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View Post: USPharmacist.com > Pharmacologic Management of Alcohol Dependence
19 Nov 2009
According to the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more than 50% of Americans aged 12 and older reported drinking, 23% reported binge drinking, and 6.9% were heavy alcohol drinkers.1 The prevalence rate of alcohol abuse or ..... Combined efficacy of acamprosate and disulfiram in the treatment of alcoholism: a controlled study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1998;22:573-579. 22. Kiefer F, Jahn H, Tarnaske T, et al. Comparing and combining naltrexone and acamprosate in ...
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View Post: Medical researchers attempt to treat alcohol abuse and ...
19 Nov 2009 by News  
Treatment for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and tuberculosis (TB) is rarely integrated, even though the two diseases have a high co-occurrence. American and Russian researchers have jointly designed and are monitoring an innovative program ... to have alcohol abuse or dependence, newly diagnosed with TB, and initiating treatment in the Tomsk Oblast Tuberculosis Service – into one of four groups: 1) oral naltrexone + brief behavioral compliance enhancement therapy (BBCET) + ...
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View Post: ISPUB - Treatment Of The Hospitalized Alcohol-Dependent Patient ...
7 Nov 2009
The National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has developed an outline of brief intervention components and goals. (*49) In general, a brief intervention includes an initial counseling session of ten to fifteen minutes to ... At one-year follow-up, effects of all treatments were absent with the exception of naltrexone, which demonstrated a reduction in relapse to heavy drinking days. This indicates that alcohol abuse can be managed in the primary care ...
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View Post: Pharmacotherapy: Treating Addiction with Medicine
The Drug ...
25 Nov 2009 by Partnership Editorial Staff   ...
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View Post: Topiramate and Alcohol Addiction Treatment
Alcoholism
10 Aug 2009 by sjohnson   ...
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View Post: Pharmacological Treatments of Addiction
Psychology Today
1 Dec 2009 by Harold C. Urschel, III, MD   ...
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View Post: PERJALANAN HIDUP: What Is An Alcoholic? What Is Alcoholism? What ...
23 hours ago by Arti Sebuah Hidup  
Military service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are likely to experience posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorders simultaneously, according to researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism . .... It is a deterrent. It will not treat the alcoholic's compulsion and will not cure alcoholism. * Drugs for cravings - Naltrexone (ReVia) may help with the urge to have a drink. Acamprosate (Campral) may help with cravings. ...
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View Post: Addiction Inbox: Marijuana Withdrawal: A Survey of Symptoms (Part 2)
2 Dec 2009 by Dirk Hanson  
“We were unable to find a single study that examined the effects of cannabis use on post-treatment outcome for alcohol dependence, despite the fact that the majority of patients now in treatment for alcoholism dependence also abuse ...
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View Post: Lightlake Therapeutics Inc Receives Ethical Approval to Begin ...
2 Dec 2009 by Lightlake Therapeutics Inc  
intervention is based on a successful treatment for alcoholism. It's a large leap from alcohol to obesity but Dr David Sinclair's experience and proven success brings believability and credibility to the possibility. " This press release contains forward-looking statements ... forms of drug addiction including the use of naltrexone for treating amphetamine abuse, and has been studying the use of naltrexone for pathological gambling and a new treatment for panic disorders. ...
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