Kenya's Christians, Muslims Unite to Fight Addiction

Published June 26, 2013

Kenya's Christians, Muslims unite to fight addiction
In Mombasa, Kenya's coastal city, clergy and lay leaders have united to aid heroin and cocaine addicts. The council advocates clean needles to prevent HIV transmission. Many of Kenya's 49,000 needle users are HIV positive. Initially, drugs were not … Read more on San Antonio Express

Ian Mulgrew: Evidence keeps piling up to support drug harm-reduction strategy
Together, the report and the article establish the success of harm-reduction programs at connecting addicts to treatment and reducing the health risks, such as HIV transmission, associated with illicit drug use. Overall, they imply investing in … Read more on Vancouver Sun

Electroretinography may be helpful for food addiction and obesity prevention …
WebMD writes that the idea that a person can be addicted to food has gained more support from science in recent years. In animal experiments it has been found that the same reward and pleasure centers of the brain which are triggered by addictive drugs … Read more on Examiner.com