Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Toxicology update
Well, it seems the toxicology reports are in and Brittany's death was, at least partially, caused by her taking of multiple drugs. Still, it seems that she was trying to medicate a host of conditions brought on by her underlying anemia and pneumonia. It's sad to think that this ...
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Friday, January 15th, 2010
This post is based on an amazing broadcast I heard on KPCC, a local NPR radio-station; the story was part of Zocalo radio.
In the story, Dr. Josh Kun spoke about the struggles of the war on drugs and the recent massive casualties on the southern side of the border. I ...
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Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Along with teaching and telling stories, part of my goal here at All About Addiction is to get important information out to those who can benefit from it.
Most drug users who quit drug use "cold turkey" have to go through withdrawal of some sort. Withdrawal is never comfortable, but sometimes ...
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
Here are some good links from the recent past. I know I haven't done this in a while, and it's not because of a lack of good stuff out there about addiction. I've been busy/lazy, so sorry.
Addiction tomorrow: An article about the effect of Len Bias's death in 1986 on ...
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Saturday, November 7th, 2009
We've already talked (see here) about the fact that well-off teens are in no way protected from the damages of drug abuse. We've even published a story by a reader who became addicted to heroin after another friend introduced her to snorting oxycontin pills. This recent article, published in the ...
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Co- author: Jamie Felzer
We know that addiction can go beyond drug use, but are we becoming addicted to making our bodies perfect?
This recent trend is a dual-headed addiction, one that is both physical and social. In many ways, people are now able to change aspects of their being that were ...
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Monday, June 1st, 2009
Contributing co-author: Andrew Chen
Imagine the following scenario. You and your friend have been doing heroin. A few hours go by and you notice your friend is becoming more and more unresponsive. You go over to check on him and find that his breathing is shallow, his skin is cold, and ...
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