Sentences with phrase «treat addiction more»

In this workshop, we lean in to power of emotional bonds, of attachment, to both understand addiction, to inform our interventions, and treat addiction more effectively.

Not exact matches

McConnell's latest version aimed to satisfy both camps, by incorporating language by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas allowing insurers to sell skimpy plans alongside more robust ones, and by adding billions to treat opioid addiction and to defray consumer costs.

«Throwing them in jail and not treating their underlying issue, which is their addiction, doesn't help solve the problem with them and in truth, it costs us much more in dollars and cents to pay for it then to actually treat them,» said County Executive Mark Poloncarz, D - Erie County.

Congressman Brian Higgins speaks about the proposed TREAT Act, which is designed to provide more access to medications to battle drug addiction.

Higgins and other bill supporters point to the statistic that while more than 800,000 doctors can prescribe controlled substances - including the ones to which patients become addicted - only about 30,000 doctors can prescribe the medication that can treat the addiction.

Amongst a torrent of sensationalist claims there was «skunk cannabis is 25 times stronger», «more than 22,000 people were treated last year for cannabis addiction», that there was «growing proof that skunk causes mental illness and psychosis».

The conversation dredged up everything from the lack of front - line doctors, nurses and therapists to treat addiction, the lack of long - term treatment beds, and the need to better market recovery services, to the simple fact that more potent drugs are hitting the streets and killing people before anyone has time to save them.

Dr. Richard Blondell has dedicated more than 20 years of his career treating and trying to prevent addiction.

Treating multiple addictions at once does not seem to make recovery any more difficult.

In addressing the symposium held in the AAAS Auditorium, Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse, said the opioid addiction problem «came out of the health care system» after it was determined that opioid prescription medicine was needed to treat chronic pain affecting more than 100 million Americans.

Among other initiatives needed are more rigorous analysis of the potency of illicit drugs being sold on the streets, information campaigns to inform the public of the analyses results and likely dangers, more treatment therapies to ease withdrawal symptoms, programs to get primary care doctors to treat and screen for addictions and wider distribution of Naltrexone, which can reverse an opioid overdose, said Ciccarone.

There are three approved medications for treating opioid addictions, with more in development.

«Using prescription opioids to treat acute painful conditions in emergency departments and hospitals might do more harm than good, as they can potentially lead to misuse and addiction.

He also explores the flawed tactics we currently use to treat addiction and proposes alternative strategies, such as correcting the brain's chemical imbalance and addressing the emotional urge to self - medicate, which together may prove more effective.

«A better understanding of the brain region and cell type - specific binding targets of Hnrnph1 will tell us more about the function of this gene and possibly identify new therapeutic strategies for minimizing risk and treating psychostimulant addiction — a disorder for which there is currently no FDA - approved drug,» explained corresponding author Camron Bryant, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics & Psychiatry at BUSM.

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) will be hosting National Addiction Treatment Week, April 23rd through April 29th, raises awareness that addiction is a disease, evidence - based treatments are available, and more clinicians need to enter the field of Addiction Medicine in order to treat the nationwide Addiction Medicine (ASAM) will be hosting National Addiction Treatment Week, April 23rd through April 29th, raises awareness that addiction is a disease, evidence - based treatments are available, and more clinicians need to enter the field of Addiction Medicine in order to treat the nationwide Addiction Treatment Week, April 23rd through April 29th, raises awareness that addiction is a disease, evidence - based treatments are available, and more clinicians need to enter the field of Addiction Medicine in order to treat the nationwide addiction is a disease, evidence - based treatments are available, and more clinicians need to enter the field of Addiction Medicine in order to treat the nationwide Addiction Medicine in order to treat the nationwide epidemic.

Here is a list of things I have been treated for in the last 15 years: severe gout, depression, ADD, ADHD, high blood pressure, eczema, bipolar disorder, sever back and body pain, overeating / binge eating, mysterious rashes, gum disease, fingernail / toenail fungus, vision problems, nicotine addiction, marijuana use, alcoholism... and more.

The setting is a division of a Beijing military hospital, where teenage boys are being treated for Internet addiction — more specifically, addiction to «World of Warcraft» and other games like it.

Whereas faith - based organizations view addiction as a matter of morality and values, more medically oriented programs tend to treat it as a disease.

Law students are suffering more mentally and emotionally, he maintained, and being treated more for addictions and depression, than in the past.

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I believe addiction therapy then, is less about the problem behavior, and more about treating the original issue.

Many counselors (including Christian ones) aren't trained in treating sex addiction, and they can unintentionally do more harm than good.

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The site also provides testing tools, articles, and educational resources to learn more about the impact of Internet addiction and ways to treat this growing mental health issue.

The center also provides Continuing Education and home study courses for therapists wishing to learn more about how to evaluate and treat Internet addiction.

We embrace a holistic approach combining the 12 Steps with a wide range of modalities for treating addiction, including group therapy, individual therapy, sponsoring, DBT, somatic experiencing, therapeutic horseback riding, animal - assisted therapy, empowerment workshops and more.

Over four decades we have expanded to treat a broad range of mental health challenges resulting from trauma, domestic violence, physical, emotional and sexual abuse, relationship issues, alcohol and drug addiction, and much more.

I frequently focus on treating the «3 A's» in counseling, anxiety, anger, and addiction, to help individuals gain more control over problematic areas, and establish stronger relationships in their lives.

Teen rehab programs are designed to treat more than just addiction; they also address related needs the client may be dealing with.

ABSTRACT: Racial and ethnic disparities in the treatment of addiction have been acknowledged for several years, yet little is known about which empirically supported treatments for substance use disorders are more or less effective in treating racial and ethnic minority clients.

We specialize in treating individuals for depression, anxiety, trauma, body image issues, addictions, grief, relationship problems, low self esteem, identity issues, and more.