Except for the faint sound of a Dolly Parton song playing in the background, the room goes silent. It’s almost like watching the final set of a tennis match; neither opponent is prepared to yield. After what feels like forever, Anderson is the first to relent. “But make sure they’re not too round.” In the […]
People living in sober homes usually have to pay their own rent, buy their own food, and do the same things they would do for themselves if they lived in a regular home. People who reside in sober living facilities can usually come and go as they please as long as they follow certain rules. […]
However, no global prevalence data on these disease categories exist because they cannot be validly assessed on a global level. Thus, these conditions are too specific to assess using verbal autopsies and other methods normally used in global-burden-of-disease studies (Lopez et al. 2006; pancreatitis can be estimated indirectly Rajaratnam et al. 2010). Nevertheless, via the […]
Altogether there are 249 clinical trials that were completed around the world and among them 179 were conducted in the United States of America for the treatment of AUD. Currently, there are 105 ongoing clinical trials that are recruiting for the studies around the world and 75 of them are in the United States at […]
Residential treatment is ideal for people who can take time away from work or family life, have relapsed in the past, or have moderate to severe addiction. Daily treatment options will typically include meditation groups, spiritual counseling, group therapy, individual therapy, and more. Some of the features of the residential program include group and individual […]
Instead of eating a balanced diet, many alcoholics drink their calories, depriving their bodies of essential vitamins. In other cases, an alcohol-induced inflammation of the stomach lining reduces the body’s ability to absorb vitamins. What about heavy drinkers and those concerned about the physical and mental issues they’re beginning to experience from alcohol consumption? There’s […]
Risk of a given level of alcohol consumption is also related to gender, body weight, nutritional status, concurrent use of a range of medications, mental health status, contextual factors and social deprivation, amongst other factors. Therefore it is impossible to define a level at which alcohol is universally without risk of harm. This latter finding […]
More research on how ketamine affects addiction is needed, but it may change how your brain deals with cravings, motivation to quit a drug, and controlling behavioral reactions. Ketamine treatment might also make behavioral therapy more effective, which is a big part of overcoming addiction. Addiction can negatively impact quality of life, physical health, mental […]
Benzodiazepines are typically metabolized by hepatic oxidation followed by hepatic glucuronidation. For patients with liver damage, alternative benzodiazepines that do not undergo hepatic oxidation include lorazepam (L), oxazepam (O), and temazepam (T); use the LOT mnemonic to remember safer benzodiazepines in patients with liver damage. Benzodiazepines are cross-tolerant with alcohol and are considered the first […]
They are putting themselves through unnecessarily difficult symptoms. These same properties — high potency, quick onset of action and short half-life — make fentanyl ideal for drug dealers. Tiny amounts of the powder can be put into drugs to increase potency, create “fake” drugs or make it easier to smuggle. People get high very quickly, […]