The Way Out http://thewayoutrecovery.com Thu, 17 May 2012 17:16:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Yes, Treatment Helps LOWER Crime Rate! http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/05/17/treatment-helps-crime-rate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=treatment-helps-crime-rate http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/05/17/treatment-helps-crime-rate/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 17:16:49 +0000 AmyT http://thewayoutrecovery.com/?p=3179 President Obama is advocating treatment in place of prison time for non-violent drug offenses; the White House believes that the drug problems circulating throughout our country mark a public health issue that must be addressed through treatment programs. Back in March, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie promoted his plans for a statewide mandatory drug ...

Read more on Yes, Treatment Helps LOWER Crime Rate!]]> http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/05/17/treatment-helps-crime-rate/feed/ 0 New Research May Lead to Earlier Prescription Awareness in Schools http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/05/15/research-lead-earlier-prescription-awareness-schools/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=research-lead-earlier-prescription-awareness-schools http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/05/15/research-lead-earlier-prescription-awareness-schools/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 17:22:36 +0000 AmyT http://thewayoutrecovery.com/?p=3173  This week, new findings have been published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The results are based on two national surveys that asked 7,400 high school seniors between the years 2007 – 2009 about their use of prescription painkillers, including oxycontin and codeine… findings that could change the course ...

Read more on New Research May Lead to Earlier Prescription Awareness in Schools]]> http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/05/15/research-lead-earlier-prescription-awareness-schools/feed/ 0 Senate Panel Investigates Drug Companies http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/05/10/senate-panel-investigates-drug-companies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senate-panel-investigates-drug-companies http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/05/10/senate-panel-investigates-drug-companies/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 22:43:24 +0000 AmyT http://thewayoutrecovery.com/?p=3170 Prescription pill abuse has become such a problem in this country that a US Senate panel is now investigating various companies’ records for the past 15 years — including Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson and Endo Pharmaceuticals – that make Vicodin, OxyContin and others, due to evidence that these companies have ...

Read more on Senate Panel Investigates Drug Companies]]> http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/05/10/senate-panel-investigates-drug-companies/feed/ 0 The Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/05/08/teenage-brain-work-progress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teenage-brain-work-progress http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/05/08/teenage-brain-work-progress/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 16:13:49 +0000 AmyT http://thewayoutrecovery.com/?p=3165 New research has proven that drug and alcohol use can do much damage to a 10 to 20-year-old’s brain. According to the Courier Press, “Research by scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has found that the teen brain is not a finished ...

Read more on The Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress]]> http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/05/08/teenage-brain-work-progress/feed/ 0 Be a Good Parent http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/30/good-parent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=good-parent http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/30/good-parent/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:30:31 +0000 TheWayOut http://thewayoutrecovery.com/?p=3161 There is no instruction manual on how to be a good parent. New moms and dads often have to go through an infant car seat check before leaving the hospital with a newborn, but unfortunately, there is no course on “how not to mess up your kids’ futures” offered in ...

Read more on Be a Good Parent]]> http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/30/good-parent/feed/ 0 Teens In Danger Drugs & Alcohol Abuse http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/27/teen-drug-abuse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teen-drug-abuse http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/27/teen-drug-abuse/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:47:26 +0000 TheWayOut http://thewayoutrecovery.com/?p=3145 A study done on the Adolescent Supplement of the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS-A) looked at more than 10,000 U.S. teens’ drug abuse habits. Here’s what these experts are saying about teen drug abuse.

Teen Drug Abuse Statistics

78.2% of the participants between the ages of 17 and 18 years had consumed alcohol ...

Read more on Teens In Danger Drugs & Alcohol Abuse]]> http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/27/teen-drug-abuse/feed/ 0 A Healthy Approach to Rejection http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/25/healthy-approach-rejection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=healthy-approach-rejection http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/25/healthy-approach-rejection/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:55:24 +0000 TheWayOut http://thewayoutrecovery.com/?p=3142 How well do you deal with rejection? If you are like most people, the answer is “not well”. Rejection is something that can affect us at any stage of our lives, and it can have a deep impact on us. If we don’t face this kind of disappointment in a ...

Read more on A Healthy Approach to Rejection]]> http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/25/healthy-approach-rejection/feed/ 0 Prescription Painkillers: The Big Debate http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/23/prescription-painkillers-big-debate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prescription-painkillers-big-debate http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/23/prescription-painkillers-big-debate/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:28:20 +0000 AmyT http://thewayoutrecovery.com/?p=3137 We continue to hear the statistics of the deaths caused by prescription drug abuse, and the need for more regulation. However, patient advocacy groups would like us all to remember that prescription pain pills do serve a very important purpose for many people living with chronic pain.

Over-prescribing pain pills

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Read more on Prescription Painkillers: The Big Debate]]> http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/23/prescription-painkillers-big-debate/feed/ 0 The Two Sides of Prescription Painkillers http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/23/sides-prescription-painkillers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sides-prescription-painkillers http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/23/sides-prescription-painkillers/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:04:11 +0000 TheWayOut http://thewayoutrecovery.com/?p=3132 Prescription painkiller abuse continues to be a growing problem. We hear the statistics regularly about how many deaths are caused by prescription drug abuse, and the need for more regulation. Patient advocacy groups would like us all to remember, however, that prescription pain pills do serve a very important purpose ...

Read more on The Two Sides of Prescription Painkillers]]> http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/23/sides-prescription-painkillers/feed/ 0 Using Alcohol to Battle Stress http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/20/alcohol-battle-stress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alcohol-battle-stress http://thewayoutrecovery.com/blog/2012/04/20/alcohol-battle-stress/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:13:30 +0000 TheWayOut http://thewayoutrecovery.com/?p=3128 Somewhere along the way, our society decided that drug and alcohol abuse is a good way to cope with stress or pain or tough times. Many people use alcohol or drugs to relax, to calm their anxiety, or to numb their pain, but doctors all agree that substance abuse only ...

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