The Growing Problem of Substance Abuse in Older People AlcoholismBy The Ranch TNJuly 2, 2015It’s no longer just teens you need to worry about overdrinking or abusing drugs. Turns out your parents or even grandparents are increasingly binge drinkers and pain pill abusers, and the problem is tackled in a new book, Substance Use and Older People.
New CDC Study: “Vaping” Triples Among Adolescents Articles>Addiction ResearchBy The Ranch TNJuly 2, 2015When news hit that middle and high school student use of electronic cigarettes has tripled, alarm bells rang. After all, the numbers had doubled the previous year, and further sign of e-cigarettes steaming into the mainstream was that the Oxford Dictionaries 2014 word of the year was “vape” — the term for an e-cigarette.
Surge in Hospitalizations Linked to Fake Pot in New York Articles>Drug Addiction, Helpful ArticlesBy The Ranch TNJuly 2, 2015New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued a warning after more than 160 people in just nine days have been sent to emergency departments for adverse reactions to synthetic marijuana. The story highlights the dangers of the synthetic drugs, often known as “K2” or “spice,” which have been the subject of much scrutiny in recent… Details
Changes in Brain Thickness, Size Help Explain Sex Addiction in Parkinson’s Patients Articles>Sex AddictionBy The Ranch TNJuly 1, 2015Physical changes in normal brain thickness and normal brain volume may help explain why some people with Parkinson’s disease develop symptoms of sex addiction, according to new findings from a team of Italian and American researchers.
President Obama Considers Lifting Federal Ban on Marijuana Articles>Addiction ResearchBy The Ranch TNJuly 1, 2015President Barack Obama recently announced in an interview that he would consider changing federal laws banning marijuana if enough states voted to legalize the drug. Twenty-three states have laws on the books allowing for medical marijuana, while Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Washington D.C. have fully legalized recreational marijuana. Currently these states are in violation… Details
Rural Residents Less Likely to Get Life-Saving Overdose Drug Naloxone Articles>Addiction ResearchBy The Ranch TNJuly 1, 2015Many more people could be saved from heroin and prescription opioid deaths if more frontline rescuers were trained to use the overdose reversal drug naloxone, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced.
Bulimia and Anorexia Alter Women’s Decision-Making Processes Articles>Eating DisordersBy The Ranch TNJune 29, 2015Several mood-related factors contribute to altered decision-making processes in women affected by the eating disorders bulimia and anorexia, according to new findings from a team of Japanese researchers.
Sex Addiction: The Power of the Bargain Articles>Sex AddictionBy The Ranch TNJune 25, 2015A young woman who appears to have it all, prestige, money and beauty, seeks out sex to cope with feelings of powerlessness.
Research May Open New Doors to Gambling Addiction Treatment Articles>Mental HealthBy The Ranch TNJune 25, 2015Scientific studies notwithstanding, approaches to addiction treatment will always have a strong pragmatic aspect. In other words, counselors and rehabilitation professionals will always choose to go with methods they know actually work based on their past years of experience.
Gambling Addicts Beset With Alcohol, Drug, Mental Health Problems Articles>Mental HealthBy The Ranch TNJune 23, 2015Often overlooked in the pantheon of addictions, gambling dependency can destroy hopes, dreams and lives as thoroughly, quickly and efficiently as any other type of addiction. But as potent as it is when acting alone, gambling addiction is even more destructive when accompanied by other addictions and disorders—which it almost always is.
