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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 10, 2013 at 11:26 pm by Sparrow

Alcoholics Have Trouble Identifying Emotions
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  Dissociation and alexithymia among men with alcoholism Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between alexithymia (The Inability to label or identify emotions) and dissociation (See below) among men with alcoholism. Methods: Participants were 176 patients consecutively admitted to the inpatient unit of a addiction treatment center. The Toronto …∞

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Posted on May 1, 2013 at 9:58 pm by Sparrow

Marijuana Use and Adolescents

Marijuana Use and Adolescents: What Clinicians Need to Know As marijuana use among teenagers increases and its perceived danger among this age group decreases, clinicians need to know the latest science about the harmful effects of the drug on the adolescent brain, according to a researcher at the University of Colorado, Denver. Paula Riggs, PhD, …∞

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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 25, 2013 at 9:03 pm by Sparrow

The Experiences of Alcohol Dependence
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Experiences of alcohol dependence: a qualitative study INTRODUCTION AND AIMS OF THE STUDY: Despite the increasing incidence of alcohol misuse and the costs it incurs, British society continues to hold equivocal and ambiguous attitudes towards drinking, and understanding of the nature of alcohol dependence and related issues is limited. This qualitative study aimed to investigate …∞

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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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Posted on April 13, 2013 at 7:25 pm by Sparrow

Lady doctors are more chronically addicted
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Women Physicians and Addiction. Doctors get addicted just like other people and female doctors have earlier addiction and develop worse medical conditions. Researchers compared case histories of 969 male and female (13%) substance dependent doctors. Their conclusions; “These findings suggest different characteristics between male and female impaired physicians which may have implications for identification and …∞

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Posted on April 3, 2013 at 5:32 pm by Sparrow

Brief-TSF theory
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Brief-TSF Theoretical Rationale/Mechanism of Action The theoretical rationale is based in the 12 steps and 12 traditions of AA and includes the need to accept that willpower alone is not sufficient to achieve sustained sobriety, that self-centredness must be replaced by surrender to the group process/conscience, and that long-term recovery consists of a process of …∞

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Posted on March 26, 2013 at 4:30 pm by Sparrow

Implementing Brief Intervention in Emergency Departments
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  Alcohol screening brief intervention and referral in the emergency department an implementation study INTRODUCTION: Alcohol is the single greatest contributor to injury in the United States. Numerous studies have reported that a standardized screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) intervention can effectively minimize future alcohol consumption, reduce injury recurrence, and decrease the …∞

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Posted on March 24, 2013 at 4:21 pm by Sparrow

Top Articles
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