Has Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis Been Oversold?
Has cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis been oversold?
In 1952, the same year that chlorpromazine was introduced as the first effective drug treatment for schizophrenia, Aaron Beck first employed a form of cognitive-based talk therapy to treat delusional thinking. While chlorpromazine inaugurated the …
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Watson: Treating Drug Addiction Needs Less Stigma
Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
It is a well-known pattern: experiment with a variety of Vicodin, Adderall … (suboxone), or vivitrol (a 28-day shot) is sometimes effective. Those drugs either activate the pleasure receptors mildly — thereby managing the craving for a hit — or block …
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New Medical Marijuana Rules Prompt Fears of Arrest
New Medical Marijuana Rules Prompt Fears Of Arrest
Among other things, the new rules require marijuana users to get their supply of the drug from commercial growers and prohibits them from growing their own, or growing it on behalf of other licensed users. The regulations …. A video of <a… Continue reading
Experts: No Family Immune to Ravages of Drug Addiction – Indiana Gazette
Experts: No family immune to ravages of drug addiction – Indiana Gazette
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Experts: No family immune to ravages of drug addiction Indiana Gazette A panel of experts and those affected by drug addiction took part in a discussion Tuesday evening at Saltsburg High School. From left are Mike… Continue reading |
Drugs, Inmate Deaths Among Hot Topics in Sheriff Candidate Debate
Drugs, inmate deaths among hot topics in sheriff candidate debate
Right off the bat, Ford talked about the five inmate deaths that occurred in a 10-month period. He also questioned the validity of how big of a drug problem there really is in the county or if recent announcements… Continue reading
R.I. Senate Panel Considers Bills to Aid Treatment of Drug Addiction – the Providence Journal
R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction – The Providence Journal
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R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction The Providence Journal Published: April 02 2014 01:00. Amid growing concern about drug abuse in Rhode Island, a legislative committee is considering bills requiring… Continue reading |
Going Back to Rehab, Am I Making the Right Decision?
Question by seeking_answers: going back to rehab, am i making the right decision?
i am 18, ill be 19 in april and have been struggling with a severe drug addiction for the past 5 years. i have been battling this and never seem to win. a week ago i was… Continue reading
Knowing Which Medical Products Are Best for Each Person — It Just Makes Sense
Knowing Which Medical Products Are Best for Each Person — It Just Makes Sense
Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., to include language in the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act of 2012 requiring the agency to examine medical product applications for evidence on how they affected those groups, and how… Continue reading
Watson: Treating Drug Addiction Needs Less Stigma
Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
Many addicts detox and enter rehab or treatment programs over and over. There are additional strategies. Best accompanied by counseling and behavioral therapy, a daily dose of methadone, buprenorphine (suboxone), or vivitrol (a 28-day shot) is sometimes …
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Drug Court Program Graduates 100th Participant
Drug court program graduates 100th participant
Every discipline has a voice — probation; our treatment staff; Miss [Melissa] Knight, who is the coordinator case manager; law enforcement; prosecutors; defense attorneys — all discuss the potential this person has, and then we take a vote more or …
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