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Posted on May 18, 2013 at 12:33 am by Sparrow

Pain in the Patient With a Substance Use Disorder
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Safe Treatment of Pain in the Patient With a Substance Use Disorder Conditions associated with severe pain can and do develop in persons who have active addiction or who are in remission from an addictive disease, and these patients may require treatment for pain relief. This presents a challenge to clinicians: How can pain be …∞

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Posted on May 17, 2013 at 12:27 am by Sparrow

Painkiller abuse
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Painkiller abuse Painkiller
abuse continues to grow;
new treatments offer hope
Increasingly, drug abusers
are getting their next fix
from their medicine
cabinets, instead of from
drug dealers. More than 6
million Americans abuse
prescription drugs,
according to the U.S. Drug
Enforcement
Administration. One in 10
teenagers admits to
abusing painkillers, such as
Vicodin and Oxycontin.
Painkillers cause more
overdoses than cocaine
and heroin combined.
“Access to prescription
painkillers has never been
easier,” says addictions
psychiatrist Donna Yi, MD,
associate chief of staff and
clinical director for The
Menninger Clinic and
assistant professor in the
Menninger Department of
Psychiatry & Behavioral
Sciences at Baylor College
of Medicine

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Posted on May 7, 2013 at 10:55 pm by Sparrow

AA and NA Works for Youth too
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Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous benefit adolescents who attend

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Posted on May 5, 2013 at 10:49 pm by Sparrow

Pain Medication Abuse
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Pain Medication Abuse
About 4 Percent of Pain
Patients Abuse Meds,
Study Estimates A new
study finds that 3.8
percent of chronic-pain
patients misuse
prescription medications
like OxyContin and
Percocet, a rate about four
times higher than among
the general population,
Reutersreported Aug. 3.
Researcher Michael F.
Fleming of the University of
Wisconsin at Madison and
colleagues also found that
patients who had addiction
problems tended to exhibit
“aberrant” behavior, such
as requesting early refills,
raising dosage without
authorization, intentionally
oversedating themselves,
or using opioids for reasons
other than treating pain.
The study included 801
patients with an average
age of 49 and who, on
average, had

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Posted on April 30, 2013 at 9:48 pm by Sparrow

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OF EFFECTIVE ALCOHOL TREATMENT
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Early detection, including screening and brief interventions (for nondependent problem drinkers) Comprehensive assessment and individualized treatment plan Care management Individually delivered, proven professional interventions Contracting with patients Social skills training Medications Specialized services for medical, psychiatric, employment or family problems Continuing care Strong bond with therapist or counselor Longer duration (for alcohol dependent persons) Participation …∞

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Posted on April 28, 2013 at 9:26 pm by Sparrow

The Role of AA Sponsors
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A pilot study of the role of AA sponsors An AA sponsor is a close 1-on-1 collaboration between an older sober member and a relative newcomer to sobriety. Its a two way helping relationship – the sponsor affirms their own sobriety and the sponsee gains new insights. AIMS: The aim of this study was to …∞

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Posted on April 26, 2013 at 9:07 pm by Sparrow and modified on April 27, 2013 at 10:32 pm.

Nicotine as a Marker for Alcohol & Psychiatric Disorders
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In Alcohol-Dependent Drinkers, What Does the Presence of Nicotine Dependence Tell Us About Psychiatric and Addictive Disorders Comorbidity? AIM: To examine the pattern of psychiatric comorbidity associated with nicotine dependence among alcohol-dependent respondents in the general population. METHODS: Drawn from a US national survey of 43,000 adults who took part in a face-to-face interview (The …∞

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Posted on April 22, 2013 at 12:53 am by Sparrow and modified on April 21, 2013 at 1:03 am.

Free Resources for Drug Abuse Counselors

Free Online Training for Drug Abuse Counselors Created and hosted by: Health Care Evaluation, Program Evaluation and Resource Center, VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine This self-paced online course is designed to provide practicing substance abuse counselors with the knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully implement Cognitive Behavioral …∞

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Posted on April 17, 2013 at 7:45 pm by Sparrow

Five Alcoholism Subtypes
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Researchers Identify
Alcoholism Subtypes
Analyses of a national
sample of individuals with
alcohol dependence
(alcoholism) reveal five
distinct subtypes of the
disease, according to a
new study by scientists at
the National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of
the National Institutes of
Health (NIH). “Our findings
should help dispel the
popular notion of the
‘typical alcoholic,’;” notes
first author Howard B.
Moss, M.D., NIAAA
Associate Director for
Clinical and Translational
Research. “We find that
young adults comprise the
largest group of alcoholics
in this country, and nearly
20 percent of alcoholics are
highly functional and well-
educated with good
incomes. More than half of
the alcoholics

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Posted on April 15, 2013 at 1:37 am by Sparrow and modified on April 6, 2013 at 2:39 pm.

Drinking Damages the Brain

How Heavy Drinking Damages the Brain Chronic alcoholism typically takes a heavy toll on the brain. Exposed to years of heavy drinking, neurons may stop functioning properly and brain tissue can atrophy. In fact, chronic alcoholism is one of the leading causes of dementia, second only to Alzheimer’s disease. In total, an estimated 50 to …∞

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