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Addiction Treatment Strategies – Part 47


Adult-Supervised Drinking in Young Teens May Lead to More Alcohol Use, Consequences

Apr30

Adult-Supervised Dri…

ScienceDaily  — Allowing adolescents to drink alcohol under adult supervision does not appear to teach responsible drinking as teens get older. In fact, such a “harm-minimization” approach may actually lead to more drinking and alcohol-related consequences, according to a new…

Data On VIVITROL(R), The New FDA-Approved Medicati…

28 Apr 2011
Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) today announced that results from the phase 3 clinical study of VIVITROL® (naltrexone for extended-release injectable suspension) in opioid dependence have been published by The Lancet. The six-month, phase 3 trial met its primary endpoint and showed significantly greater opioid-free weeks among patients treated with VIVITROL, compared to placebo. VIVITROL is the first and only non-addictive, non-narcotic, once-monthly medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the prevention of relapse to opioid dependence, following opioid detoxification. VIVITROL should be used…

OxyContin is the opiate-derived analgesic oxycodon…

Now, the rate of prescription drug abuse is outpacing abuse of cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens and meth combined, analysis shows.

methamphetamine expo…

A new study in fruit flies offers a broad view of the potent and sometimes devastating molecular events that occur throughout the body as a result of methamphetamine exposure


Epidemic: Facts about opioid crisis

Apr20

Epidemic: Facts abou…

From 1997 to 2007, the milligram per person use of prescription opioids in the U.S. increased from 74 milligrams to 369 milligrams, an increase of 402 percent

Binge Drinking in Adolescence Causes Changes in Ad…

ScienceDaily (Nov. 16, 2010) — Alcohol exposure during adolescence alters the body’s ability to respond to stress in adulthood, according to new research in rats presented at Neuroscience 2010, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, held in San Diego. Because problems regulating stress are associated with behavioral and mood disorders, the findings may indicate that binge drinking in adolescence leads to increased risk of anxiety or depression in adulthood.
Binge drinking, defined as more than four or five drinks in a single session, typically begins around age 13 and peaks between ages 18 and 22. According to the…

Brain Waves and Medi…

Nondirective meditation yields more marked changes in electrical brain wave activity associated with wakeful, relaxed attention, than just resting without any specific mental technique.

Breathing Meditation…

Breathing Meditations.
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Study reveals new ta…

Study reveals new target for antidepressants
By Kate Kelland
 
LONDON (Reuters) – British scientists using human stem cells say they have found out how antidepressants make new brain cells — a finding that should help drug researchers develop better and more efficient…

The Big Switch: Why …

So how can addiction-prone people avoid endlessly cycling through the list of available substances and activities?