An extremely important, yet often understated, element in a wide array of recovery programs and treatment options is social support. For the first time, an animal study has shed light on the dynamic influence of social support in recovery, even in rats who were dependent upon reinforcing drugs like heroin and methamphetamine. Present study The [...]
Dr. Mark Gold's Research You Can Use Drug withdrawal can be nothing short of traumatic for patients. Withdrawal from methamphetamine is accompanied with an array of discomforting, and almost painful, experiences, the main reason for eventual relapse. Various neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, signal transduction pathways, and brain regions, in particular, the nucleus accumbens, are compromised as a [...]
Chronic Pain & Weed: Can Marijuana Ease Pain? While the scientific study of the chemicals in marijuana, called cannabinoids, has led to two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved medications that contain cannabinoid chemicals in pill form, the FDA has not recognized or approved the marijuana plant as medicine. However, many individuals turn to [...]
Accreditation & Addiction Treatment Addiction treatment facilities vary in what they offer for treatment. Therapy modalities, types of activities, variation in services, and level of care are all different and all are components of a treatment program. When an addiction treatment program is accredited, it means that they have applied to be reviewed on practices, [...]
Contributor: Staff member at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center 19.9 million adults needed substance abuse treatment in 2016 [1]. Of that 19.9 million, only 2.1 million received it [1]. That means, 17.7 million adults in the United States need help to overcome their addiction and did not find treatment. So, why didn't these drug abusers [...]
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