http://www.choosehelp.com http://cache.choosehelp.com/img5/logo.png http://www.choosehelp.com urn:syndication:086bf679a22e8dd64c028d4b1f4e61b1 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/lessons-from-whitney-houston2019s-substance-abuse-and-early-death If you’re looking for a good reason to get yourself some help for drug or alcohol addiction you don’t have to look much further than Whitney Houston’s tragic early death at only 48 years old. ]]> Xanax celebrities Whitney Houston Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:19:06 -0500 urn:syndication:892a6b02fc3c58373c4c1abc2bdc3898 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/smoking-linked-to-increased-dementia-risk-for-elderly-men Quit now to reduce your odds of dementia later in life. People who quit for at least 10 years prior to late middle age experience no increased risk for tobacco related dementia. ]]> Smoking Smoking Cessation Dementia Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:44:42 -0500 urn:syndication:d461f79ba901b7720d0d15d3fcb152b8 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/addiction-treatment/drug-cravings-researchers-say-women-triggered-by-stress-men-triggered-by-drug-cues-1 Want to get and stay clean? If you’re a man, then you’d better work on minimizing your exposure to drug cues and if you’re a woman it’s stress that you’ve got to watch out for. ]]> Stress Cravings Drug Cues Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:28:29 -0500 urn:syndication:d515e2592745f9a06559ffdd3ac4539e http://www.choosehelp.com/news/emotional-health/working-more-than-11-hours-per-day-linked-to-increased-risk-of-depression Researchers in the UK found that people who worked more than 11 hours per day were about two and a half times more likely than those who worked a normal 8 hour day to develop clinical depression. ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:09:16 -0500 urn:syndication:f9c683e21dafecbb4ea0b3c5f67b33be http://www.choosehelp.com/news/addiction-treatment/new-screening-test-predicts-odds-of-addiction-treatment-success By testing for your unconscious beliefs about the positive and negative consequences of drug use a newly develop screening test reveals how likely you are to benefit from addiction treatment. ]]> Addiction test Addiction treatment Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:36:50 -0500 urn:syndication:0a7a55d4312a762a63edf4c8c7403685 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/emotional-health/teens-with-social-anxiety-experience-symptoms-relief-by-blogging-about-their-problems Teens battling social anxiety and having difficulty interacting with classmates may find some angst relief by blogging their way through the experience. ]]> Anxiety Social Anxiety Disorder Anxiety Self-Medication Blogging Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:14:48 -0500 urn:syndication:e5ea95245aa73c2625d79eeec586eac1 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/addiction-treatment/addiction-treatment-lessons-from-the-war-in-vietnam-2013-changes-in-environment-make-a-big-difference-to-likelihood-of-success Psychologists say that changing your physical environment can make it a lot easier to overcome addiction. ]]> Vietnam War Environmental Factors in Addiction Heroin Addiction treatment Behavioral Therapy Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:46:08 -0500 urn:syndication:9576315a1b0ce9746b524eb39ddf77a0 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/military-insurance-to-cover-long-term-methadone-and-suboxone-therapy Defense Department to reverse an insurance coverage ban on long term methadone maintenance therapy for military personnel. ]]> Suboxone Methadone Methadone Treatment Military Suboxone Treatment Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:07:04 -0500 urn:syndication:66e6352f384976117262bf67e14f5744 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/neuroscience/music-reduces-experience-of-pain-especially-among-people-with-high-anxiety Looking for a way to control your pain without resorting to addictive opiates? Well, researchers say you might as well start by putting on some of your favorite music, because in one recent study, listening to music actually reduced sensations of pai... ]]> Neuroscience Music Therapy Music Pain Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:50:35 -0500 urn:syndication:72e6313b8be98605c77b07d1c1a866e4 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/addiction-treatment/requests-for-addiction-treatment-spike-over-holiday-period Addiction treatment workers say that requests for treatment surge over the holidays as more people struggle with relapse and excessive drinking and drug use. ]]> United Kingdom Addiction treatment Relapse Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:04:49 -0500 urn:syndication:eda51132897f4a76ee6ead2695430b03 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/addiction-treatment/intervention-text-messages-get-heavy-drinking-young-adults-to-reduce-their-consumption Researchers in Pennsylvania say that text messages may be an effective delivery system for alcohol abuse interventions to heavy drinking young adults. Heavy drinking young adults drink substantially less when they get periodic text messages containin... ]]> Alcohol abuse Alcohol Intervention Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:18:17 -0500 urn:syndication:d14ac8f0d8ab0badde92ea97febae31d http://www.choosehelp.com/news/addiction-treatment/common-antipsychotic-medication-aripiprazole-might-double-as-effective-cocaine-addiction-medication Spanish researchers say that using a common antipsychotic medication may help cocaine addicts manage cravings and quit using. ]]> Antipsychotic Cocaine addiction Aripiprazole Cocaine addiction treatment Cocaine cravings Cocaine Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:37:17 -0500 urn:syndication:b8f7fa4eeb6b66c563f8230337802050 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/scientists-working-on-potent-non-addictive-analgesics-based-on-marijuana-like-chemical-in-the-brain Need pain control but not sure about taking more opiates? Well, Italian and American scientists are working on a solution and they say that manipulating the activity of one of the body’s endogenous chemicals may prove the key to non-addictive pain ... ]]> Pain Killers Brain Analgesics Cannibanoid Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:57:39 -0500 urn:syndication:4cbb8b454fcdbe7bed473e9acc3e6c12 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/eating-disorders/fighting-obesity-talking-dinner-plates-teach-healthier-eating-habits To tackle obesity, the National Health Service in the UK is trying out dinner plates which measure your rate of consumption and deliver recorded messages when you start eating too quickly ]]> Diets Obesity Behavioral Therapy Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:16:20 -0500 urn:syndication:0738e628b4830f6c345918902b145dcc http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/in-australia-naltrexone-now-approved-to-treat-problem-gambling Doctors in Australia can now prescribe the anti-addiction drug naltrexone as a treatment for problem gambling; but therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing are still suggested as the most effective treatments. ]]> Gamblers Anonymous Naltrexone Gambling Addiction Problem Gambling Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:22:43 -0500