The latest Change Network News http://www.change-network.com 2010-03-17T00:00:00Z An ice cream shop in one corner of the US is helping those who have received drug addiction treatment get back on their feet.Sandstone Creamery, which has opened in Kennewick, Washington, is offering work opportunities every Sunday for men who have successfully battled against drug and alcohol addictions, kndo.com reports.The creamery is managed by... http://www.change-network.com/news/Creamery-helping-recovering-drug-addicts/19670681/ 2010-03-16 12:12:00 Demand for gambling addiction intervention is increasing among senior citizens in Florida in line with the growth in gambling venues.This is according to the Miami Herald, which reports that senior citizens have become more vulnerable to the pitfalls of gambling owing to the pastime's popularity in the Sunshine State.Florida Council on Compulsive G... http://www.change-network.com/news/Rise-in-number-of-elderly-problem-gamblers-recorded-in-Florida/19666411/ 2010-03-12 15:00:35 Seven people could be hired in Bermuda to boost its gambling addiction support programmes if a proposed gaming bill takes effect.A new green on paper on gambling states that the British overseas territory needs three gambling counsellors, two addiction counsellors, a psychologist and a social worker, appointments that are expected to cost over half... http://www.change-network.com/news/Bermuda-looks-to-improve-gambling-addiction-help-services/19662790/ 2010-03-11 09:46:19 Millions of people in need of drug addiction support in the developing world are not receiving the help they require.This is the stark warning from Antonio Maria Costa, the UN's office on drugs and crime senior director, who said in a meeting in Vienna yesterday (March 9th) that developing nations lack both drug addiction facilities and the law enf... http://www.change-network.com/news/Millions-in-developing-nations-in-need-of-drug-addiction-help/19659697/ 2010-03-09 17:57:17 More public sector drug addiction centres are needed in Islamabad as the majority of would-be patients cannot afford private fees.This is according to Pakistani newspaper The News, which warned that, despite there being large numbers of people willing to give up their addiction, many cannot because of the lack of drug addiction facilities in the pu... http://www.change-network.com/news/Islamabad-needs-more-public-drug-addiction-facilities/19655087/ 2010-03-08 11:03:30 Hundreds of people in need of drug addiction support in Vancouver attend a safe injection facility every day.According to the Calgary Herald, as many as 800 people visit the city's Insite centre either to access clean needles or to inject themselves in a clean environment under the supervision of nurses.Citing a documentary by Corey Ogilvie, the ne... http://www.change-network.com/news/Many-people-in-Vancouver-are-in-need-of-drug-addiction-support/19652497/ 2010-03-05 10:38:57 Drug addiction help in Victoria, British Columbia has "lost ground" despite having a long term goal.This is according to Bernie Pauly, assistant nursing professor and research fellow at the University of Victoria's Centre for Addictions Research, who believes that good intentions have failed to deliver, the Times Colonist reports.She told... http://www.change-network.com/news/Victoria-drug-addiction-intervention-takes-backward-step/19650008/ 2010-03-04 11:16:33 Drug addiction treatment in Florida has received a boost after one hospital in the state expanded its inpatient medical stabilization services for those in need of drug and alcohol addiction support.A 24-hour service commenced today (March 3rd) at Jackson Hospital, an expansion that was marked by a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday afternoon, wmbb.... http://www.change-network.com/news/Florida-hospital-expands-drug-addiction-support/19647211/ 2010-03-03 10:19:27 Increasing the natural process of producing nerve cells may be an effective method of preventing addiction, researchers have discovered.Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center developed the hypothesis following a study on rodents. This showed that blocking new growth of certain nerve cells in the brain increases the chances of cocaine addictio... http://www.change-network.com/news/Scientists-discover-possible-way-to-prevent-addiction/19645481/ 2010-03-02 14:23:01 Increasing numbers of people in Scotland are in need of alcohol addiction support, new figures have suggested.According to the NHS, instances of chronic liver disease in the country have trebled over the last 15 years, with the alcohol-related death rate among 30 to 39-year-olds having increased five-fold since 1984.Institute of Alcohol Studies res... http://www.change-network.com/news/Chronic-liver-disease-on-the-up-in-Scotland/19638994/ 2010-02-26 10:07:02