Computer-Based Behavioral Therapy Effective Tool for Addiction Treatment
Computer-based behavioral therapy effective tool for addiction treatment
The researchers studied 101 cocaine-dependent patients who were being treated with methadone, splitting them into two groups — those receiving standard methadone care, and those receiving weekly CBT4CBT in addition. … Responding to this need, the …
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Hoffman's Death Illustrates Heroin's Ability to Hijack the Brain
The differences can be in the type of drug, how addictive it becomes, how often you use it, your genetic makeup, and, most importantly, to what extent — and toward what harm — the substance alters your decision making and behavior. Because of the …
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The Condition Many Recovering Addicts And Alcoholics Don't Know About
Symptoms of PAWS include mood swings resembling an affective disorder, anhedonia (the inability to feel pleasure from anything beyond use of the drug), insomnia, extreme drug craving and obsession, anxiety and panic attacks, depression, suicidal …
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14% Of Pregnant Women Prescribed Opioids By Their Doctors, Despite Possible …
To investigate opioid use during pregnancy, a team of Harvard doctors searched a database and identified over half a million women with completed pregnancies who were enrolled in a commercial insurance plan from six months before pregnancy through …
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Dr. Peter Coleman on Methadone Usage — Dr. Peter Coleman, National Medical Director and founder of The Coleman Institute, discusses the benefits and risks of using methadone as a detox drug. For m…