2011 | Addiction Treatment Strategies

Press Release: University of Otago
New Zealand families living with other members suffering from addiction is the focus of a report just released by the Families Commission and carried out by researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington.
“This is the first time such an…

It is well established that a mood disorder can increase an individual’s risk for substance abuse, but there is also evidence that the converse is true; substance abuse can increase a person’s vulnerability to stress-related illnesses. Now, a new study finds that repeated cocaine…

ScienceDaily — Cannabis use during adolescence and young adulthood increases the risk of psychotic symptoms, while continued cannabis use may increase the risk for psychotic disorder in later life, concludes a new study published online in the British Medical Journal.
Cannabis is the…

The new study found that treatments that manipulate both the GABA receptor and toll-like receptor 4 have the potential to reduce anxiety and control cravings, with little to no risk for addiction

Between 1997 and 2007, unintentional injury jumped 21% among patients ages 25 to 44, with poisoning — which includes drug overdose — accounting for 42% of those deaths in 200

—Botulism is a rare disease and recurrent botulism even more rare. However, in California, recurrent wound botulism among injection drug users has been on the rise and makes up three-quarters of reported cases in the United States.
A new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and…

Researchers have known for decades that alcohol can initially deepen sleep during the early part of the night but then disrupt sleep during the latter part of the night; this is called a “rebound effect.” A new study of the influence of gender and family history of alcoholism on…

BMI (Brief Motivational Intervention) is more beneficial among patients with alcohol dependence who screen positive for an alcohol-related injury

Moderate alcohol consumption—a glass of wine with dinner or a few drinks at a party—is no cause for concern for many people.
 
However those with anxiety disorders may find that alcohol or other substances can make their anxiety symptoms worse. And they are two to three times more…

The signs and symptoms of acute alcohol abstinence syndrome generally begin 6 to 24 hours after the patient takes his or her last drink