Sentences with phrase «reduce drug addiction»

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He also pledged to use evidence - based addiction treatment, and to reduce drug use among young people through a national advertising campaign.

Besides, if you want to reduce religion to social work, there's a religious group in Afghanistan that provides counseling and mediation services for people in rural areas, as well as free treatment for people struggling with drug addiction.

It is also necessary to raise the spiritual content of well - being and reduce all the symptoms of anomie, like family disintegration, conflict and tensions, crime, alcoholism, drug addiction and mental illness, all indicating lack of inner happiness and contentment in the life of individuals.

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Huber offers insight on not only the number of people battling drug addiction and the amount of money that is involved with fueling addiction, but also what can be done to ensure proper treatment is available to addicts, as well as what needs to be done to help reduce the addiction numbers in Chautauqua County.

Panksepp believes that one of the effects oxytocin has is to reduce the tolerance effect that plays such a devastating role in drug addiction.

Jasanoff is critical of how the cerebral mystique reduces problems of human behavior, such as drug addiction or eating disorders, to problems of the brain.

Unlike most forms of drug addiction, there are no medical treatments to help people reduce their cannabis use.

«Previous PET research has shown that people with drug addiction have reduced dopamine receptors.

New pharmacological approaches to target these changes will provide much needed and more effective treatments to reduce the power of drug - related associative memories that drive opiate addiction.

Future treatments for gambling addiction could seek to reduce this hyperactivity, either by drugs or by psychological techniques like mindfulness therapies.»

The most cost - effective treatment for people with untreated opioid addiction who visit the emergency department (ED) is buprenorphine, a medication to reduce drug cravings and withdrawal, say Yale researchers.

More work is needed to determine whether the brain's overeating networks are the same as its drug addiction pathways and, if so, whether addiction treatments can reduce the obesity epidemic.

The researchers wrote that further studies would be needed to assess whether dopamine - like drugs can reduce food cravings and addiction, and whether such drugs could reduce body fat in Asians with the genetic variation.

Vaccines have shown promise in reducing the effects of drugs in research models but more needs to be learned about how to apply this therapy in the arc of addiction.

Langmuir 29 (35), 10973 - 10979 (2013) «Reduced limbic metabolism and fronto - cortical volume in rats vulnerable to alcohol addiction» A. Gozzi, F. Agosta, M. Massi, R. Ciccocioppo, and A. Bifone NeuroImage 69, 112 - 119 (2013) «Polymeric nanocarriers for controlled and enhanced delivery of therapeutic agents to the CNS» M. Gagliardi, G. Bardi and A. Bifone Theraputic Delivery, 3 (7), 875 — 887 (2012), doi: 10.4155 / TDE.12.55 «Neuromapping techniques in drug discovery: pharmacological MRI for the assessment of novel antipsychotics» A. Bifone and A. Gozzi Expert Opinions in Drug Discovery, 7 (11): 1071 - 82 (2012) «Neuroimaging evidence of altered fronto - cortical and striatal function after prolonged self - administration in the rat&radrug discovery: pharmacological MRI for the assessment of novel antipsychotics» A. Bifone and A. Gozzi Expert Opinions in Drug Discovery, 7 (11): 1071 - 82 (2012) «Neuroimaging evidence of altered fronto - cortical and striatal function after prolonged self - administration in the rat&raDrug Discovery, 7 (11): 1071 - 82 (2012) «Neuroimaging evidence of altered fronto - cortical and striatal function after prolonged self - administration in the rat»

This means the drugs were suppressing pain while leaving other receptors unaffected, drastically reducing the risk for addiction.

Drug abuse and addiction leads to severely reduced dopamine receptors.

But after eventually finding separate solace in their art, they came together to self - publish a book they hope will reduce the stigma of addiction but also warn young people away from drugs.

The court said closing the Insite clinic violated addicts» basic rights to life and security, given evidence that the clinic reduced the risks from drug addiction.

London About Blog LEAP UK is a global network of law enforcement figures who seek alternatives to failing, punitive drug laws.Our mission at LEAP is to reduce the multitude of unintended harmful consequences resulting from fighting the war on drugs and to lessen the incidence of death, disease, crime and addiction by ultimately ending drug prohibition.

Most of my experience is in drug and alcohol addiction recovery, reducing self - harming behaviors, teen - suicide prevention, trauma - care, family communication skills, and adult services.

There is no specific drug therapy for sex addiction, but SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) antidepressant medications and mood stabilizers have been found to be effective at reducing some of the urges to engage in addictive behavior.

Prevent and reduce hospitalizations for mental health problems; prevent and reduce drug and alcohol addiction and prevent and reduce domestic violence

Key actions of Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery include: • Introduction of a pilot supervised injecting facility in Dublin's city centre; • Establishment of a Working Group to examine alternative approaches to the possession for personal use of small quantities of illegal drugs; • Funding for a programme to promote community awareness of alcohol - related harm; • A new targeted youth services scheme for young people at risk of substance misuse in socially and economically disadvantaged communities; • Expansion of drug and alcohol addiction services, including residential services; • Recruitment of 4 Clinical Nurse Specialists and 2 Young Persons Counsellors to complement HSE multi-disciplinary teams for under 18s; • Recruitment of 7 additional drug - liaison midwives to support pregnant women with alcohol dependency; • Establishment of a Working Group to explore ways of improving progression options for people exiting treatment, prison or community employment schemes, with a view to developing a new programme of supported care and employment.

If implemented broadly across communities, the PROSPER system has the potential to reduce drug and alcohol addiction over the long term and benefit everyone,» said Feinberg.