Dialectical Behavior Therapy Helps Suicidal Individuals and Addicts Recover
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Helps Suicidal Individuals and Addicts Recover Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a research-based, cognitive-behavioral treatment. It was originally developed by Marsha Linehan at the University of Washington, to help clients with the suicidal and self-harm behaviors often seen in Borderline Personality Disorder. DBT has since been modified as a treatment for other complex […]
Acupuncture May Be an Alternative to Opioid Drugs for Pain Relief
Acupuncture May Be an Alternative to Opioid Drugs for Pain Relief Many people are addicted to opioid drugs and need alternative pain relief therapies. The use of opioids for chronic pain has increased dramatically and has been accompanied by a major increase in opioid addiction and overdose deaths. An estimated 2.1 million people in the […]
Suicide and Mental Health
Suicide and Mental Health Suicide is a major public health concern. Estimates indicate that around 38,000 people die by suicide each year in the United States. Knowing what the risk factors are can help reduce the suicide rate. A combination of individual, relational, community and societal factors influence and contribute to the problem of suicide. […]
The Psychoactive Drug Revolution: Developing New Treatments for Addiction and Other Disorders
The Psychoactive Drug Revolution: Developing New Treatments for Addiction and Other Disorders The resurgence of research into the therapeutic potential of psychoactive entheogenic substances is helping scientists develop new treatments for post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, and addiction. Recent clinical examinations of psilocybin have indicated that it is helpful treating these […]
Alzheimer’s May Be Linked to Benzodiazepine Use
Alzheimer’s May Be Linked to Benzodiazepine Use A study by French and Canadian scientists has found evidence that people who take benzodiazepines have a significantly higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease currently affects about 36 million people worldwide and this number is expected to double every 20 years, reaching 115 million by 2015. The […]
Screening for Substance Abuse in Emergency Departments
Screening for Substance Abuse in Emergency Departments Drug-related emergency department (ED) visits have steadily increased, with substance users relying heavily on the ED for medical care. This is a very expensive practice and a drain on medical resources. In a recently completed study, researchers gathered data from 15,224 adult ED patients across six academic institutions […]
Seniors Abusing Drugs and Alcohol
Seniors Abusing Drugs and Alcohol There is a difference between drug abuse and drug misuse. When it comes to the older adults, most seniors probably misuse prescription drugs, use them in the wrong dosage by mistake or mix them up with other medications they are taking. However, a growing number of elderly Americans have become […]
Alcoholism and Binge Drinking Cost U.S. Taxpayers $223 Billion a Year
Alcoholism and Binge Drinking Cost U.S. Taxpayers $223 Billion a Year Washington D.C. and New Hampshire Heaviest Drinkers and alcoholism rates in the country. Next month we can expect to see the American Journal of Preventative Medicine publish a study done by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and some of the results of the […]
Lawyers and Substance Abuse: Dealing with Clients Who are Addicted
Lawyers and Substance Abuse: Dealing with Clients Who are Addicted It’s important for lawyers to determine if a client is a person with substance use disorder, a substance abuser or an average person who used poor judgment. It’s hard to know, especially because the average lawyer is not an expert on addiction. There is no […]
Drug Abuse Among Children in India
Drug Abuse Among Children in India Lest we forget that substance abuse and drug addiction is an international problem affecting millions of people worldwide, we need only turn to news out of India about its rampant problem of children using inhalants. The Press Information Bureau of the Government of India reports that The National Drug […]