960s, as a young priest, he founded the first drug rehabilitation center in upstate New York. But his approval of his diocese’s Catholic Charities’ plan to start handing out free syringes to intravenous drug users has some Catholics wondering if his decision respects Catholic moral teaching, writes Carlos Briceno of the National Catholic Register.
- Anthony Hargrove’s Journey from Rock Bottom to the Super Bowl
Before he was a defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints, Anthony Hargrove was a drug addict who was exiled by the NFL for the entire 2008 season after repeat violations of the league’s drug policy. But after being treated in drug rehabilitation and being reinstated by commissioner Roger Goodell, Hargrove sent a video to a number of NFL teams explaining his story and how he had corrected his life. The Saints accepted him into their fold, and they haven’t been sorry.
- Chinese Authorities Order Better Care for Detained Drug Addicts
Chinese authorities have ordered better care for detained drug users after a report by a leading human rights organization accused government-run facilities of using detainees for forced labor and denying them appropriate medical care.
- Natalie Cole’s Career Soars Despite Past Drug Addiction
The life of Natalie Cole, daughter of superstar Nat “King” Cole, has certainly seen some ups and downs. The nine-time Grammy winner began singing at age 6, when she appeared on her father’s famous Christmas album. She eventually rose to fame in 1975—10 years after her father died of lung cancer—with her album “Inseparable,” which earned her a pair of Grammy Awards. But amidst her success, she was battling drug addiction and numerous health problems.