Posted on Dec 10, 2011 in Alcoholism | Comments Off Buffer A study that examined the influence of LR in conjunction with other characteristics Ð like family history of AUDs and age of drinking onset Ð has found that LR is a unique risk factor for AUDs across adulthood and is not simply a reflection […]
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Posted on Dec 9, 2011 in Therapeutically Based Treatment | Comments Off Buffer Long-term buprenorphine-naloxone treatment reduces opioid use by those dependent on prescription painkillers, according to the first randomized, controlled trial using a medication for the treatment of prescription opioid dependence. Nearly one-half (49%) of those receiving 12 weeks of treatment with the opioid
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Posted on Dec 9, 2011 in Alcoholism, The Brain And Addiction | Comments Off Buffer Image via Wikipedia ÊResearchers have long known that individuals with a positive family history of alcoholism (FHP) are at an increased risk themselves for alcoholism. This increased risk may be due to their different reaction to alcohol than individuals with
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Posted on Dec 9, 2011 in Addiction Recovery, Mental health | Comments Off Buffer Living through weddings or divorces, job losses and childrenÕs triumphs, we sometimes feel better and sometimes feel worse. But, psychologists observe, we tend to drift back to a Òset pointÓ Ñ a stable resting point, or baseline, in the mindÕs level
Posted on Dec 8, 2011 in opioids | Comments Off Buffer Image via Wikipedia Methadone appears to be involved in a large proportion of opioid-related deaths in the U.S., researchers found. A third of the deaths related to this painkiller class implicated methadone, although the addiction-recovery drug represents less than 5% of opioid prescriptions, according
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Posted on Dec 8, 2011 in Benzodiazepine (Benzos) | Comments Off Buffer Image via Wikipedia A new national study shows that from 1998 to 2008 (the most recent year with available figures) substance abuse treatment admissions among those 12 and older related to the abuse of benzodiazepine drugs rose from 22,400 in 1998 to approximately
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Posted on Dec 7, 2011 in Injuries related to addiction | Comments Off Buffer Definitive proof of an adverse effect of chronic marijuana use revealed at SNMÕs 58th Annual Meeting could lead to potential drug treatments and aid other research involved in cannabinoid receptors, a neurotransmission system receiving a lot of attention. Scientists used molecular
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Posted on Dec 6, 2011 in Pathways to addiction | Comments Off Buffer Nichole Marie Case unwittingly became dependent on opioid pain drugs. SheÕs not alone. The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimated in 2008 that 1.85 million people in the United States were dependent on or abusing prescription opioids, also known as Schedule II
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Posted on Dec 5, 2011 in Addiction Recovery | Comments Off Buffer Past Year Perceived Need for and Effort Made to Receive Specialty Treatment among Persons Aged 12 or Older Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Illicit Drug or Alcohol Use: 2009 The number and the percentage of youths aged 12 to 17 who needed
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Posted on Dec 4, 2011 in Alcohol Abuse | Comments Off Buffer Image via Wikipedia Alcohol, to an adolescent, is often seen as a rite of passage. Many teenagers view alcohol (as well as other drugs) as a gateway to adulthood, but are often blissfully unaware of the damage that it can cause to their
Addiction to painkillers hobbles more patients Read More »