Clinical Psychiatry News articles from February 2008

Clinical Psychiatry News archives from February 2008

PTSD and HIV often comorbid.(News)
February 1, 2008... NEW ORLEANS -- An estimated 30%-50% of HIV patients meet the criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder, and up to 60% of those are untreated, Dr. Antoine B. Douaihy predicts. Studies suggest that about one-third of patients meet criteria...

National health expenditures as percentage of gross domestic product.(VITAL SIGNS)
February 1, 2008... National Health Expenditures As Percentage of Gross Domestic Product 1970 7.2% 1980 9.1% 1990 12.3% 2000 13.8% 2003 15.8% 2004 15.9% 2005 15.9% 2006 16.0% Note: Based on data from the Centers for Medicare and...

SAMHSA warns of OTC cough/cold medication abuse: highest rate found in 18-25 age group.(Addiction Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... More than 3 million Americans aged 12-25 are thought to have used over-the-counter cough and cold medication nonmedically in 2006, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimates. The estimates are based on results...

Medicare grows 19% as health tab hits $2 trillion.(News)
February 1, 2008... WASHINGTON -- The nation spent $2 trillion, or $7,000 per person, on health care in 2006. Although that was only a small increase from the previous year, America's prescription drug tab increased by 8.5%, fueled largely by the new Medicare Part...

Extended-release guanfacine promising.(News)
February 1, 2008... An extended-release form of guanfacine was associated with significant improvements in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of children and adolescents. Guanfacine, a...

Medicare panel backs 1.1% physician fee increase for 2009.(News)
February 1, 2008... WASHINGTON -- The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has voted to recommend that Congress increase Medicare physician fees by 1.1% in 2009. The recommendation will be included in MedPAC's final report to Congress next month but was...

Comparing diagnostic skills.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2008... Dr. H. Steven Moffic recently wrote that there seems to be no "research studies that compare the real-life diagnostic skills" of psychiatrists and psychologists ("If I Were President [of Our APA]," The Ethical Way, December 2007, p. 38). That...

Data on compensation need clarity.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2008... You published data recently showing compensation for psychiatrists, but I am puzzled about what these figures mean ("Median Compensation for Psychiatrists," Vital Signs, October 2007, p. 1). Are the amounts gross receipts, or do they...

Assessing patients' fitness to drive.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2008... In his column, Dr. H. Steven Moffic has established a new duty for treating psychiatrists ("To Drive or Not to Drive? That Is the... ," The Ethical Way, October 2007, p. 41). He suggests that treating psychiatrists evaluate each patient's...

Clarification.(Correction notice)
February 1, 2008... An article published in CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY NEWS ("Beware of Adrenal Insufficiency With Atypicals," December 2007, p. 17) overstated the conclusions offered in a poster session at the American Psychiatric Association's Institute of Psychiatric...

Managed care: can't we do better?(GUEST EDITORIAL)
February 1, 2008... Ronald Reagan once joked that, "the nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.'" This reflects an increasing realization that, as the information age continues to advance,...

We can work with pharma.(GUEST EDITORIAL)(doctors provising services to pharmaceutical industry)(Editorial)
February 1, 2008... I am a psychiatrist in solo private practice. Over the past 18 years, I have spoken on behalf of numerous pharmaceutical companies. Like all speakers, I am required before presenting to disclose the name of the sponsor for any promotional talk,...

Meet the editorial board of Clinical Psychiatry News.(Opinion)
February 1, 2008... Lee H. Beecher, M.D. Dr. Beecher is an adjunct professor of psychiatry at the University of Minnesota and a past president of the Minnesota Physician-Patient Alliance (www.physician-patient.org). He also is a Distinguished Life Fellow of...

Risks special, benefits uncertain in bipolar anxiety.(PRACTICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY)
February 1, 2008... Anxiety in individuals with bipolar disorder has received increasing attention in recent years. It is prominent as a symptom in both mania and depression, and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent comorbidities associated with a more troubled...

Comorbidities raise risk of resistant depression fivefold.(Adult Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... VIENNA -- Patients with unipolar major depression and anxiety disorder are at more than fivefold greater risk of treatment-resistant depression than are those without this common comorbid condition, Dr. Julien Mendlewicz reported at the annual...

Early treatment optimizes outcomes in bipolar.(Adult Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... VIENNA -- Converging lines of evidence strongly suggest that the prognosis of bipolar disorder is best with early initiation of maximally effective therapy, Dr. Michael Berk said at a satellite symposium held in conjunction with the annual...

Finding a way to cross the bridge.(THE PSYCHIATRIST'S TOOLBOX)(taking good care of mentally ill personal)
February 1, 2008... Treating phobic responses is therapeutically challenging since they often require a creative spin for different individuals. That's also the case when the therapist uses standard relaxation techniques, systematic desensitization, and reciprocal...

TMS still is not recommended for resistant depression.(Adult Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... MONTREAL -- Only one-quarter of patients with treatment-resistant depression respond adequately to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, according to a systematic review of 20 randomized controlled trials. "Even though it is...

The art of Gary Brent Hilsen.(VISIONARY ART)(Gary Brent Hilsen )(Occupation overview)
February 1, 2008... Gary Brent Hilsen listens to jazz, show tunes, or any kind of music he finds soothing when he sets out to work on his paintings. But for Mr. Hilsen, perhaps the most soothing part is actually creating the work. "Doing my art is very healing for...

Nonclassic PTSD presentations need attention.(Adult Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... BALTIMORE -- Veterans who screen positive for posttraumatic stress disorder but are not clinically diagnosed with the condition have significantly different presentation from that of clinically diagnosed veterans, Kathryn M. Magruder, Ph.D.,...

Trust building sparks recovery from posttraumatic crisis.(Adult Psychiatry)(effect of Post-traumatic stress disorder on behaviour of patient)
February 1, 2008... PHILADELPHIA -- An approach to acute, behavioral crisis intervention in which patients are urged to develop trust in one or two life-defining relationships led to significantly improved scores on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale within the...

Two-phase treatment could resolve posttraumatic stress.(Adult Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... PHILADELPHIA -- A two-phase approach to treating posttraumatic stress disorder that was first developed for children has also been successfully used with adults in a single-center series of more than 100 patients. The treatment first...

Group intervention helps abuse victims.(Adult Psychiatry)(Clinical report)
February 1, 2008... BALTIMORE -- A coping skills group intervention for HIV-positive women and men who have been sexually abused is associated with significantly reduced sexual risk behaviors and improvements in mental health outcomes, results of a randomized,...

Quetiapine and EPS.(EVIDENCE-BASED PSYCHIATRIC MEDICINE)
February 1, 2008... The Problem An inmate-patient at the state prison in which you work is diagnosed with "psychotic disorder not otherwise specified" and receives a combination of quetiapine (Seroquel) 300 mg b.i.d. and trihexyphenidyl 2 mg b.i.d. The...

Topiramate may cut basilar migraine frequency.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... CHICAGO -- Topiramate reduced the frequency of basilar migraine by up to 75% in almost 90% of children who took the drug for migraine prevention, Dr. Donald Lewis reported in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Headache...

Rate of antidepressant use higher in young females than in young males.(DATA WATCH)
February 1, 2008... Rate of Antidepressant Use Higher in Young Females Than in Young Males (per 1,000) Females ages 10-19 years Males aged 10-19 years 2001 38.0 32.1 2002 43.2 35.2 2003 46.4 ...

In teens, Prozac ineffective for depression, substance abuse.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... BOSTON -- Fluoxetine is not an effective treatment for depression in adolescents with comorbid substance-related disorders, suggest results of a placebo-controlled trial presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and...

Algorithms predictive for prodromal teens.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)(Clinical report)
February 1, 2008... Screening for specific combinations of risk factors can significantly increase the predictive accuracy of standard prodromal criteria for psychosis in high-risk adolescents, a study has shown. In a longitudinal investigation of 291...

The case of a teenager who committed suicide after being bullied online shows that the Internet can be a weapon against the psychiatrically vulnerable. What can we do to help these patients?(FINK! STILL AT LARGE)
February 1, 2008... Articles about a 13-year-old girl who killed herself in the wake of harassment on the Internet shed light on a problem that is both despicable and disastrous. The girl, Megan Meier, reportedly was overweight and an object of teasing at her...

Memory training lifts some ADHD symptoms.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... VIENNA -- A computerized method of systematically training working memory provides a nonpharmacologic means of reducing inattentive symptoms in children who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Dr. Torkel Klingberg said at the annual...

ADHD goes underdiagnosed in Chinese immigrant families.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)(Disease/Disorder overview)
February 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO -- A very low prevalence of childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in New York's Chinatown seems to be attributable to underdiagnosis of the disorder, Dr. Loretta Au said at a poster presentation at the annual meeting...

Study links food additives to hyperactive behavior in children.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)(Clinical report)
February 1, 2008... Children given a beverage containing certain mixtures of food colors and the preservative sodium benzoate showed significantly increased hyperactivity scores in a British randomized, controlled, crossover study. Findings of the study,...

Start marijuana use prevention efforts early.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... MIAMI -- Intervene to prevent marijuana use in children as young as 8 years, a National Institute on Drug Abuse researcher suggested at the annual conference of the American Society for Addiction Medicine. "Addiction is a developmental...

Teen girls who start dieting twice as likely to smoke.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)(Clinical report)
February 1, 2008... Adolescent girls who begin dieting are twice as likely to begin smoking cigarettes regularly, according to a longitudinal study. Among teenage boys, on the other hand, inactive dieters are significantly more likely to begin regular smoking,...

Percentage of high school students who smoke.(DATA WATCH)
February 1, 2008... Percentage of High School Students Who Smoke Note: Based on 2005 data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System for high school students who smoked cigarettes on 1 or more of the 30 days preceding the survey. Source: American...

Gene on chromosome 7 associated with autism: three studies show that the integrity of neuroligin-neurexin axis is critical for normal development.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... Three independent studies implicate the CNTNAP2 gene on chromosome 7 as an autism-susceptibility gene, researchers reported. The three studies used different strategies to examine the possible genetic basis for autism, and all independently...

Two mutations on chromosome 16 may cause 1% of autism.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... A novel, recurrent microdeletion, as well as a reciprocal microduplication, on a specific region of chromosome 16 appears to confer substantial susceptibility to autism, researchers have reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. The...

Depression colors way girls interpret events.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO -- Depressed girls reported more negative life events in the past year compared with nondepressed girls, and the depressed girls felt greater effects from bad events, a study of 166 girls found. The findings support cognitive...

Computerized survey in ED changes attitudes on violence.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... CHICAGO -- A brief computerized intervention conducted while violent youths are in the emergency department is feasible, well received, and effective at changing their attitudes toward aggression and alcohol, according to Dr. Rebecca...

Aggressive tantrums may signify mental health risk.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... Preschoolers whose tantrums consistently include self-injurious or outwardly projected aggression may be at risk of major depressive disorder, disruptive behavior disorder, or both, Andy C. Belden, Ph.D., and his colleagues reported. "We...

Debate continues over early cognition screening.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Some Alzheimer's disease-related groups--but not all--are stepping up calls for earlier and more frequent cognition screening, citing an aging population increasingly at risk for dementia. The disease affects 1 in 10 people...

Auditory training program leads to improved memory.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO -- An auditory training program designed to improve brain plasticity bestowed the side benefit of improved memory in a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial in 468 adults older than 65 years with normal cognition. The...

Estimated direct costs of dementia highest in Europe.(DATA WATCH)
February 1, 2008... Estimated Direct Costs of Dementia Highest in Europe (in billions of dollars) Africa $0.5 Europe $65.8 North America $52.6 Asia $32.0 Latin America $3.0 Oceania ...

Treatment easier in later elderly onset alcoholics.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... CORONADO, CALIF. -- One decisive factor that sets older adults who abuse alcohol apart from their younger counterparts is a generally lower level of tolerance for the substance. "They may have problems with lower intake due to the increased...

Modafinil helps some cocaine dependence.(Addiction Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... VIENNA -- Modafinil has now been found to be effective for the treatment of cocaine dependence in two randomized clinical trials, Frank J. Vocci, Ph.D., reported at the annual congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology. ...

Tramadol appears to stem abuse of opiates.(Addiction Psychiatry)(Clinical report)
February 1, 2008... CORONADO, CALIF. -- Tramadol may be effective primary medical treatment for opiate dependence, results from a small study demonstrate. "I think it's safe to try for somebody who hasn't succeeded on Suboxone for some reason or for someone...

Reasons for quitting smoking vary with age.(Addiction Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... CHICAGO -- Older smokers are motivated to quit smoking by very different factors than are younger smokers, and tailoring cessation services to recognize these unique differences can improve quit rates, Virginia Reichert, N.P., said at the...

Perspective.(Community Psychiatry)(managing learning disorders)
February 1, 2008... The key challenge when dealing with adolescents who have emotional or behavioral issues that co-occur with learning disabilities is to try to get people to understand that if you wait until you are thirsty to dig your well, you are foolish....

Social and emotional costs of learning disabilities.(PREVENTION IN ACTION)
February 1, 2008... The notion that learning disabilities are an academic problem exclusively is not only erroneous, it's dangerous. The struggles of children with impairments in reading, writing, math, memory, and organization extend far beyond the classroom and...

Mental health courts may bring fewer charges.(Forensic Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... MIAMI BEACH -- A downward trend in new criminal offenses among participants in the only mental health court in Vermont is considered an early sign of success, a preliminary analysis of outcome data shows. "I want to emphasize the word...

Letters from stalkers can provide 'forensic psycholinguistic' insights.(Forensic Psychiatry)(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2008... MIAMI BEACH -- Stalkers' letters can, with some reliability, determine the type of stalker and guide psychiatric management of the case, Dr. James L. Knoll said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. "I...

Axis I and/or Axis II disorders prevalent among pedophiles.(Forensic Psychiatry)
February 1, 2008... MIAMI BEACH -- A high percentage of incarcerated pedophiles have Axis I and/or Axis II disorders, but very few receive mental health services, according to a poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the...

Antiepileptic shows efficacy in refractory disease.(Neuropsychiatric Medicine)
February 1, 2008... PHILADELPHIA -- Carisbamate, a new antiepileptic drug, showed safety and efficacy in a phase II study with more than 500 epilepsy patients. Carisbamate's ability to cut seizure frequency and boost the response rate, compared with placebo,...

Use of quantitative EEG can individualize therapy.(Neuropsychiatric Medicine)
February 1, 2008... MONTREAL -- Psychiatrists can further the quest toward more evidence-based medicine by treating the neurophysiologic origins of behavioral disorders, David Cantor, Ph.D., said at the annual conference of the EEG and Clinical Neuroscience...

Risk of cognitive impairment higher in hypertensive elderly.(Neuropsychiatric Medicine)(Clinical report)
February 1, 2008... Hypertension increases the risk for nonamnestic mild cognitive impairment in the elderly, researchers at Columbia University, New York, have reported. This finding suggests that preventing and treating hypertension "may have an important...

True, sham acupuncture effective for back pain.(Pain Medicine)
February 1, 2008... True acupuncture and sham acupuncture both were much more effective against chronic low-back pain than was conventional treatment in a large clinical trial comparing the three approaches. Almost half the subjects who received either real or...

Inadequate levels of vitamin D might play role in chronic pain.(Pain Medicine)
February 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO -- In what may be the first study of the prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy in patients seeking treatment for chronic pain, those who were on opioids used significantly higher doses and had been taking opioids significantly longer...

Rise in methadone use spurs emergency visits, deaths.(Pain Medicine)(rise in emergency medical services to tackle death )
February 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO -- The increasing use of methadone for pain management has been shadowed by steep increases in the number of emergency department visits and deaths associated with the drug, according to an analysis of two national databases. ...

Model policy adds balance to opioid management.(Pain Medicine)(law governing prescribing drugs )
February 1, 2008... SAN DIEGO -- A good way to ensure a balanced approach to opioid prescribing is to follow the key principles of the Model Policy for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain, Dr. Edward Michna advised at the annual meeting of...

Pain relievers.(Pain Medicine)(Cartoon)
February 1, 2008... "I believe that you believe you flew here today."

Low-carb diets okay for patients with diabetes.(Across Specialties)
February 1, 2008... New guidance from the American Diabetes Association gives a green light to the use of low-carbohydrate diets as a weight-control measure for patients with diabetes. As part of the ADA's annual update of its clinical practice...

Study: bupropion-naltrexone combo best for weight loss.(Across Specialties)
February 1, 2008... NEW ORLEANS -- Combination therapy with bupropion and naltrexone resulted in superior weight loss, compared with placebo or either drug alone, Dr. Frank L. Greenway said at the annual meeting of NAASO, the Obesity Society. Individuals who...

Habits that bolster skin ca risk not one of a kind.(Across Specialties)
February 1, 2008... Most adults in the United States have at least two habits that increase their risk for skin cancer, according to findings from a study of more than 28,000 individuals. Despite decades of studies reinforcing a link between sun exposure and...

CDC, Kaiser to investigate unexplained skin condition.(Across Specialties)
February 1, 2008... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching a study to improve understanding of an unexplained and controversial dermatologic condition known as Morgellons, which is affecting an increasing number of individuals both in the...

Hair biopsy can help with diagnosis of trichotillomania.(Across Specialties)
February 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO -- Few patients will admit that they compulsively pull out their hair, but a hair biopsy can help make the diagnosis of trichotillomania, Dr. Pearl C. Kwong said at a meeting sponsored by Skin Disease Education Foundation. ...

Costs higher with managed care.(POLICY & PRACTICE)
February 1, 2008... Although managed care can reduce the state's cost of caring for individuals with severe mental illness who are receiving Medicaid, it may actually increase the burden for the patients, according to a new study that was led by researchers at the...

Drug prevention grants available.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(White House Office on National Drug Control and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... The White House Office on National Drug Control and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are making $19 million available to fund Drug-Free Communities Support Programs. The program was created in 1997 and...

HHS names autism panel.(POLICY & PRACTICE)
February 1, 2008... The Health and Human Services department has named a new committee, authorized under the Combating Autism Act of 2006, to facilitate the exchange of information on autism activities among federal agencies as well as coordinate autism-related...

Scant number of new approvals.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... The Food and Drug Administration approved only 17 new molecular entities (NMEs) in 2007, the lowest number since 2002. This comes on the heels of two previous years with only 18 NME approvals each. NMEs are unique products. Those approved in...

Coverage improves health.(POLICY & PRACTICE)
February 1, 2008... Uninsured adults 55-64 years old, particularly those with cardiovascular disease or diabetes, saw their health improve significantly once they became eligible for Medicare, a study from Harvard Medical School, Boston, reported. The study looked...

Consortium starts genome project.(POLICY & PRACTICE)
February 1, 2008... A consortium of research organizations from around the world, including the National Human Genome Research Institute, is planning to sequence the genomes of at least 1,000 individuals. The idea, being called the 1000 Genomes Project, is to...

Sen. Clinton urges bigger role for nonphysicians.(Practice Trends)(Hillary Rodham Clinton increases the pay for primary care doctors)
February 1, 2008... WASHINGTON -- According to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), primary care physicians don't get enough pay or respect, and there aren't enough of them. Her response to the problem? The federal government should try to help increase the...

Make sure e-mail is compliant with HIPAA.(Practice Trends)
February 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO -- Give e-mail correspondence with patients the same care and attention you'd give to paper records, faxes, or phone calls in order to minimize medicolegal liability. It is important to be reasonably certain that the person...

Grassroots effort stresses equitable reform: leaders hope to expand their organization beyond Oregon, particularly to Washington and Montana.(Practice Trends)
February 1, 2008... The way Dr. John A. Kitzhaber sees it, Americans can't afford to sit back and wait for the future of health care to unfold before them. Instead, they should assume an active role in shaping its future. "If people are unable or unwilling to...

Evaluating Maine's Dirigo Health at the halfway mark.(Practice Trends)
February 1, 2008... As more state policy makers consider their options for expanding health insurance coverage, the experience of Maine's Dirigo Health may offer a road map for avoiding potential missteps. Under the Dirigo Health initiative, which began in...

Staying on the ethical way.(THE ETHICAL WAY)
February 1, 2008... Throughout the first year of this column, some colleagues asked me why it is called, "The Ethical Way." The ethical way usually is not so simple. Over many years of writing and speaking on the subject, my sense has been that addressing...

Borderline personality: get staff on same page.(INPATIENT PRACTICE)(Dr. John Oldham, chief of staff at the Menninger Clinic)(Interview)
February 1, 2008... Recently, a survey was conducted of psychiatric nurses in Dublin about their experiences with patients who had borderline personality disorder. The nurses, who worked in inpatient and outpatient settings, reported that they felt ill...

Survey shows support for employer-based health insurance.(Practice Trends)
February 1, 2008... Most Americans favor a continuation of the employer-based health insurance system and say that they believe health insurance costs should be shared among individuals, employers, and the government, the results of a survey conducted by the...

Cost sharing may lower mammography rates.(Practice Trends)
February 1, 2008... Greater use of copayment and deductibles may be reducing the number of women seeking mammography, a new study of women enrolled in Medicare managed-care plans shows. The investigators reviewed data from 174 plans and found that, on...

Patient portals: not the open floodgates physicians fear.(Practice Trends)
February 1, 2008... NEW ORLEANS -- Rather than unlocking a Pandora's box of nattering e-mails, an electronic patient portal that allows messaging and even access to test results can improve patient satisfaction and decrease patient visits. "Many physicians...

Bad guys in the movies.(REEL LIFE)
February 1, 2008... Legendary family psychotherapist Virginia Satir fashioned a simple schema for psychiatric diagnoses. She felt that you could place almost any condition within one of four categories: "crazy" (schizophrenia, mood disorders with psychotic...

Medical ideals not always easy to live up to.(Practice Trends)(Survey)
February 1, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Easier said than done. That may be the take-away message from a study that revealed troubling gaps between physicians' attitudes and behavior when it comes to standards of professionalism. A national survey of 3,500 primary...

Elderly mental health care services.(FYI)
February 1, 2008... To help communities provide support services for older adults' mental health needs, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is accepting applications for the Older Adults Targeted Capacity Expansion Grants. More...

Substance abuse in young adults.(FYI)(rate of addiction in youth is increasing)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released a national survey short report entitled "Depression and the Initiation of Cigarette, Alcohol, and Other Drug Use Among Young Adults." The report is based on statistics...