Research and Studies

Alcohol Related Deaths

Increasing Alcohol Prices Decreases Alcohol Related Deaths

Posted by Steps to Recovery on February 10, 2013 Very interesting information regarding alcohol related deaths has become available through a couple of new studies conducted in British Columbia. The information collected indicates that the number of alcohol related deaths increases when more stores selling alcohol are opened…However, by raising the price of alcohol, the number of alcohol related deaths is reduced dramatically, and far more than expected. A new

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Substance Abuse Prevention

Fewer Teens Receiving Substance Abuse Prevention Messages

Posted by Steps to Recovery on February 8, 2013 The most vulnerable people in our culture are now receiving less support around substance abuse prevention. Current government research is indicating that a high percentage of teenagers are experiencing fewer messages about substance abuse prevention from the media and at school. This new report shows that in 2011, just over eight percent fewer teens were exposed to this vital type of

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Hydrocodone Addiction

Hydrocodone Addiction is on the Rise

Posted by Steps to Recovery on February 2, 2013 Senator Schumer is urging the FDA to create new rules around medications that contain hydrocodone. Addiction to drugs that contain hydrocodone is on the rise. Because these types of pharmaceuticals are some of the most highly abused and are very addictive, there have been some suggested new regulations around the drugs. The proposed regulations include: no prescriptions written for more than

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Decriminalization of drugs

Decriminalization of Drugs Decreases Addiction Rates

Posted by Steps to Recovery on January 30, 2013 Instead of treating drug addicts as criminals, what would it look like if we could treat them as human beings with a disease? Instead of spending so much money jailing these people, if we spent the money on education and treatment, we might be surprised with the results. The following article illustrates how the decriminalization of drugs has had positive consequences

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People Say This Cures Heroin Addiction

Posted by Steps to Recovery on January 21, 2013 Several years ago I lived in a small camp in Baja California, Mexico. Quiet, quaint, beautiful, cheap and only about 15 miles from the US border, it was amazing. I’ll never forget that place, the great times I had there, the amazing friends I made there…Or many of the interesting things I learned there. A few houses down from me on

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Vaccinations for Recovery?

By Steps to Recovery on November 11, 2012 Cocaine vaccinations, methamphetamine vaccinations, even a nicotine vaccination. All of this in the name of recovery. It’s a novel idea, but is it time and money spent in vain? Does something like this actually detract from the value of the hard work of recovery? Isn’t there something extremely valuable to be learned from working hard to defeat the urge to use and learning to

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Methamphetamine Vaccine

By Steps to Recovery on November 9, 2012 A recent study by scientists working for The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is showing what some consider promising results in developing a vaccine for Methamphetamine. Tests run on vaccinated rats who were receiving meth show that the animals were largely protected from typical symptoms of meth intoxication. Basically, this vaccine is similar to a vaccine against an illness. It is designed to attach

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