«It helps us to understand puzzles in
addiction research such as why recovered addicts often relapse after they have broken free of withdrawal symptoms.»
Not exact matches
Among the tranquilizers named as addictive by the AMA and the U.S. Public Health Service's
Addiction Research Center are
such familiar ones as Miltown, Equanil, Librium, Valium, and Doriden.
Michel Odent, in his review of
research on the «primal period «(the time between conception and the first birthday), concludes that interference or dysfunction at this time affects the development of our capacity to love, which is particularly vulnerable around the time of birth, being connected hormonally to the oxytocin system.3 Research by Jacobsen4 5 and Raine6 among others, suggests that contemporary tragedies such as suicide, drug addiction and violent criminality may be linked to problems in the perinatal period such as exposure to drugs, birth complications and separation or rejection from the
research on the «primal period «(the time between conception and the first birthday), concludes that interference or dysfunction at this time affects the development of our capacity to love, which is particularly vulnerable around the time of birth, being connected hormonally to the oxytocin system.3
Research by Jacobsen4 5 and Raine6 among others, suggests that contemporary tragedies such as suicide, drug addiction and violent criminality may be linked to problems in the perinatal period such as exposure to drugs, birth complications and separation or rejection from the
Research by Jacobsen4 5 and Raine6 among others, suggests that contemporary tragedies
such as suicide, drug
addiction and violent criminality may be linked to problems in the perinatal period
such as exposure to drugs, birth complications and separation or rejection from the mother.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse is pursuing a mix of approaches that include developing non-opioid pain medicines, conducting
research on vaccines that may blunt the impact of fentanyl and its related offshoots, getting public health organizations to increase the availability and use of medications already available to treat opioid
addiction and getting medications
such as buprenorphine and naloxone, which suppress withdrawal symptoms and ease cravings, into the hands emergency room doctors dealing with patients with opioid
addictions.
«The idea is that a small reduction in alcohol —
such as beer with four per cent ethanol content versus six per cent — would reduce alcohol intake per drinker even if the same overall amount of beverage is consumed,» says Dr. Jürgen Rehm, lead author and Director of the Institute for Mental Health Policy
Research at the Centre for
Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, Canada.
The agency has ongoing
research examining the effectiveness of drugs
such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone that are used to wean people off of stronger opioids, as well as
research developing alternatives
such as vaccines and transcranial magnetic stimulation to treat opioid
addictions.
to one of the U.S. representatives — Dina Titus (D — NV)-- defending Suomi's work, stating that the
research «has enhanced our understanding of and treatments for mental illnesses
such as depression,
addiction, and autism.»
Joanna Fowler has made significant contributions to brain
research and the understanding of diseases
such as
addiction, which she studies using positron emission tomography (PET), an imaging technique that measures the concentration and movement of a positron - emitting radioisotope in living tissue.
Within the fields of microbiology and immunology, neurologic diseases, neuropharmacology, behavioral, cognitive and developmental neuroscience, and psychiatric disorders, the center's
research programs are seeking ways to: develop vaccines for infectious and noninfectious diseases; understand the basic neurobiology and genetics of social behavior and develop new treatment strategies for improving social functioning in social disorders
such as autism; interpret brain activity through imaging; increase understanding of progressive illnesses
such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases; unlock the secrets of memory; treat drug
addiction; determine how the interaction between genetics and society shape who we are; and advance knowledge about the evolutionary links between biology and behavior.
And new
research suggests there's also a link between
such tanning and other
addictions.
The Treatment Doesn't Work Abstract provides
research regarding the statistics of alcohol treatment centers and drug rehabilitation programs that use medical and psychological methods
such as: drug treatment, clinical therapy, certified therapeutic counseling strategies, licensed chemical dependency counselors, drug
addiction and substance abuse counselors, psychiatrists, insurance based drug rehabs, hospital based drug abuse counseling and alcohol abuse counseling, in - patient rehabilitation programs, out - patient rehabilitation programs, therapeutic communities, 12 Step support groups, AA, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, NA, 12 Step meetings, and halfway houses.
Psychological experts not involved with the
research said the study may prove to be an important step in sexual
addiction receiving the same degree as legitimacy as other behavioral
addictions,
such as compulsive gambling.
Such studies should prompt more
research into possible oxytocin - based therapies for methamphetamine and other
addictions.
Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of DBT in treating a number of mental health issues
such as anxiety, anger, depression and
addictions.
Research on the impact of
such addictions is used to determine if or how this information fits with client experiences.