Stages of Addiction | An Epidemic of Addiction

Links shared publicly online about this topic.

  • 592
    total visits

Stages of Addiction | An Epidemic of Addiction

blogs.psychcentral.com

Addicts go through a predictable sequence as desperation builds.

View full resource at blogs.psychcentral.com

Tags: Addiction

  • Share

Most Recently Shared on May 1, 2011 at 11:53 pm By:

Also Shared By:

Kathy Cunningham Kathy Cunningham

About One Baby Born Each Hour Addicted to Opiate Drugs in U.S.

newswise.com — “More mothers using drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin, giving birth to babies in drug withdrawal, results of study published in JAMA.View full resource at newswise.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on May 8, 2012 at 5:15 pm By:

BabyShrink Dr. Heather Doctor, Psychologist, and PsyD

OxyContin and related opiate drugs are abused at epidemic rates. Impacts on baby skyrocketing, says @UMich http://t.co/li1pgGad #parenting

4 weeks ago...

Australia's Biota to take over drug maker Nabi - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian flu drug maker Biota Holdings has agreed to take over U.S. firm Nabi Biopharmaceuticals to create a $258 million group and move to the United States, where investors value biotech research more highly than in Australia. Nabi effectively put itself up for sale after its shares crashed last July as its experimental vaccine against nicotine addiction failed to meet its main target in late stage trials. ...View full resource at news.yahoo.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on April 23, 2012 at 10:10 am By:

Flu_Wisdom OrganizedWisdom Flu OW Health

Australia's Biota to take over drug maker Nabi: MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian flu drug maker Biota Holdings h... http://t.co/a4WLywjL

1 month ago...

Viewpoints: An 'easy' SCOTUS case?; Is painkiller addiction really an epidemic?

news-medical.net — “Nothing in the Supreme Court arguments in the health care case last week, or in the subsequent commentary, has changed my opinion that this is an easy case. It's the court that made it look hard (Linda Greenhouse, 4/4).View full resource at news-medical.net

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on April 7, 2012 at 9:38 am By:

Medicare_News News-Medical.Net Health News

Medicare News: Viewpoints: An 'easy' SCOTUS case?; Is painkiller addiction really an epidemic?: Nothing in the S... http://t.co/SKuqf2k2

2 months ago...

Soaring Painkiller Sales Fuel Fears Of Addiction : NPR

npr.org — “Federal figures show dramatic rises between 2000 and 2010 in the distribution of oxycodone, the key ingredient in OxyContin and Percocet, and hydrocodone, the key ingredient in Vicodin. Experts say the push to relieve patients' suffering is spawning an epidemic.View full resource at npr.org

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on April 6, 2012 at 1:53 pm By:

AP Enterprise: Sales of addictive painkillers exploding in previously unaffected areas - The Washington Post

washingtonpost.com — “NEW YORK — Sales of the nation’s two most popular prescription painkillers have exploded in new parts of the country, an Associated Press analysis shows, worrying experts who say the push to relieve patients’ suffering is spawning an addiction epidemic.View full resource at washingtonpost.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on April 5, 2012 at 7:15 pm By:

PhysiciansPract Physicians Practice Medical Journal

Sales of 2 most popular #prescription #painkillers have exploded in new parts of the country. Where? (@washingtonpost) http://t.co/QSuo5H0a

2 months ago...

Brené Brown: Listening to shame | Video on TED.com

ted.com — “TED Talks Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word.View full resource at ted.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on March 24, 2012 at 9:33 pm By:

CarolynRossMD Carolyn Coker Ross CAM, Integrative Physician, Physician, and Doctor

Shame and addictions. Important to hear about. Brené Brown: Listening to shame http://t.co/whOyDiZt #TED

2 months ago...

Inconvenient Truths | An Epidemic of Addiction

blogs.psychcentral.com — “Chronic pain deserves treatment-- doesn't it?!View full resource at blogs.psychcentral.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on March 20, 2012 at 11:22 pm By:

Inconvenient Truths | An Epidemic of Addiction

blogs.psychcentral.com — “Chronic pain deserves treatment-- doesn't it?!View full resource at blogs.psychcentral.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on March 20, 2012 at 11:13 pm By:

Prescription Drug Abuse and Addiction Epidemic | Debunking Addiction

healthyplace.com — “Prescription drug abuse and addiction is a nationwide epidemic. It affects people from all walks of life, all ages, races, ages, backgrounds, socioeconomicView full resource at healthyplace.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on March 19, 2012 at 5:55 pm By:

healthyplace HealthyPlace Health Site

Prescription Drug Abuse and #Addiction Epidemic. New Debunking Addiction blog. http://t.co/mXhQ8N8l #mentalillness #xanax #painkillers

2 months ago...

Surgeon General’s Report Calls Youth Smoking an ‘Epidemic’

cancer.org — “Every day, more than 3,800 children in the United States smoke their first cigarette, according to a new report from the US Surgeon General, putting themselves at risk for addiction and diseases.View full resource at cancer.org

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on March 14, 2012 at 11:35 pm By:

OxyContin marketing blamed for addiction epidemic - Health - CBC News

cbc.ca — “Powerful but misleading marketing that for years pushed the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin has left tens of thousands of Canadians with the twin burdens of chronic pain and severe withdrawal, critics tell the CBC's Fifth Estate.View full resource at cbc.ca

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on March 13, 2012 at 10:50 pm By:

AgencyNurse_RN RN-Trauma-Neuro-ICU Nurse

OxyContin was taken off the Canadian market this month. To replace the drug, Purdue Pharma, the company that... http://t.co/mkRnFL6u

3 months ago...

Adolescence and Addiction | Psychology Today

psychologytoday.com — “Last stage adolescents may be at higher risk of addiction By Carl E. Pickhardt, Ph.D....View full resource at psychologytoday.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on March 12, 2012 at 8:56 pm By:

PsychToday Psychology Today Health Magazine

Is there such as a thing as an "addictive personality"? http://t.co/G7QVQsMa

3 months ago...

Surgeon general declares youth smoking an "epidemic"

health.yahoo.net — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smoking among America's youth has reached epidemic proportions, starting them on the path to a lifetime of addiction, the U.S. surgeon general's office said in its first report on youth smoking since 1994. Among U.S.View full resource at health.yahoo.net

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on March 8, 2012 at 5:18 pm By:

JennyBizRN Jennifer Ann Grisso Nurse and Active Health Library

Surgeon general declares youth smoking an "epidemic": CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smoking among America's youth has reac... http://t.co/8iQwSbA4

3 months ago...

ER doctors treat pain: Florida Hospital and Orlando Health create chronic pain management plan - OrlandoSentinel.com

orlandosentinel.com — “Orlando Health and Florida Hospital officials announced Wednesday that they are implementing a chronic pain management plan to help emergency room physicians and staff better deal with impacts of the region's prescription-drug epidemic.View full resource at orlandosentinel.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on January 18, 2012 at 6:58 pm By:

ChronicPain_OW Chronic Pain OW OW Health

Florida Hospital, Orlando Health create plan to treat pain patients in ERs: Orlando Health and Florida Hospital ... http://t.co/7PXyxAuo

4 months ago...

Abuse-deterrent Technologies in Opioid Medications: A New Weapon in the Fight against Misuse and Abuse

painlive.com — “Abuse-deterrent Technologies in Opioid Medications: A New Weapon in the Fight against Misuse and AbuseView full resource at painlive.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on December 29, 2011 at 3:25 pm By:

HCPLive_Pain HCPLive Pain Management

Can chemical safeguards, built directly into prescription analgesics, help curb the epidemic of addiction and abuse? http://t.co/3qyjHgSS

5 months ago...

Advertisement