Heroin: The Next Generation - Webcast

This could be interesting.. or not.. You never know with these kinds of things.

When: 3/30/2006; After 1:00 PM (EST)

Sponsored by: Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training Program (MCTFT)

Broadcast Objectives:

Learn about the different types of heroin being peddled on the streets of America.
Learn how heroine affects the users.
Hear first person accounts about heroin use from a former users.
Find out how the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office broke a major heroin trafficking ring that was selling the drug to young people in the affluent suburb of Scottsdale, Arizona.

Memory Function: There Is Hope For Alcoholics With Korsakoff Syndrome

People with Korsakoff Syndrome (KS), a brain disorder usually associated with long-term heavy drinking and thiamine deficiency, often have profound deficits in their "explicit memory" or ability to recall recent events. A study in the April issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research looks at a memory process called visuoperceptual learning, a component of "implicit memory," which does not require conscious recollection. Results suggest that individuals with KS retain the ability to learn information that is presented visually, even without a conscious recollection of that learning.

Addiction makes you crave????

From Daily Dose
Researchers say that a new study demonstrating differing biochemical responses to cocaine among addicted rats supports the theory that the brains of addicts become predisposed to craving, Medical News Today reported March 17.
Ok… Duh… Sorry, but this is just so obvious.

Mindset

Link in title to ITConversations audio cast with author of new book, Mindset. Dr. Dweck talks about fixed vs. growth Mindsets and how having one or the other impacts success in all areas of life.

I really liked that Dr. Dweck says:

1. "It's just a a belief."
2. "We can't judge people by their current behaviour."

30 minutes.

Dr. Moira Gunn speaks Dr. Carol Dweck, the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, a recognized world leader in the study of personality, and author of "Mindset -- The New Psychology of Success."

Above the Influence - The better response to drug use

This is one of the best sites of this genre I have ever seen. It's interactive, smooth, cool, fresh, jive... sorry I run out of slang when I get to the 80's.

According to Medical News Today this "New Anti-drug Program Shows 'phenomenal' Success By Focusing On Positives".

This is an example of "what works".

Penn & Teller - The War on Drugs

30 minute video, well worth the time. Great showcase for Google Video progam also. Original link from Daily Dose.