by Valiant | Aug 4, 2014 | Addiction treatment, eating disorders, medical studies
Kelly Klump, a psychology professor at MSU, is using rats and frosting to try and identify genes which are responsible for binge eating in the hopes of finding an effective eating disorder treatment for this condition. For far too long, people have thought that...
by Valiant | Aug 1, 2014 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, relapse prevention
Drug abuse and drug addiction can have a profound impact on your brain, and there are some things that you should know and understand about this activity. Drug addiction is classified as a disease of the brain, and it is caused by drug abuse. Every individual is...
by Valiant | Jul 28, 2014 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, Prescription drug abuse
The drug is called Targiniq ER and it is an extended release form which combines oxycodone hydrochloride and naloxone hydrochloride. In order to combat prescription painkiller abuse the latest oxycodone formula is only approved for patients who have severe pain around...
by Valiant | Jul 25, 2014 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, heroin use
Community programs and government facilities do not usually offer more than a band aid for the problem, because without intensive substance abuse treatment that uncovers the root of the heroin addiction the relapse rate can be very high with this drug. Individual...
by Valiant | Jul 21, 2014 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse
Various efforts by government agencies, law enforcement, and medical professionals have seen mixed results. The population of Canada has high rates of alcohol abuse, and drug abuse is becoming common even in less populated areas as well. The rise in substance abuse in...
by Valiant | Jul 18, 2014 | Addiction treatment, mental illness and disorders
This may be an attempt to self medicate, and this type of case requires a dual diagnosis. Both the mental illness and the substance abuse problem need to be accurately identified, diagnosed, and treated in order for the individual to recover completely. Many jails do...
by Valiant | Jul 14, 2014 | medical studies, mental illness and disorders
If you have ever gone for an extended period without sleep you know how exhausted you can feel. A new study shows that going without any shut eye for as little as 24 hours can cause symptoms that are similar to schizophrenia to appear in people who have no other signs...
by Valiant | Jul 11, 2014 | medical studies, mental illness and disorders
A new medical study at Concordia University shows a link between parents who have bipolar disorder and risky sexual behaviors in their offspring. Bipolar disorder is a serious mental disorder, and children whose parents have this condition have a higher risk of...
by Valiant | Jul 7, 2014 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, heroin use
A new research study shows that heroin addiction treatment should not stop when a patient has been given a hospital discharge, instead the treatment for substance abuse needs to continue even after the patient has left the hospital. This helps to ensure relapse...
