The latest Drugs News http://www.change-network.com 2010-09-07T00:00:00Z Drug addiction treatment centres in the Indian city of Chennai are reporting increases in the number of people becoming hooked on prescription drugs.According to a report in The Times of India, the city's drug addiction facilities are taking in more people who have been using medications for minor medical complaints - only to carry on using the... http://www.change-network.com/news/More-Chennai-residents-becoming-addicted-to-prescription-drugs/800051610/ 2010-09-03 16:05:28 More money needs to be invested in drug addiction services in Wales to curb the number of substance abuse-related deaths in the country.This is according to south-west Wales assembly member Peter Black, who said the situation was particularly serious in Swansea, a city that is estimated to be home to approximately 7,000 heroin users, WalesOnline.co... http://www.change-network.com/news/Calls-for-greater-investment-in-Welsh-drug-addiction-treatments/800047917/ 2010-09-01 16:04:30 Individuals receiving drug addiction support in Weston have criticised proposals to stop benefits for those who choose not to receive treatment.Recovering addicts Paul and Lee, who are based at Western Counselling, said the coalition government's plans, which involve benefits being removed for those who opt against drug addiction help, would le... http://www.change-network.com/news/Recovering-drug-addicts-criticise-government-proposals/800042602/ 2010-08-27 09:03:13 An effective way of preventing substance abuse among teenagers is to identify potentially troublesome personality traits.This is according to researchers based at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, whose study looked at the responses of 1,000 13-year-old London school pupils, all of whom were quizzed on their personalities, th... http://www.change-network.com/news/Personality-traits-may-help-prevent-drug-addiction-in-teenagers/800042157/ 2010-08-26 17:02:35 Individuals in need of drug addiction support can be profoundly affected by the stigma attached to being a substance abuser.This is according to findings from The Stigmatisation of Problem Drug Users, a new report from the UK Drug Policy Commission, which revealed that these stigmas can lead to feelings of worthlessness and a lack of contact with n... http://www.change-network.com/news/Report-highlights-extent-of-stigma-that-drug-addicts-face/800039903/ 2010-08-25 16:01:45 A new drug addiction treatment is being pioneered by The Art of Living group, which claims to have cured the symptoms of thousands of substance abusers.The organisation, which has a number of camps in the Indian city of Luhiana, said that the Sudarshan Kriya yoga posture is the most successful way of allowing people to recover from drug addiction, ... http://www.change-network.com/news/Can-yoga-posture-help-in-fight-against-drug-addiction/800033287/ 2010-08-20 10:13:06 Drug addicts would be afforded more help and crime rates would lower if the use of illegal substances was decriminalised.This is according to former president of the Royal College of Physicians Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, who said that there is enough evidence to suggest that making drugs illegal is not good for addicts' health, while it has als... http://www.change-network.com/news/Professor-calls-for-drug-decriminalisation/800027806/ 2010-08-17 11:34:00 Scriptwriters have used the experiences of a former drug addict to develop a controversial storyline for BBC soap opera EastEnders.Midlands-based Paul White, who received drug addiction support from charity Addaction, spent £200,000 on his crack cocaine habit over a period of four years, the Mirror reports.Now, his story is being played out o... http://www.change-network.com/news/Soap-opera-plot-based-on-former-drug-addicts-experiences/800025683/ 2010-08-16 09:26:36 Many drug addicts leave behind a "wreckage" than can take a number of years to rectify, although this is something that drug addiction treatment can help to solve.This is according to Canadian heroin and cocaine user Leonard Green, who told a provincial court that he had been fighting drug addiction and its associated "shrapnel"... http://www.change-network.com/news/Addict-speaks-of-drug-related-wreckage/800024042/ 2010-08-13 10:31:28 The development of a new drug addiction treatment centre in Newfoundland and Labrador has been put on hold.Proposed specifically for adults, the construction of the facility, which is expected to be built in Harbour Grace in the east of the province, has been delayed after the government cancelled its request for treatment program proposals from co... http://www.change-network.com/news/Construction-of-Newfoundland-drug-addiction-facility-delayed/800022104/ 2010-08-11 18:26:31