Archive for the ‘Addiction Treatment’ Category

Intervention

Denial is a key characteristic of chemical dependency and people who suffer from this illness will consequently have serious difficulties that result from denial. Problems include an inability to acknowledge the effects of chemical dependency upon themselves and their loved ones. For this reason, interventions...
February 15th, 2010 | Intervention | Read More

Scientists Discover Cause of Addiction to Some Prescription Drugs

Scientists announced Wednesday that they have solved the mystery behind why people become addicted to a class of prescription drugs that includes some anti-depressants, muscle relaxants, and sleeping pills.
February 12th, 2010 | Addiction Treatment | Read More

When the Time Comes to Walk Away

Recovering addicts know that the days, weeks and months following treatment can be rough on the family. In many cases, familial relationships have already been so fractured they are almost beyond repair. For others in recovery, the very occurrence of a setback, however small, is enough to send the family...
January 29th, 2010 | Recovery | Read More

What You Need to Know About Drug Rehab

Drug rehab is one of the most misrepresented forms of treatment for drug addiction.  Many people visualize a depressing place akin to a lock-down psychiatric ward, uncomfortable beds, and hostile staff chastising the addicts for their bad behavior.  Although there may be some truly awful drug rehabs...
January 19th, 2010 | Drug Rehab | Read More

Former Addict Helps Those with Substance Abuse Problems in Kentucky

In Somerset, Kentucky, a 24-year-old wife and mother shares her experiences with people entering rehab as part of her recovery from drug addiction. Ashlee Steele, a former cheerleader, was just 15 when she began experimenting with Ecstasy. "Addiction is not picky," she said. "It grabs...
January 18th, 2010 | Addiction Treatment | Read More

How to Go About Making Amends When in Recovery from Addiction

Going through treatment and into recovery for addiction is an incredible journey that you have already taken. Congratulations on your continued dedication and perseverance! During your treatment and early recovery, you’ve learned the value of support from fellow members in 12-step group meetings....
January 12th, 2010 | Recovery | Read More

Artificial Intelligence May Provide Insight into Biology of Addiction

An artificial intelligence that can automatically plan and execute experiments may soon provide new insights into the biology of addiction to drugs and alcohol. The artificial intelligence (AI) that controls the experiments, called “Eureqa,” could help detect disease organisms or traces of...
January 11th, 2010 | Addiction Treatment | Read More

Cocaine Found to Alter Genes in the Brain

A new study shows that cocaine not only changes the way you feel and behave—it also changes the way the genes in the brain operate. Maia Szalavitz of TIME writes that understanding this process could eventually lead to new treatments for the 1.4 million Americans who are addicted to cocaine, and...
January 8th, 2010 | Addiction Treatment | Read More

Wilderness Experiential Therapy for Young Adults

If you are the parents of a young adult or older teen (ages 18 and older) who is addicted to drugs and/or alcohol, have tried other approaches that have failed, or your son or daughter remains resistant to treatment, you may have lost all hope of them ever getting clean and sober. Wilderness experiential...
December 22nd, 2009 | Addiction Treatment | Read More

Suppressing Glial Cell Activity Reduces Effects of Morphine on Rats

Glial cells (which are non-neuronal cells that make up the supportive tissue and participate in signal transmission in the nervous system) have recently been shown to help mediate the effects of opioid drugs such as morphine, including analgesia (pain suppression), tolerance, and dependence—effects...
December 17th, 2009 | Addiction Treatment | Read More