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Why Most Doctors Don’t Order Addiction Meds

Why Most Doctors Don’t Order Addiction Meds
27.01.2025 20

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The Best Way to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)

The Best Way to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
21.01.2025 30

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Easing End-of-Life Care With Shrooms

Easing End-of-Life Care With Shrooms
15.01.2025 10

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Neuromodulation in Addiction Treatment

10.01.2025 30

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Top Findings on Addiction in 2024

#9: Psilocybin desynchronizes the human brain.

31.12.2024 2

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Top 10 Addiction Research Articles of 2024

From nightclub monitoring to proteins that shift motivation, knowledge advanced.

30.12.2024 3

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Cannabis Use Disorders in Teens and Adults

Cannabis use in young people: A growing concern fueled by high-potency pot.

23.12.2024 7

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The Many Risks of Cannabis and High-Dose THC

Brain and behavioral effects on teens and young adults are of special concern.

21.12.2024 5

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Which Drug Epidemic Is Next: Meth, Psychedelics, Mushrooms?

Will history repeat itself—or will new synthetic agents shift use patterns?

17.12.2024 4

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Extreme Drinking on Holidays and Special Occasions

High-intensity drinking on Christmas, New Year's, and other events.

08.12.2024 2

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Overdose Survivors: Medical and Addiction Challenges

Overdose is a sentinel event; an acute crisis with long-term implications.

05.12.2024 2

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When Free Will Fails People With Opioid Use Disorders

Why experts believe that civil commitment could save lives.

22.11.2024 1

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Can Strategies that Cut Smoking Reduce Opioid Addiction?

Lessons learned from anti-smoking campaigns could slash recreational opioid use.

11.11.2024 2

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Moderate or "Safe" Alcohol Consumption: True or Oxymoron?

Recent research indicates drinking any alcohol could increase dementia risk.

28.10.2024 6

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A Vaccine Against Fentanyl!

A novel approach to treating opioid addiction is in development.

21.10.2024 2

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Not So Pretty in Pink

Relatively new on the party scene, pink cocaine is a dangerous, unpredictable drug.

05.10.2024 4

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The 10 Most Common Misconceptions About Addictions

These are the myths addiction researchers hear most often.

01.10.2024 4

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Teen and Young Adult Abuse of Nitrous Oxide

Rising inhalant abuse among teens may signal unavailability of psychiatric care.

27.09.2024 2

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Teens and Counterfeit Death Pills

What we know in 2024 about drug overdoses among adolescents.

24.09.2024 3

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Finally! Some Good News about U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths

A break in the opioid crisis: an unprecedented decline in drug deaths.

20.09.2024 2

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Ketamine Use Disorder Is on the Rise

Ketamine can be addicting: Here's what you need to know.

17.09.2024 2

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The Bright and Dark Sides of Ketamine

Off-label unsupervised use of ketamine is a risk to many besides Matthew Perry.

13.09.2024 2

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The Origins and Promise of Methadone Maintenance Treatment

A short historical perspective on methadone maintenance treatment.

02.09.2024 1

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A Front-Row Change Agent of the Drug Epidemic

Dr. Robert DuPont shifted the paradigm from demonization to treatment of users.

18.08.2024 2

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Heading Off Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)

When the consequences of alcohol use disorder are easiest to reverse.

01.08.2024 2

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Just Say No?

What we know about alcohol use, misuse, and disorders.

29.07.2024 3

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