Convincing an individual struggling with substance abuse to quit can be a difficult challenge. Just like any other struggle with addiction, psychological factors make it very hard to quit, so a person must be convinced on their own terms that the time is right. A group of researchers wanted to find out exactly what motivates [...]

According to CNN, Afghan opium is responsible for 100,000 deaths each year. There are about 15 million people using heroin, morphine or opium around the world. This represents a $65 billion market for these drugs also funding terrorism and insurgencies. Over the past four years, the Taliban has raised between $450 and $600 million by [...]

NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals will hold its annual conference August 18-22, 2009 at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference will  include workshops addressing prevention, safe and drug-free schools, criminal justice, addiction history, co-occurring disorders, current research and outcomes, ethics, special populations, workplace/management issues, clinical techniques, alternative therapies, faith [...]