Posted on Nov 20, 2011 in Anxiety, Panic attack, Panic disorder | Comments Off Just like everyone else, people with panic disorder have real stress in their lives. They get laid off and they fight with their spouses. How such stresses affect their panic symptoms hasn’t been well understood, but a new study by researchers …
Posted on Nov 24, 2011 in Injuries related to addiction | 0 comments ScienceDaily — Excessive alcohol consumption appears to be associated with changes in some surgical skills performed on virtual reality simulator testing the following day, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. “While surgical …
Posted on Nov 25, 2011 in Injuries related to addiction | 0 comments A new system that ranks drugs on the basis of harm caused to both the user and others places. The scale, developed by drug experts led by Professor David Nutt of Imperial College London, is published online in The Lancet. Drugs including alcohol …
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Posted on Feb 6, 2012 in Emergency department | Comments Off Image via Wikipedia The number of narcotic-related emergency room visits in New York City jumped 40 percent between 2004 and 2009, according to a survey by the city’s Department of Health. Painkillers are now the second-most commonly used illegal drugs, behind marijuana, The Wall …
Posted on Mar 4, 2012 in Alcohol | Comments Off Thanks in part to studies that follow subjects for a long time, psychologists are learning more about differences between people. In a new article published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, the author describes how psychologists can …
Posted on Jun 19, 2012 in Alcoholism | Comments Off A Kranz (wreath) of Kölsch beer. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) 1. What is alcoholism? Alcoholism, also known as alcohol dependence, is a disease that includes the following four symptoms: Craving–A strong need, or urge, to drink. Loss of control–Not being able …
Posted on Jul 11, 2011 in Alcohol And Drug Addiction Rehab, Alcoholism | 0 comments
Posted on Jul 1, 2011 in Addiction | 0 comments Buffer Image via Wikipedia How We Get Addicted By MICHAEL D. LEMONICK I was driving up the Massachusetts Turnpike one evening last February when I knocked over a bottle of water. I grabbed for it, swerved inadvertently–and a few seconds later found myself blinking into …
Posted on Nov 23, 2011 in Alcoholism | Comments Off 1. Alcoholism affects the entire family. Living with a non-recovering alcoholic in the family can contribute to stress for all members of the family. Each member may be affected differently. Not all alcoholic families experience or react to this stress in the same way. …
Mood disorders like depression and substance abuse go together so frequently that doctors have coined a term for it: dual diagnosis. People who have suffered recent episodes of major depression have higher rates of alcoholism and drug addiction compared with the rest of the population, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. …
People with depression may turn to drugs or alcohol to medicate their pain. Read More »