Addiction Treatment
A 2 drug combo of topirimate and amphetamines worked twice as well as placebo for cocaine addicts looking to quit. Full Story
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Mr. Theklan
Because so many young adults use drugs or alcohol young people sometimes have trouble forging sober social support networks after treatment. AA and NA can provide this sober support, but many groups are comprised of middle aged adults. A new research study suggests that this age gap does not matter and that 12 steps meetings do offer younger adults effective social support.
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Indy Charlie
Roughly half of American addiction counselors now believe that moderating consumption, rather than abstinence, is an acceptable treatment goal for people with alcohol or drug abuse problems.
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Okko Pyykko
The diabetes medication Exendin-4 may become the first effective medication against cocaine addiction.
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401(K) 2012
Addiction treatment costs money, but do you ever make that money back? That’s what German researchers wanted to know, and the answer they discovered, was a resounding YES!
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Micah Taylor
A 2-drug combo of Buprenorphine and Naltrexone may well be the non-addictive cocaine treatment medication the world's been waiting for.
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Pastries71
Teens with substance abuse problems who get involved in AA or NA during the first year of recovery are more likely to maintain abstinence than teens who do not.
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85mm.ch
John Hopkins researchers found that people who got treatment and recovery housing after detox were more than 10 times more likely to remain abstinent after a month than people who went through the detox without a treatment follow-up.
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White RIbbons
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.
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Albertogp123
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.
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Za Rodinu
Psychologists say that changing your physical environment can make it a lot easier to overcome addiction.
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Rebecca Lader
Addiction treatment workers say that requests for treatment surge over the holidays as more people struggle with relapse and excessive drinking and drug use.
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Stephen Geyer
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 containing strategies to reduce consumption.
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Thomasthomas
Spanish researchers say that using a common antipsychotic medication may help cocaine addicts manage cravings and quit using.
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Massdistraction
The results from the first large-scale study of Suboxone treatment for prescription opiate abusers are in – the medication works very well while you use it, but once you taper off Suboxone, relapse rates get very high.
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Tamara van Molken
Trying to stay clean? Maybe you should get out and lend a hand to someone in need - Researchers at Case Western Reserve University say that teens who get involved with helping others during substance abuse treatment experience fewer cravings for drugs and alcohol than their less altruistic peers.
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