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What Is Rehab?

Published June 18, 2013

Question by Arcangel: What is rehab?
What is Rehab?

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There are different types of “Rehab” Rehab is short for Rehabilitation. Some folks need to be rehabilitated from drugs and alcohol, some folks need to rehabilitated… Continue reading →

Phenomenology and Treatment of Behavioural Addictions.

Published June 14, 2013

Phenomenology and treatment of behavioural addictions.

Can J Psychiatry. 2013 May; 58(5): 252-9
Grant JE, Schreiber LR, Odlaug BL

Behavioural addictions are characterized by an inability to resist an urge or drive resulting in actions that are harmful to… Continue reading →

Trials of Acupuncture for Drug Dependence: A Recommendation for Hypotheses Based on the Literature.

Published June 12, 2013

Trials of acupuncture for drug dependence: a recommendation for hypotheses based on the literature.

Acupunct Med. 2013 May 10;
White A

OBJECTIVES: After initial promising research into acupuncture for withdrawal from drugs of dependence, two large negative trials were… Continue reading →

Cocaine Tolerance in Honey Bees.

Published June 7, 2013

Cocaine tolerance in honey bees.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e64920
Søvik E, Cornish JL, Barron AB

Increasingly invertebrates are being used to investigate the molecular and cellular effects of drugs of abuse to explore basic mechanisms of addiction. However,… Continue reading →

Drug Rehab Views Afghanistan S Opium Poppy Industry Is Blooming

Published May 27, 2013

Drug Rehab Views Afghanistan s Opium Poppy Industry Is Blooming – Title: Drug Rehab Views: Afghanistan’s Opium Poppy Industry Is Blooming Word Count: 396 Summary: The worldwide illicit drugs business is by far the most prof…

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Reliability and Validity of the Severity of Dependence Scale for Detecting Cannabis Dependence in Frequent Cannabis Users.

Published May 15, 2013

Reliability and validity of the Severity of Dependence Scale for detecting cannabis dependence in frequent cannabis users.

Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2013 May 14;
van der Pol P, Liebregts N, de Graaf R, Korf DJ, van den Brink… Continue reading →

Amphetamine Elicits Opposing Actions on Readily Releasable and Reserve Pools for Dopamine.

Published May 15, 2013

Amphetamine elicits opposing actions on readily releasable and reserve pools for dopamine.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e60763
Covey DP, Juliano SA, Garris PA

Amphetamine, a highly addictive drug with therapeutic efficacy, exerts paradoxical effects on the fundamental communication modes… Continue reading →

Public Opinion on Imposing Restrictions to People With an Alcohol- or Drug Addiction: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Published May 10, 2013

Public opinion on imposing restrictions to people with an alcohol- or drug addiction: a cross-sectional survey.

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2013 May 9;
van Boekel LC, Brouwers EP, van Weeghel J, Garretsen HF

PURPOSE: Alcohol- and drug addiction tends… Continue reading →

ED Management of Patients With Eating Disorders.

Published April 30, 2013

ED management of patients with eating disorders.

Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Apr 23;
Trent SA, Moreira ME, Colwell CB, Mehler PS

BACKGROUND: Eating disorders are one of the “great masqueraders” of the twenty-first century. Seemingly healthy young men… Continue reading →

Hepatitis C Treatment for Multimorbid Patients With Substance Use Disorder in a Primary Care-Based Integrated Treatment Centre: A Retrospective Analysis.

Published April 11, 2013

Hepatitis C treatment for multimorbid patients with substance use disorder in a primary care-based integrated treatment centre: a retrospective analysis.

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Apr 8;
Brunner N, Senn O, Rosemann T, Falcato L, Bruggmann P

OBJECTIVES/BACKGROUND: The… Continue reading →