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TMS for alcoholism?
For me, it was encouraging to see how far science has come in its understanding of the neurological underpinnings of alcoholism.
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Pot Doesn’t Help Us Sleep
One common symptom of withdrawal is sleep disruption, for which the most direct remedy is, naturally, more of the drug.
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MAT for Meth?
If Medicaid, for instance, expanded approval of naltrexone injections to include methamphetamine, that would make the combination more useful to addiction treatment.
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Recovery is More Common Than We Suspect
As a bottom line, the research findings to seem to show many millions of our neighbors successfully resolving their problems with substances.
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One study went viral, the other did not
Bad intent is not required for an article or broadcast segment to qualify as potentially harmful misinformation. It only needs to be present in the most provocative way in the right forum.
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Inexplicably Drunk
Of course, clinicians who work with offenders are accustomed to the occasional client who shows up stubbornly insisting that he or she had consumed no alcohol whatsoever before arrest.
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Australians Get Drunk A Lot
From the alcoholic beverage industry’s viewpoint, the pandemic has a pronounced silver lining. Sales are up and allegedly likely to continue at higher levels even as the pandemic finally fades.
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About Cannabis and Pregnancy
The information isn’t getting out to the target population. Or even to the physicians and other practitioners responsible for their care.
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Does Vaping Help People Quit Smoking?
…vaping may be as much a challenge to quit as Marlboros, Camels, or Newports
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More Research on Cannabis Withdrawal
The author cites a meta-analysis conducted by another group that some 47% of frequent cannabis users, both recreational and medical, were experiencing withdrawal symptoms.
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Another Approach to Pain
Somehow, experts believe, the brain of the chronic pain patient has “learned” to interpret certain stimuli as a threat, accompanied by danger messages in the form of pain.
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Public vs Personal
Some will represent the very best medicine has to offer, and others will be, well, not so great.
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