Archive for the 'Substance Abuse' Category
Monday, March 21st, 2011
Researchers at the University at Albany, State University of New York report the prevalence of addiction to indoor tanning among college students and its association with substance use and symptoms of anxiety and depression. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Cancer, Substance Abuse, Tanning | Comments Off on Tanorexic: Signs and symptoms of addiction to indoor tanning
Friday, December 10th, 2010
Relapse is common in substance use disorders, even among treated individuals.
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin, in Madison reviewed the evidence supporting mindfulness meditation. (more…)
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Substance use disorders refer to conditions arising from the abuse of alcohol and psychoactive drugs.
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin in Madison reviewed the existing evidence for using mindfulness meditation — the practice of directing your full attention to the present. (more…)
Meditation, Mindfulness, Substance Abuse | Comments Off on What we know about mindfulness meditation in substance use disorders
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
 Researchers from South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, UK set about to determine whether auricular acupuncture leads to less severe opiate withdrawal symptoms and craving when used as an adjunct to methadone detoxification. (more…)
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Prof. Craig Whittington from the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health in London has reviewed the value of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to treat children and adolescents with mental health problems. (more…)
ADHD, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Substance Abuse | Comments Off on The value of CBT in children and adolescence
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
According to researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia, music therapy is a promising approach to improving engagement in substance abuse treatment groups. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Art, Music, Dance, Substance Abuse | Comments Off on The value of music therapy for substance abuse treatment
Sunday, November 4th, 2007
The article starts by asserting, “There is increasing clinical acceptance of acupuncture as a treatment of substance-related disorders.” That’s why these researchers compared it to — of all things — “aromatherapy in reducing the duration and severity of symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.”
But where’s the evidence?
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Acupuncture/ pressure, Substance Abuse | Comments Off on Where is the evidence for acupuncture to treat substance abuse?
Friday, February 9th, 2007
These researchers observed an association between anxiety disorders and substance abuse. They also observed that substance abusers tend to have poor dietary habits.
Here’s what they did.
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Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Substance Abuse | Comments Off on Using omega-3 fatty acids to treat anxiety in substance abusers
Friday, December 22nd, 2006
Cannabis (marijuana) dependence is associated with an increased risk of panic attacks.
More than 4000 Colorado adults participated in a study of the lifetime associations between cannabis use, abuse, and dependence, and the risk of panic attacks.
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Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Substance Abuse | Comments Off on Cannabis and the risk of panic attacks
Saturday, December 9th, 2006
The “gateway theory” says that each type of drug is associated with certain specific risk factors that can lead to subsequent drug abuse. For example, cigarettes or alcohol lead to marijuana, which leads to cocaine, etc.
A study by Dr. Ralph Tarter from the University of Pittsburgh suggests that environmental factors have a stronger influence on which type of substance is used. For example, if it’s easier for a teens to get marijuana than beer, then they will be more likely to smoke pot.
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Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Caregiving, Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Substance Abuse | Comments Off on Study disputes the role of marijuana on subsequent drug abuse
Friday, September 15th, 2006
Johrei (pronounced Jo-ray) is a non-touch healing method similar to reiki. It involves channeling of “universal healing energy” to influence the health of another person. Three studies in the past 15 months have attempted to correlate subjective changes with other objective outcomes.
Here’s a quick review.
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Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, DHEA, Johrei, Pain, Reiki/Touch, Stress, Substance Abuse | Comments Off on Trying to document the effects of Johrei