Addiction & Recovery articles from December 1990

Addiction & Recovery archives from December 1990

Supporting the passage to adulthood. (AOD, alcohol and other drugs) (editorial)
December 1, 1990... Supporting the passage to adulthood Adolescence is the passage from childhood to adulthood. It is a time of profound biological and psychosocial changes. It is also the time most people begin to experiment with alcohol and other drugs. ...

Researchers link alcohol and cocaine use to risk for AIDS. (American Public Health Association Annual Meeting)
December 1, 1990... RESEARCHERS LINK ALCOHOL AND COCAINE USE TO RISK FOR AIDS APHA Annual Meeting The public health community has recognized for several years that needle-sharing among drug users is an important source of infection for AIDS. The sexual...

Relapse - issues and answers: levels of recovery.
December 1, 1990... Relapse - Issues and Answers Recovery from chemical dependence occurs at six levels. The first level is abstinence. Chemical addicts must stop using alcohol and drugs and stabilize from withdrawal before they can begin to recover. Once...

Adolescent alcohol expectancies and risk for alcohol abuse.
December 1, 1990... Adolescent Alcohol Expectancies and Risk for Alcohol Abuse By some estimates, there are over three million teens who are problem drinkers in the United States. The age of initial use of alcohol has decreased over the last several decades....

Excise taxes and alcohol abuse.
December 1, 1990... Excise Taxes and Alcohol Abuse As part of a deficit reduction plan several months ago, the Bush Administration proposed substantial increases in the federal excise tax rates on all alcoholic beverages. The aim of this proposal was to impose...

Acupuncture in an adolescent treatment setting. (chemically dependent adolescents)
December 1, 1990... Acupuncture In An Adolescent Treatment Setting Auricular acupuncture has been shown to be an excellent adjunct for the treatment of chemically dependent adolescents. Acupuncture in this age group reduces the frequency and the intensity of...

Assessing adolescent substance abuse.
December 1, 1990... ASSESSING ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE Detecting teenagers who have a problem with alcohol and/or other drugs is a major public health concern. Adolescents continue to use drugs at abusive levels, regardless of race, sex, age, or almost any...

Chronic dieting: the cure or the problem? Evidence increasingly points to dieting itself as a strong barrier to weight loss.
December 1, 1990... CHRONIC DIETING: The Cure or The Problem? A recent survey indicated that one out of three persons in the United States is dieting. That figure amounts to 65 million people or 37 percent of the U.S. population-nearly one-half of all adult...

Treatment in motion. (Beech Hill Outward Bound Adolescent Chemical Dependency Program)
December 1, 1990... TREATMENT IN MOTION Adolescents with addiction problems present many unique developmental, social and subcultural differences. In 1983 Beech Hill Hospital set out to address the problem of providing effective treatment for these...

Alcohol use and youths. (Facts on File)
December 1, 1990... ALCOHOL USE AND YOUTHS Alcohol is America's number one drug problem among youths. In the United States each year approximately 10,000 young people aged 15-24 are killed in alcohol-related incidents of all kinds, including drownings, suicides,...