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View Post: Stanton Peele: Addiction, Recovery, And American Health Policy
27 Nov 2009 by Stanton Peele  
According to the latest government research (called NESARC), 30 percent of Americans at some point in their lives qualify for an "alcohol use disorder." But, within four years, 70 percent recover without AA's or Betty Ford's help. Others take longer. ... Dr. Mark Willenbring, director of treatment and recovery research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, declared: alcoholism "can be a chronic, relapsing disease. But it isn't usually. ...
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View Post: Once used only in Chinese Medicine, Now This Southern Weed May ...
28 Oct 2009 by Cathy Margolin  
Kudzu, a vine also known as Ge Gen in Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine has been considered a weed and an invasive species in the Deep South for the past 50 years. It has also been celebrated as one of the 50 most fundamental herbs in Chinese Medicine. ... including alcoholism and intoxication,” said Ting-Kai Li, a professor in the department of psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center, and former director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. ...
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View Post: Top 10 Natural Methods for Successful Alcohol Addiction Recovery
2 Oct 2009 by admin  
Various vitamins and supplements have been recognized as more natural approaches in alcohol abuse treatment. Researchers and practitioners agree in supplements and vitamins can actually counteract withdrawal symptoms and speed up alcohol ... During the first ten days of withdrawal, alcohol detox brings about nausea, vomiting, and shakes. The Acorus herb can inhibit symptoms during this acute stage brought about by alcoholism drinking. 3.TCM or Traditional Chinese Medicine ...
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View Post: Kudzu May Help Control Alcoholism, Alcohol Treatment and Rehab
20 Aug 2009 by Deborah Mitchell  
Recent investigations show that kudzu contains compounds that decreases alcohol intake in laboratory animals. Kudzu extracts and flowers have been used in traditional Chinese medicine as a treatment for alcoholism and intoxication ... According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 17.6 million Americans - one in 12 adults - abuses alcohol or is alcohol dependent. Currently about 80 percent of alcoholics relapse within one year of becoming abstinent. ...
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View Post: treatment of alcoholism
5 Sep 2009 by ekko priyono  
examples of such "natural" forms of alcoholism treatment include the holistic and naturalistic approaches employed by traditional chinese medicine, "drumming out drugs" (a form of therapy that employs the use of drumming by clients), ...
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View Post: Daily Briefing: Tues.
MNN - Mother Nature Network
17 Nov 2009 by Russell McLendon   ...
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View Post: Kudzu extracts: the silver bullet for alcoholism?
Science Codex
11 Aug 2009 by News   ...
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View Post: LISTSERV 15.5 - MEDLIB-L Archives
2 Dec 2009 by Jana Liebermann  
ALCOHOLISM * 59. General * 60. Diagnosis and Symptoms * 61. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome * 62. Genetics * 63. Prevention * 64. Therapies * PART XI. ANXIETY, PANIC, AND STRESS DISORDERS * 69. General * 70. Accommodation, Education, Employment ... Critical/Terminal Illness * 66. Using Herbals with Prescription Medications * 67. Health care Policy and Research * 68. Chinese Medicine * 70. Native American Medicine * 71. Training * 72. Bodywork * 73. Dietary/Ingested * 74. ...
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View Post: Addiction Inbox: Kudzu for Alcoholism?
20 Sep 2009 by Dirk Hanson  
Score one for traditional Chinese folk medicine. A compound called daidzin, found in kudzu vine, acts like the anti-drinking medication Antabuse. Daidzin interferes with the metabolization of alcohol and causes the well-known flushing and ... vine have been used in many Chinese herbal medicine formulas and are said to be helpful in treating a variety of maladies,” said Dr. Li, who was formerly the director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). ...
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