Marijuana oil studies get OK in Georgia
Georgia Regents University may also pursue a clinical trial using oil from cannabis grown at a farm at the University of Mississippi for research by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Only a handful of people now get medicinal … It had strong … Read more on Chattanooga Times Free Press

Sex Offender Arrested After Patient Reports Sexual Battery – NewsOn6.com …
A female patient being treated at the rehab facility told police Wartson went in to her room twice, "started rubbing her neck, licked her on the ear, brushed his hands against her body." The patient reported the incident to the facility and detectives … Read more on News On 6

Heroin Overdose-Reversing Drug: A Closer Look
“What we do immediately is start breathing for the patient, and then we administer the drug,” said Rick Petrie, a paramedic and executive director of Atlantic Partners Emergency Medical Services. For paramedics, that means an injection, but for family … Read more on WABI

Study Shows A-CHESS Addiction Support App Helps Prevent Relapse [Video]
A-CHESS Results of a randomized clinical trial published online Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry showed that a smartphone-based application could provide effective continuing “care” to patients with alcohol use disorders. The study monitored 349 patients … Read more on Guardian Liberty Voice

Brain Differences in Some Drug Users May Signal Risk of Addiction
They noted that it may be possible to “exercise” weak areas of the brain, where weakened neuronal activity is associated with a higher tendency to addiction. “Right now there are no treatments for stimulant addiction and the relapse rate is upward of … Read more on PsychCentral.com

Mindfulness therapy helps prevent drug and alcohol relapse
One year after treatment for substance abuse, far fewer participants who got relapse-prevention training including mindfulness techniques had used drugs or alcohol compared to those given relapse-prevention therapy alone or a standard 12-step program. Read more on Reuters UK

Did you hear?
The sober app studied joins a host of others that serve as electronic shoulder angels, featuring a variety of options for trying to prevent alcoholics and drug addicts from relapsing. Adults released from in-patient alcoholism treatment centers who got … Read more on The State

7 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Clinical Trials
The problem is that requiring doctors to be trained in recognizing the signs of addiction before prescribing the drug would mean throwing additional resources at a drug that already works exactly as it was meant to work. A new kind of drug doesn't just … Read more on io9

App monitors mobile phone addiction
Although not yet recognised as an official addiction, researchers have evidence that excessive use of smartphones could result in addiction-like symptoms, including neglects of everyday responsibilities or withdrawal from natural social environment. Read more on E&T magazine

We can all help others battle addictions
And sometimes the physical signs of addiction are almost invisible, as they were with Hoffman. The Hazelden Addiction Treatment Center reports that preventing addiction in a child works best when attention is paid to protective factors such as strong … Read more on Pittsburgh Post Gazette

COUNSEL'S CORNER: Provider Strategies to Combat the Prescription Drug …
Michel and Ward presented on “The Legal Issues of Prescription Drug Diversion, Signs and Strategies” at the first National Rx Drug Abuse Summit and can be reached at [email protected] and [email protected]. The misuse and abuse of … Read more on Bloomberg Law

Question by John Doez: how to get “Alcohol dependency Treatment”?

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which one do you want?
there are inpatient treatment and outpatient treatment..

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Clinical trial indicates gabapentin is safe and effective for treating alcohol …
The generic drug gabapentin, which is already widely prescribed for epilepsy and some kinds of pain, appears to be safe and effective in the treatment of alcohol dependence. The finding comes from a 150-patient randomized, placebo-controlled, double … Read more on YottaFire

Justin Bieber's Antics Could Help Boost Image, Experts Say
After years of arrests, several stints in rehab and even a year in a California state prison on drug charges, the Iron Man actor eventually made a career comeback, even topping the Forbes list of highest-paid actors last year. Throughout the journey … Read more on Huffington Post Canada

Neuropathic Pain Trial Results Often Not Publicly Available, Survey Shows
Toronto—One-third of results from registered clinical trials of neuropathic pain treatments are not readily available, according to an extensive survey of neuropathic pain literature. According to Michael Rowbotham, MD, scientific director of the … Read more on Pain Medicine News

From The Comedy Store
Dennis Rodman's agent announced he checked into an alcohol and drug rehab hospital after returning from his North Korea trip. Everyone … Toronto mayor Rob Ford admitted he fell off the wagon when he sang reggae drunk at a burger joint. He vowed to … Read more on Patriot Post

How much should we pay for medicines?
So when Gilead Sciences, the manufacturer of sofosbuvir, which goes by the brand name Sovaldi, announced its new drug was ready for prime time, doctors who treat patients with the disease cheered. Results of clinical trials showed side effects appeared … Read more on Ag Journal

Learning from the Kelly Thomas case
The broader problem is the lack of a comprehensive, treatment-based response to mental illness and the default decision to treat the symptoms and side effects — drug abuse, erratic behavior or homelessness — as entry points into the criminal justice … Read more on Los Angeles Times

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (LJPC): La Jolla Pharmaceutical – Can This …
After recently working at Reata Pharmaceutical working on the development of bardoxolone methyl for the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), she has come to La Jolla to continue CKD research. Reata's phase 3 BEACON trial for bardoxolone methyl in … Read more on Seeking Alpha

Hot New Biotech Knows Roller-Coaster Feeling
By last Friday, the 45-person firm was the hottest company in the biotechnology sector, its market capitalization having soared more than sixfold over the course of one week, to $ 8.6 billion from $ 1.4 billion, after its liver-disease drug performed … Read more on Wall Street Journal