The latest Addiction Treatment News http://www.change-network.com 2010-09-07T00:00:00Z Cannabis is currently a Class C drug and talks of reclassifying this drug did not come to a change. However, does downgrading a drug like ecstasy encourage people to use the drug more?  The police seem to think so and believe that the drug does kill around 50 a year from use of ecstasy, with approximately a quarter of a million a year using th... http://www.change-network.com/news/Ecstasy-drug-to-be-downgraded-to-Class-B-a-bad-idea/57/ 2008-09-28 00:00:00 Celebrity's like Amy Winehouse set a bad example. This has caused a lot of kids to dive into drugs, the mother states.There have been some concerns that a number of celebrities do escape punishment even though they have appeared to use Class A drugs, which is against the law.Amy's own father has stated that she should be sent away and locked up in ... http://www.change-network.com/news/I-blame-the-drug-taking-celebrities-like-Amy-Winehouse-for-my-sons-death/56/ 2008-09-25 00:00:00 Alcohol and drug misuse is larger than it ever has been. With families and communities paying the price. In Swansea every community is affected and everyone knows someone that has a drug problem. Some even know a handful of people around them.The numbers last year were around 15000 people who were actually referred for help for their drug problem i... http://www.change-network.com/news/Swansea-hit-by-high-alcohol-and-drug-abuse-figures/55/ 2008-09-22 00:00:00 A new government welfare reform green paper has clamped down on problem drug users by proposing to remove their benefits if they refuse to seek treatment.Those most affected by the new legislation are heroin and crack cocaine addicts, who risk fraud allegations if they fail to declare their drug habit on application.The reform, entitled 'No one wri... http://www.change-network.com/news/Drug-Addicts-Risk-Losing-Benefits-/47/ 2008-08-27 00:00:00 Current research has revealed that alcoholism affects around a million people across the country.The research estimates that those most severely affected by alcohol addiction include the drinkers' partner, family, friends and work colleagues. Children are also in danger of experiencing long-term psychological damage due to a parent's addiction to d... http://www.change-network.com/news/Coping-with-Alcoholism/46/ 2008-08-25 00:00:00 The government of Canada are coming to terms with modern private drug rehab techniques. The new process will give a different approach to treating drug users for youths who have run into the law.One of the many techniques is a trusting tool that some rehab clinics use when patients coming into contact with horses. Furthermore the usual effective ad... http://www.change-network.com/news/The-Canadian-Government-released-a-statement-regarding-a-new-Drug-Treatment-Program-for-youths/45/ 2008-08-13 00:00:00 Derek Laughlin, a 40-year-old ex-crack addict from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, spent hours in treatment last year at Surrey, B.C., a short-term detox centre. However, he found the cravings unbearable and giving up smoking seemed all too much for him. He describes a memory he had during a staff-supervised walk around the block, "I'd be searching ... http://www.change-network.com/news/Smoking-ban-in-detox-clinics-necessary/43/ 2008-08-11 00:00:00