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		<title>iHeal App Uses Smartphones to Assist In Addiction and Mental Health Recovery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[iHeal App Uses Smartphones to Assist In Addiction and Mental Health RecoveryWith so much recent media attention on Internet and smartphone addiction, an ironic turn of events is unfolding as certain individuals may soon be able to use their smartphone technology to help overcome their drug addiction or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A new app called “iHeal” is the brainchild of researchers working together at M.I.T.&#8230; <a href="http://www.altamirarecovery.com/blog/iheal-app-uses-smartphones-to-assist-in-addiction-and-mental-health-recovery/" title="">Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Revamped Measure Passes Allowing Government to Drug Test the Unemployed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Revamped Measure Passes Allowing Government to Drug Test the UnemployedIn an uncharacteristic display of bipartisanship recently, Congress agreed to a measure that would allow unemployment benefits through the end of the year. However, as is the case when any compromise between Republicans and Democrats is reached, concessions were made on both sides of the aisle. One of these bargains in particular was quite controversial&#8230; <a href="http://www.altamirarecovery.com/blog/revamped-measure-passes-allowing-government-to-drug-test-the-unemployed/" title="">Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Large-Scale Adoption Study Confirms Genetic Basis for Addiction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Large-Scale Adoption Study Confirms Genetic Basis for AddictionDoes addiction run in families? Without a doubt. However, scientists up until now have not been sure whether addiction to alcohol is in the family genes or if a dysfunctional environment with parents modeling poor coping skills is responsible for the connection. An international team of researchers performed the first significant adoption study to attempt&#8230; <a href="http://www.altamirarecovery.com/blog/large-scale-adoption-study-confirms-genetic-basis-for-addiction/" title="">Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Do Users Get Reeled in by the Addictive Powers of Crystal Meth?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How Do Users Get Reeled in by the Addictive Powers of Crystal Meth?No one ever starts using crystal meth, or any drug for that matter, with the goal of becoming addicted. Nevertheless, with roughly eight percent of the US population addicted to one substance of abuse or another, it is a problem that creeps into millions of lives. What are the initial intentions that cause crystal meth&#8230; <a href="http://www.altamirarecovery.com/blog/how-do-users-get-reeled-in-by-the-addictive-powers-of-crystal-meth/" title="">Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mandatory Welfare Drug-Testing Bills Being Debated Throughout US</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mandatory Welfare Drug-Testing Bills Being Debated Throughout USCurrently, there are over 20 states contemplating legislation that would make drug testing for welfare recipients a mandatory procedure. This is not the first time bills of this kind have been brought to the floor in state senates, but with strapped budgets looking to cut every dime and presidential hopefuls hoping to make an impact,&#8230; <a href="http://www.altamirarecovery.com/blog/mandatory-welfare-drug-testing-bills-being-debated-throughout-us/" title="">Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>First National Pharmacy Chain Banned From Selling Drugs by DEA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First National Pharmacy Chain Banned From Selling Drugs by DEAThe US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) stripped two CVS pharmacies in Sanford, Florida of their privilege to sell any drugs containing a controlled substance. The DEA has filed similar actions against small locally owned pharmacies, but has never taken such definitive action against a national retail store. These stores represent a larger problem in a&#8230; <a href="http://www.altamirarecovery.com/blog/first-national-pharmacy-chain-banned-from-selling-drugs-by-dea/" title="">Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Heroin Vaccine a Safe, Viable Option for the Treatment of Addiction?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is the Heroin Vaccine a Safe, Viable Option for the Treatment of Addiction?Scientists from Mexico’s National Institute of Psychiatry have been busily working towards a patent for a heroin vaccine. The researchers are reporting great results in mice and now are heading into trials in humans. The theory behind the vaccine is fairly simple to understand. It has been developed to work by blocking the receptors in&#8230; <a href="http://www.altamirarecovery.com/blog/is-the-heroin-vaccine-a-safe-viable-option-for-the-treatment-of-addiction/" title="">Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Book ‘Methland’ Describes Crystal Meth as a Cancer on Small-Town USA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Book ‘Methland’ Describes Crystal Meth as a Cancer on Small-Town USANick Reding’s bestseller, Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town, was just released in paperback, a book that highlights the impact meth had on one Midwestern small town in Northern Iowa. Oelwein was a small sleepy farm community of fewer than 6,500 people with very little crime before the past decade took&#8230; <a href="http://www.altamirarecovery.com/blog/book-%e2%80%98methland%e2%80%99-describes-crystal-meth-as-a-cancer-on-small-town-usa/" title="">Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Science Behind the Use of the Drug Khat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Science Behind the Use of the Drug KhatKhat may not be a widely known substance here in the US, but its abuse is growing as more people experimenting with drugs become aware of the effects of chewing the leaves of this aromatic evergreen bush. The plant has been grown for centuries in the Republic of Yemen and all along East Africa. It&#8230; <a href="http://www.altamirarecovery.com/blog/the-science-behind-the-use-of-the-drug-khat/" title="">Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Addiction Linked to Your Biological Clock?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is Addiction Linked to Your Biological Clock?You may have heard how individuals who work the night shift are more prone to depression than those who work during the day. This idea has long been associated with the disruption in their biological clock. It may be ethereal to some, but there is hard scientific evidence for the existence of the human biological&#8230; <a href="http://www.altamirarecovery.com/blog/is-addiction-linked-to-your-biological-clock/" title="">Read More</a>]]></description>
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