Addiction treatment programs offer therapeutic, medical, psychological, physical, and psychiatric support during addiction recovery treatment. A treatment center may offer individualized treatment, inpatient drug detoxification, 24-hour nursing, family recovery programs, relapse prevention programs, holistic treatments, and aftercare planning. Many addiction treatment plans are modeled on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, and embrace total abstinence.
There is a medication available for treatment of alcoholism and studies show that it works with those people who have alcoholism in their family and have cravings for alcohol. There are limited medication treatments available for those with a dependence on alcohol and the drug Naltrexone is very effective however it does not work for [...]
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A new study looks at the extent to which motivation and resisting temptation change during alcohol addiction treatment, and the degree to which these variables affected drinking behaviors.The researchers found that differences in motivation seem to make a significant difference in seeking, complying with, and completing alcohol addiction treatment. This suggests that treatments tailored to [...]
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Actor Rip Torn was arrested January 29th in Litchfield, CT, after drunkenly breaking into a bank near his home armed with a loaded revolver. Torn apparently thought he was at home, as he took off his hat and boots and left them by the door. When officers arrived, they found that his blood-alcohol content was [...]
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Two researchers, Barbara McCrady and Elizabeth Epstein, wanted to know whether cognitive behavioral therapy worked better for alcohol-dependent women when delivered as couples therapy than when delivered as individual therapy.
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Researchers have discovered a new brain mechanism involved in alcohol addiction. When the stomach hormone ghrelin is blocked in the brain, alcohol’s effects on the reward system are reduced. This important discovery could lead to new treatments for alcohol dependence and other types of addiction.
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