AA and Recovery Houses
Known as “social model recovery,” these programs were staffed by individuals in recovery
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Alcoholic Liver Disease
Addictive drinking, but not minor slips, is associated with increased mortality.
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Substance use among Dutch dental students.
The objectives of this research were to assess the prevalence of substance use among Dutch dental students and to determine their attitudes about substance use and its consequences. METHODS: In association with a national study of drug use among US dental students, a questionnaire was translated from English into Dutch and administered to dental students …∞
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Binge Drinking & Brain Damage
Binge Drinking & Brain
Damage Injury Risk Highest
Among Binge Drinkers
Binge drinkers have a
higher risk of alcohol-
related injury than chronic,
heavy drinkers, the Health
Behavior News Service
reported Feb. 22. Binge-
drinking women who
otherwise drink in
moderation had seven
times the risk of injury as
nondrinkers, while binge-
drinking men increased
their injury risk sixfold.
“It’;s not only the amount
of alcohol consumed that
shapes the risk for injury,
but also the usual
consumption pattern,” said
study author Gerhard Gmel
of the Swiss Institute for
the Prevention of Alcohol
and Drug Problems. “At
highest risk are those who
usually consume
moderately but sometimes
binge drink. This is true for
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Double Trouble in Recovery
For dually-diagnosed individuals, continued participation in dual recovery self-help groups plays a significant role in the recovery process, particularly in the area of substance use.
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Self-help Reduces Costs
Can Encouraging substance abuse patients to participate in self-help groups reduce demand for health care? Over a period of one year, low-income, US veteran men (N=1774) receiving substance abuse treatment in either a 12-step or cognitive-behaviorally oriented inpatient program were compared on participation in a self-help group, use and costs of inpatient and outpatient mental …∞
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Medical Marijuana
American Society of Addiction Medicine Public Policy Statement on Medical Marijuana Background In the last twenty years, both the scientific community and the public have become interested in the therapeutic potential of cannabis and cannabinoids. Scientific interest has been based in large part on the discovery and elucidation of the endocannabinoid receptor system. Popular interest …∞
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