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Posted on Jan 5, 2012 in Brain Changes In Addiction | Comments Off Buffer Large amounts of alcohol are known to shorten sleep latency, increase slow-wave sleep, and suppress rapid eye movement (REM) during the first half of sleep. During the second half of sleep, REM increases and sleep becomes shallower. A study of the […]

Posted on Feb 5, 2012 in Co-Ocurring Disorders | Comments Off Buffer Image via Wikipedia Understanding the genetics of bipolar disorder could lead to new treatments, but identifying specific genetic variations associated with this disorder has been challenging. A new study in Biological Psychiatry implicates a brain protein called Piccolo in the risk for inheriting

Posted on Feb 3, 2012 in Alcohol And Drug Addiction Rehab | Comments Off Buffer The growing numbers of new cases of substance abuse disorders are perplexing. After all, the course of drug addiction so often ends badly. The negative consequences of drug abuse appear regularly on TV, from stories of celebrities behaving in socially

Posted on Feb 4, 2012 in opioids | Comments Off Buffer Fatal overdoses involving prescribed opioids tripled in the United States between 1999 and 2006, climbing to almost 14,000 deaths annually Ñ more than cocaine and heroin overdoses combined. Hospitalizations and emergency room visits related to prescription opioid pain medicines such as oxycodone (brand name

Posted on Feb 3, 2012 in Alcohol dependence | Comments Off Buffer ÒWhen people make mistakes, activity in a part of the brain responsible for monitoring behavior increases, essentially sending an alarm signal to other parts of the brain indicating that something went wrong,Ó said Bruce Bartholow, associate professor of psychology in the MU College

Posted on Feb 2, 2012 in Anxiety, Psychotherapy | 0 comments Buffer ScienceDaily ÊÑ When psychotherapy is helping someone get better, what does that change look like in the brain? This was the question a team of Canadian psychological scientists set out to investigate in patients suffering from social anxiety disorder. Their findings are published

Posted on Feb 1, 2012 in Addiction | Comments Off Buffer Image via Wikipedia Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute faculty member leads study resulting in new insight on rehabilitating brain function in addicts People with addictions to stimulants tend to choose instant gratification or a smaller but sooner reward over a future benefit, even if

Posted on Feb 1, 2012 in Meditation | Comments Off Buffer Image via Wikipedia Article By: Irene McGee If you have never tried to quiet your mind with meditation then you are in for a surprise: your mind is a very noisy place. Brain waves are the electrical movements in our brain, and they always

Posted on Jan 31, 2012 in Families, Prescription Drugs | Comments Off Buffer Image via Wikipedia Adolescents who misuse controlled medications (e.g., pain, stimulant, sleeping and antianxiety medications) for which they have a legitimate prescription may be more likely to abuse other substances and to sell, give or trade their controlled medications to other individuals,

Posted on Jan 31, 2012 in Injuries related to addiction | Comments Off Buffer Image by EMSL via Flickr ST. PAUL, Minn. Ð New research shows people who have used amphetamines such as benzedrine and dexedrine appear to be at an increased risk of developing ParkinsonÕs disease, according to a study released today that will