http://www.choosehelp.com http://cache.choosehelp.com/img6/logo.png http://www.choosehelp.com urn:syndication:1b943c13b7ef0063f5478e0951d6f92d http://www.choosehelp.com/news/addiction-treatment/researchers-say-addicted-teens-do-better-when-they-participate-in-aa-or-na 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. ]]> NA AA Meetings Teen Addiction Alcoholics Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous Teens Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:05:37 -0400 urn:syndication:13c10b196fc4030793aab085a624d95b http://www.choosehelp.com/news/addiction-treatment/study-shows-that-for-opiate-users-detox-alone-is-rarely-enough 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. ]]> Opiate Detox Continuing Care Recovery Housing Opiate Addiction Treatment Opiate Addiction detox Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:38:12 -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: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: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: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:3c16c676be0b017297b407ac996cf473 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/addiction-treatment/study-says-suboxone-works-well-for-prescription-opiate-abusers-2013-but-discontinuation-of-suboxone-use-causes-relapse-rates-to-skyrocket 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. ]]> Suboxone Effectiveness Suboxone Suboxone Treatment Prescription drug abuse Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:19:41 -0500 urn:syndication:11157e3d5f9ed4ce11beffe07c640f93 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/addiction-treatment/helping-others-during-addiction-treatment-actually-reduces-drug-and-alcohol-cravings 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 drug... ]]> Teenage Substance Abuse Teen Drug Rehab Addiction treatment Teens Altruism Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:23:34 -0500 urn:syndication:90f893de70a78e49cbc2e4183e4bafab http://www.choosehelp.com/news/addiction-treatment/canadian-doctor-uses-amazonian-herbal-medicine-called-ayahuasca-to-break-addictions A Canadian Doctor talks about the nearly 200 people he’s treated with an Amazonian hallucinogen called ayahuasca. ]]> Ayahuasca Hallucinogen Alternative Therapies Addiction treatment Experimental Addiction Treatment Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:30:35 -0500 urn:syndication:799db8860bf7985e39cd9fdb64951c1b http://www.choosehelp.com/news/addiction-treatment/smoking-cigarettes-increases-risk-of-cocaine-addiction Trying to quit cocaine? You might want to consider ditching cigarettes at the same time. New research suggests that nicotine amplifies cocaine’s effects and addictiveness…just remember not to use nicotine replacement products, such as nicotine gu... ]]> Nicotine Cocaine addiction Cocaine Effects Cocaine addiction treatment Cocaine cravings Cocaine Nicotine Addiction Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:52:23 -0500 urn:syndication:4b2883dcc62922f40353c3b20a87cf61 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/addiction-treatment/asian-alcoholics-most-likely-to-get-significant-benefit-from-naltrexone Researchers at UCLA say that about 50% of Asians have a genetic variation that makes naltrexone especially effective as a treatment for alcoholism. ]]> Asian Flushing Naltrexone Asians Alcoholism Treatment Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:37:31 -0400 urn:syndication:6ac72dbc3e7f0c5f61d037c4e8426c31 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/addiction-treatment/uk2019s-first-club-drug-rehab-opens-its-doors There wasn’t anywhere in the UK where people addicted to club drugs and legal high drugs could go to get the help they needed, until now. The Club Drug Rehab is an NHS funded project designed to meet the needs of people not addicted to more convent... ]]> Ketamine Club drugs Mephedrone Ecstasy Ecstasy addiction treatment GHB GHB addiction Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:54:43 -0400 urn:syndication:5574dc5f90a6c00cd931a358a54715b9 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/addiction-treatment/researchers-say-web-based-continuing-care-programs-are-effective After following a group of rehab graduates who used an online continuing care program for 18 months, researchers say that web-based aftercare works well. ]]> Online Therapy Continuing Care Relapse Prevention Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:59:39 -0400