by Valiant | Jul 8, 2016 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, medical studies
Center for Addiction and Mental Health researchers performed a Canadian study that shows 428 different medical conditions and diseases that can be co-occurring in individuals who have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. The study results were recently published in the...
by Valiant | Jun 27, 2016 | Addiction treatment, medical studies, mental illness and disorders, relapse prevention
According to a recent Kaiser Permanente San Francisco outpatient addiction treatment clinic patients who have access to interactive rehab tend to experience an improvement in overall health. The study involved 503 people who were assigned to receive standard care or...
by Valiant | Jun 24, 2016 | Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, medical studies, mental illness and disorders
A recent University of Michigan study shows that ADHD medication timing is key to reducing adolescent substance abuse risks. The researchers found that using stimulant ADHD medications early in life did not increase the risk of teen substance abuse, but when teens...
by Valiant | Jun 10, 2016 | Drug abuse, medical studies
According to a new study that was released recently encouraging texts could make it easier for you to quit smoking. The study was performed by researchers at Miriam Hospital’s Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine in Providence, R.I. The study results showed...
by Valiant | May 23, 2016 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, heroin use, medical studies, Prescription drug abuse, relapse prevention
Hydromorphone, a strong opioid pain medication, could be used as one method of treatment for heroin addiction according to a new study out of Canada. Over 200 heroin addicts from the Vancouver area were involved in the study and these individuals did not respond well...
by Valiant | May 13, 2016 | Alcohol abuse, medical studies
Not all alcoholics are the same, and a new study has shown that there are important brain differences between alcoholics who are anxiety prone compared to alcoholics who are impulsive. University of Eastern Finland researchers have found that there are various changes...
