Addiction Treatment in America: Not Based in Science?

Addiction Treatment in America: Not Based in Science, Not Truly ...
TIME
Addiction is typically characterized as a disease, so why aren't treatments based in... was published by Columbia's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse(CASA), ... programs, typically based on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. ...The ...

TIME

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD: Addiction: America's Most Neglected Disease
By Lloyd I. Sederer, MD
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University released a report on addictions today that is remarkably comprehensive and even more remarkably honest in portraying the virtually utter failure to identify and ...
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Best Practices to Treat Alcoholism Reviewed
PsychCentral.com
Scientists from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have ... The societal burden of not treating alcoholism: Dr. Brian Rush discusses that on a ...

PsychCentral.com

When alcoholism invades workplaces
New Vision
If you are trapped in alcoholism, your behaviour could be noticed by ... Kalumba warns that if no action is taken, work relations between an alcoholic and ...

American Board of Addiction Medicine Foundation Lauds CASA ...
Newswise (press release)
The American Board of Addiction Medicine Foundation (ABAM Foundation) today lauded the significant findings and recommendations in the landmark report ...

De-addiction seekers on the rise
Times of India
Even my family life has been suffering after my marriage due to this addiction of ... The first step in de-addiction is detoxification of the addict, followed by his ...

Two New Vaccines Could Cure Cocaine Addiction
Technorati
New vaccines open up a world of possibilities for curing drug addiction. ... Once vaccinated, an addict's body will seek out and destroy any cocaine it finds.

Technorati

Dear Abby: Husband's pot smoking is an addiction
The Daily News Journal
Dear Abby: My husband, who is 53, talks often about his college days when he smoked marijuana. Over the past several years he has started smoking it again.

Commentary: Hidden stories tell us much about our presidents
Kansas City Star
Or, more precisely, alcoholism. . . .an addiction to alcohol. .... Three out of the last five presidents had alcoholic fathers.

Are You a Tech Addict?
CIO Insight
How can you tell if you're a tech addict? If you see yourself reflected in the following ten traits, it may be time to take a tech break. Jantz is a mental-health ...

No agency for one lakh drug-addict kids in Jharkhand
Times of India
Dr Ashok Kumar Nag, the medical superintendent of the RINPAS and an expert on drug de-addiction, said, "There are over 1 lakh drug-addict children in ...

Ethnic groups get addiction treatment
VietNamNet Bridge
VietNamNet Bridge – Heroin detoxification programmes in northwestern provinces are achieving satisfactory results, despite many obstacles, said Do Thi Ninh ...

Many Americans aren't seeking addiction help
WTVR
(WTVR) — A new study by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University says that only one in ten people who suffer from ...

WTVR

Addiction to drugs, alcohol on the rise
Deccan Chronicle
Mr K.S. Chowdary, founder of Asha Jyothi, an alcohol and drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation centre here said that parents of some youngsters were ...

Protect loved ones from drug addiction
Nashua Telegraph
Heartfelt thanks to the young people who bravely shared their stories of struggling with prescription drug addiction with The Telegraph. (“Rx: Addiction Epidemic” ...

Facebook addiction: Social media gone wild
Peoria Journal Star (blog)
"Perhaps the hardest hit from social media addiction is the family unit.," said Jantz, suggesting that parents monitor their own time spent online to ensure it's not ...

Greek tragedy: Austerity and addiction
Salon
Greek tragedy: Austerity and addiction. Can the new government .... So far, Patsi has not seen an increase in the street-addict population. Though government ...

Pete Doherty checks into rehab
Sky News Australia
The Libertines frontman flew to Thailand yesterday (26.06.12) to cure his addiction to heroin and crack cocaine. A statement on the singer's official website read: ...

Addiction: Misunderstood, Greatly Undertreated, Report Finds | The ...
By Join Together Staff
Many who do receive treatment do not receive evidence-based care, according to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA Columbia). Many people misunderstand addiction, and think of it as a ...
The Partnership

How I Beat My Sugar Addiction
By Tina
I've been meaning to write this post for awhile now since I finally feel in control of my sugar cravings. I guess you could say it's been a long journey to kick my sugar habit once and for all. It definitely didn't happen overnight. In fact, it took me a ...
Carrots 'N' Cake

Adderall Becoming Addiction for American Mothers | TopNews Arab ...
By Kanika Mehta
Adderall Becoming Addiction for American Mothers It has been revealed in a latest report that most mothers in America are increasingly becoming regular users of Adderall drug, not because they suffer ADHD, but just in order to get relief from ...
TopNews Arab Emirates

DRUG DE ADDICTION DAY OBSERVED Lastupdate:- Wed, 27 Jun ...
Bandipora, June 26: The teachers here in Higher Secondary School Aloosa on Tuesday organized a seminar to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking. Superintendent of Police Bashir Ahmed Kahn was the Chief ...
Greater Kashmir:News

Substance Abuse 411-#40-Peer Recovery Coaches-Mary Jo Mather ...
By Larry Henry
Peer Recovery Coaches use their personal experiences of recovery to facilitate and built resilience of persons with addiction, mental illness, or co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders. Because of this growing area of work, the IC ...
Substance Abuse 411

young, recovering addict - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug ...
By TakenByTheSky
After I gave up ALL recreational drugs and hallucinogenics, I gave up all the pills I wasnt addicted to (the speed, valium, vicodin, etc), then I gave up my addiction (Oxycontin) and replaced it with taking a few xanax a day then got down to 1 xany a day and then none. Then I quit marijuana. Next i'm going to quit drinking ... I'm a spouse of an alcoholic so I dont think I'll be much help on how to get clean but if you ever need to talk I'm here for you. I'm 21 and I've thought about "ending it all" ...
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What's the best way to treat problem alcohol use? -Alcoholism and ...
Scientists from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have released comprehensive reviews of the most effective treatments for alcohol dependence, one of the most prevalent addictions in Canada. Published in the latest edition ...
Mental Health news from Armenian...

Mobile addiction: Why we cannot put down our devices and 7 ways ...
By John X. Kenny. It is hard to make it through a single day in recent months without running across a news outlet covering the massive revolution that ...
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