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Alcohol Abuse and Dementia
Reviewed by: gbaumbach As the baby boom generation ages, medical experts estimate there’ll be as many as 16 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s by the year 2050. Presently, some 5.5 million people in the U.S. have the disease. And to make matters worse, there’s no known cure. Now medical experts
Yale Researcher Collaborating with Aware Recovery Care on Alcoholism Study
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Aware Recovery Care and the In-Home Addiction Treatment Institute announce a collaboration with Dr. Frank Buono, Ph.D. (Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine) to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial to evaluate the usage and initial acceptability of the Soberlink device. The project is planned
Opioid Deaths Declined in 2018. Is the Battle Over?
Reviewed by: gbaumbach According to the Trust for America’s Health and the Well Being Trust, data from 2018, the most recent dataset available, shows that opioid overdose deaths declined. The same data shows that deaths involving alcohol, synthetic opioids, suicide, and other drugs rose. According to the researchers, over 150,000
Could There Be a Link Between Antibiotic Use and Addiction?
Reviewed by: gbaumbach It is a well-known fact that antibiotic overuse is leading to a sharp rise in the number of antibiotic resistance organisms – often referred to as super-bugs. Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine recently investigated another possible problem associated with antibiotic use. In particular,
Aware Recovery Care of Florida Ranked One of Best in Delray Beach
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Aware Recovery Care of Florida is pleased to announce that we have been named one of the best addiction rehabilitation programs in Delray Beach, Florida by HELP.org HELP.org “exists to help individuals and families make safer and smarter choices. From finding an addiction center that is best,
Has the Extent of the Opioid Crisis Been Under-Reported?
Reviewed by: gbaumbach What do we know about the extent of the opioid addiction crisis in America? The CDC estimates that as many as 10.3 million Americans aged 12 and older misused opioids in 2018 alone. Tens of thousands died from an overdose that year. Here’s more from the CDC:
Alcohol’s Frightful Impacts
Reviewed by: gbaumbach The opioid crisis in America is real. Of that, there is no doubt. Also real is the much larger problem of alcohol abuse disorder – often referred to as alcoholism. Health experts at the CDC and elsewhere estimate that over 15 million people in America are addicted
The Opioid Addiction Crisis…How We Got There
Reviewed by: gbaumbach According to the Washington Post, “newly disclosed federal drug data shows that more than 100 billion doses of oxycodone and hydrocodone were shipped nationwide from 2006 through 2014 — 24 billion more doses of the highly addictive pain pills than previously known to the public. Nope –
Death Rate from Alcohol Abuse Skyrockets for Women
Reviewed by: gbaumbach The problem of alcohol abuse has been with humankind since its narcotic effects were first discovered over 9,000 years ago. And for much of history, it was a problem that afflicted men far more than women. And while that is still true, things in America are changing.
Money Spent on Beer Ads Linked to Underage Drinking
Reviewed by: gbaumbach New research from Iowa State University should come as no surprise. Beer company advertising influences adolescent attitudes and behavior. The Iowa State study was led by Professor Douglas Gentile and colleagues. The researchers found that beer companies “use cognitive and affective strategies — humor, animation, funny voices,
Fentanyl’s Deadly Rise and Deadly Toll
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid pain medication that is the most widely used synthetic opioid in medicine. It’s 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. It was initially developed for surgical cases and for end of life care. As a street drug, it’s now killing more
Do Men and Women Respond Differently to Alcohol?
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Alcohol abuse has been with humankind for centuries and sadly remains one of the greatest challenges to human health and wellbeing. According to the latest statistics from the U.S. National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 26.9 percent of people ages 18 or older reported having engaged