When you think “alcohol treatment” you are likely to think of Alcoholics Anonymous and its 12-Step program. And there is a good reason for that – while other trendy alcoholic treatments have come and gone, the 12-Steps remain. “I think it has withstood the test of time because it works as long as the willingness and ….
Read more ›A potential huge breakthrough in the treatment of cocaine addiction – a common beta-blocker could become the first-ever drug treatment for cocaine. According to a report from Asian News International, the beta-blocker, propranolol, is currently used to treat people with hypertension and anxiety. But researcher Devin Mueller of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee said in animal testing, ….
Read more ›The drug Suboxone, given to heroin users to help them quit a heroin addiction, has come under fire lately by doctors who say the addict is just trading one addiction for another. High-profile TV doctor Drew Pinsky is a leading opponent of Suboxone. Just like heroin, Suboxone is an opiate, and carries a risk of ….
Read more ›Following the recent death of Amy Winehouse, who famously didn’t want to go to rehab, questions are being asked if rehab could have saved her, or if rehab is effective at all. Scientific American posed the question to Bankole Johnson, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He is also ….
Read more ›While many suspect that drugs or too much alcohol killed singer Amy Winehouse, her family reportedly believes that quitting drinking is what doomed her. The British tabloid The Sun reports that the family thinks Winehouse suffered from alcohol withdrawal after she stopped drinking for three weeks. Family sources told the newspaper that Winehouse tried to ….
Read more ›Researchers in California have made a huge leap in the quest for a vaccine to fight heroin addiction. They say they have come up with a vaccine that prevented lab rats from becoming addicted. The Washington Post reports that researchers at Scripps Research Institute say their vaccine not only eliminated the pain-killing action of heroin, ….
Read more ›The mayor of a Wisconsin city who went on a three-day alcohol binge that included a bar fight is refusing calls for his resignation. Milwaukee TV station WTMJ reports that Sheboygan Mayor Bob Ryan is a self-described alcoholic who admits he went on a bender one weekend late in July. He told radio station WHBL, ….
Read more ›Researchers have come up with a simple and apparently effective way for doctors to make sure their methamphetamine patients are taking their medication to fight their addiction – cell phone photos. According to a report from Newswise, researchers from the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute gave 20 meth patients camera-equipped cell phones. They told them ….
Read more ›Facebook has taken over the world. Well, not exactly, but it has changed the face of communication and marketing as much as the computer, the telephone, and the printing press. It’s a modern marvel that connects people around the world almost instantly. It started with a small group of college students and then expanded widely. ….
Read more ›A recent announcement of reduced alcohol and drug abuse on campus doesn’t have Colorado University slowing down. In fact, they are upping their game. Last year’s statistics came out, showing a 10 percent decrease in alcohol and drug citations issued by campus police. That’s a major jump in the right direction. Especially since CU was ….
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