Addiction Treatment
There are many types of addiction treatment, ranging from outpatient treatment to replacement therapy and long-term residential drug rehab. It’s important to learn about all the options available if you are seeking treatment for an addiction.
Posted under Prescription Drug Addiction
Experts Say Prescription Drug Abuse Should be Treated as Any Other Mental Health Issue
Addiction has long been coined as a matter of choice but experts are beginning to look at the problem as a mental health issue. A recent medical article talks about how some are considering the possibility that addiction is no different than depression, bipolar disorder or even schizophrenia. Continue Reading
Posted under Marijuana
Mouth Spray Could Help Kick Cannibas Addiction
Currently, there is no drug to combat the craving for marijuana. In order to kick the habit, individuals work through the rigorous weeks of detox and rehabilitation. But a new study gives hope to those who would like to speed their recovery with the aid of medicine. Continue Reading
Posted under Sex Addiction
Expert Says Recovering from Sex Addiction More Difficult Than Cocaine
Working through an addiction to sex is harder than working through a cocaine addiction, says an expert in a recent article from the Rochester City Newspaper. Still, sexual addiction continues to be a secretive subject and many people living with it do not get the treatment they need due to negative perceptions and misunderstandings surrounding the condition. Continue Reading
Posted under Sex Addiction
Treatment for Sexual Addiction Can Be Similar to Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatments
Sex addiction affects an estimated 3-5 percent of the population, destroying families, careers and lives with a force that has been compared to alcohol or drug addiction. New sexual addiction treatment centers and treatment approaches continue to emerge for this complex condition, including treatments involving combinations of counseling, psychotherapy and even hypnosis. Continue Reading
Posted under Addiction Treatment
Study Finds Link Between Spirituality and Increased Recovery Rates
Research has shown that 12-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) can be very helpful for people in recovery from alcohol or drug addiction. Many of these programs focus on the importance of spirituality, but some have contested the effectiveness of the spiritual aspect of these programs. A new study, however, has found that increased attendance to AA meetings is associated with an increased level of spirituality, especially among those who reported low spirituality at the beginning of the study.
Posted under Internet
The Many Dangers of Online Gaming Addiction
A 22-year-old woman from Jacksonville, Florida, admitted to shaking her 3-month-old son to death after his crying interrupted her game of FarmVille, a social networking game that gained popularity through Facebook. Alexandra Tobias is facing a possible life sentence in the January death of her son, Dylan Lee Edmondson. She told investigators that she shook him to try to stop his crying, smoked a cigarette to calm down, and then shook him again, which caused him to hit his head.
Posted under Food Addiction
Alcohol Treatment Drug Could Help Compulsive Eaters
A drug that has been successful in decreasing alcohol cravings in addicts could also help people who are addicted to food. Researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center found that ezlopitant decreased consumption of sweetened water in rodents, which suggests a link between the neurochemical pathways of addiction and compulsive eating.
Posted under Cocaine
Glutamate Receptors Could Play Role in Cocaine Addiction Treatment
Glutamate is a neurotransmitter that is involved with learning and memory, and could help with treating cocaine addiction. Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) represent a network of G-protein-coupled receptors that help transmit glutamates, and these receptors could play an important role in treating a variety of neurological and psychiatric disorders such as drug addiction.
Posted under Celebrity Addiction
Champion Jockey Seeking Counseling for Alcohol Abuse
After making his problem with alcohol consumption known in two recent public incidents, Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux has admitted himself to therapy to help manage his issues with alcohol use.
Posted under Cigarette Addiction
Lindsay Lohan’s Father Wants Her Forced into Rehab
Lindsay Lohan’s father wants her forced into rehab, but not jail, according to his lawyer, Lisa Bloom, who happens to be a CBS News legal analyst.
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