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Posted on March 25, 2013 at 4:27 pm by Sparrow

Stress and Vitamin B in Recovery
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Personal stress is a major risk factor for relapse in alcoholism, addiction and compulsive gambling. Vitamin B supplements are commonly recommended for recovering alcoholics and addicts for their brain cell rebuilding capacity. This research report while aimed at work stress confirms the ability for vitamin B to effectively reduce stress. The effect of 90 day …∞

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Posted on February 27, 2013 at 12:51 pm by Sparrow

Postural Sway in Alcoholics
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Postural sway among abstinent alcoholics can be improved up to a point Excessive sway during quiet standing is a common and significant consequence of chronic alcoholism, even after prolonged sobriety, and can lead to fall-related injury and even death. A new study of residual postural instability in alcohol-abstinent men and women shows that alcoholics improve …∞

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Posted on February 9, 2013 at 10:37 am by Sparrow

Asian Alcoholism Genetics
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New Findings on Asian Alcohol-Protection Gene Only certain East Asian populations have a high prevalence of a gene that protects against alcohol over-consumption, and researchers speculate that some event must have occurred over the past few thousand years to make this genetic protection advantageous, Reuters reported. Yale University researchers said that unknown environmental factors are …∞

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Posted on January 25, 2013 at 1:19 am by Sparrow and modified on January 24, 2013 at 1:23 pm.

Executive Function and Alcohol Dependence

Executive function (EF) guides complex behavior such as planning, decision-making, and response control. Alcohol dependence (AD) is known to impair EF. New findings indicate that increased impulsiveness and decreased EF may comprise an inherited trait that signifies greater risk for developing AD. Executive function (EF), frequently associated with the frontal lobes, guides complex behavior such …∞

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Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:30 am by Sparrow and modified on January 17, 2013 at 12:31 pm.

Increased Risk for Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Family Alcoholism History Linked With Mood/Anxiety Disorders From the Betty Ford Institute Research has shown that a family history (FH) of alcohol dependence (AD) not only increases the risk for AD, but is also associated with an increased risk for mood and anxiety disorders. However, it is unknown how a FH of AD affects neural …∞

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Posted on December 17, 2012 at 2:17 am by Sparrow

TSF Training Popular Articles
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Posted on December 3, 2012 at 12:45 am by Sparrow

Preventing Brain Damage in Alcoholism
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Studies have demonstrated that between 30 and 80% of alcoholics are thiamine deficient, and this puts them at risk of developing the Wernicke–Korsakoff (WK) syndrome.

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Posted on November 25, 2012 at 11:48 pm by Sparrow

10 Things Known About Addiction
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Image via Wikipedia The 10 Most Important Things Known About Addiction If you were asked: ‘What are the most important things we know about addiction?’ what would you say? This paper brings together a body of knowledge across multiple domains and arranged as a list of 10 things known about addiction, as a response to …∞

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Posted on October 15, 2012 at 6:28 pm by Sparrow

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Posted on September 22, 2012 at 1:47 pm by Sparrow

Adolescents have deficits in frontal brain activation
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  Adolescents at risk of developing a substance-use disorder have deficits in frontal brain activation < Brain synapse x 10,000 Children and adolescents at high risk for developing a substance-use disorder (SUD) tend to show deficits in executive cognitive function (ECF). A study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to assess eye movements in adolescents …∞

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