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Scientists discover drug can reverse brain damage from alcohol

Researchers in Australia have identified a drug they say could reverse the damage heavy drinking does to brain cells. Their studies in adult mice, conducted at The Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Queensland, indicated that two weeks of daily treatment with the drug tandospirone reversed the effects of 15 weeks of heavy alcohol consumption […]
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Study: Fetal alcohol syndrome more common than previously throught

More American children than previously believed may be living with neurological damage caused by alcohol their mothers drank while pregnant, according to a new study. Fetal alcohol syndrome and other alcohol-related pediatric disorders may be at least as common as autism among American children, the study indicates. The study, published in the journal JAMA, estimates […]
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Scientists working to develop ‘safe’ alcohol

A British psychiatrist and addiction specialist has developed a new synthetic alcohol (alcosynth) he says can deliver most of the enjoyable effects of alcohol, without hangovers or any of the other, negative consequences of over-use. David Nutt, who teaches at Imperial College London in the UK, hopes to market a drink called Alcarelle. “Alcohol kills […]
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Canadian alcoholism clinic claims success with naltrexone method

A new, Canadian-based company that treats alcoholics using a controlled-drinking, medication-assisted model plans to open its third clinic on December 11 in Calgary, Alberta. Using a Finnish treatment which employs the drug naltrexone to block the pleasurable effects of alcohol, Vancouver-based Alavida claims a success rate of 78 percent. An opioid antagonist which blocks the […]
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Report projects 60 percent rise in drug and alcohol deaths, suicides

Based on recent trends, about 1.6 million people in the U.S. will die from drugs, alcohol and suicides during the next 10 years (2015 to 2025), a new report projects. That represents a 60 percent increase over the roughly 1 million who died from those causes during the previous decade. However, those projections could be […]
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Oncologists warn of drinking, cancer connection

The fact that drinking alcohol can be a risk factor for several types of cancer is not breaking news. But the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), is calling for more research and public education about the cancer-related risks involved in drinking. Last week, the society published a statement in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, […]
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Common Myths about Addiction

Living with the constant presence of the media, we can all be prone to developing stereotypes. Our values can be impacted, our views of race and economy, and even the view we have of ourselves can be quite off the mark. For those of us who are in recovery from substance abuse, we, (and our […]
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Montana putting treatment in reach of more addicts

One of the factors often cited as helping fuel the recent opiate epidemic is lack of access to addiction treatment services in rural areas of the United States. In Montana, one of the country’s lowest population-density states, lawmakers and other officials have been taking steps to make it easier for addicts to access treatment in […]
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The campus recovery movement is catching on

Keg parties and other forms of heavy drinking have long been considered a normal part of college life. However, with growing awareness of the problems caused by alcohol abuse, the college recovery movement is gaining strength and having an increasing impact on campuses across the United States, according to a new research update issued by […]
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How do I know if I am co-dependent?

When someone you love is in the throes of addiction, it is easy to think they are the only one with a problem. But often times, although well meaning, loved ones can be caught in an addiction paradigm with the addicted person. Much like a bicycle, the two wheels of addiction and codependency can work […]
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Problem Drinking Growing Among Seniors

Older Americans represent the fastest-growing group of problem drinkers, according to a new study from researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, compared data from a national survey taken in 2001 and 2002 and again in 2012 and 2013, covering about 40,000 adults. Drinking had […]
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Breaking the Cycle of the Streets

Sobriety House, based in Detroit, is more than a treatment center for clients like Martie Lewis, it’s a refuge. “I go there every day,” says Lewis. “For these last five months, it’s where I hang out.” Currently a client in the outpatient program, Lewis says that coming to Sobriety House was the best thing that […]
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College drinkers bingeing less, study says

Among college students, keg parties and drinking to excess have – wrongly – been considered an integral part of the college experience. In recent years, many U.S. colleges and universities have made efforts to educate students on the dangers of binge drinking, and change behavior. Those efforts may be having an impact. After years of […]
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Study: hormone may help cause alcoholism

Scientists have known for years that heavy alcohol consumption can lead to imbalances and malfunctions in the hormones that regulate many bodily functions. Now, researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism have identified a hormone which may help cause alcohol use disorder, aka alcoholism. The hormone is  aldosterone, a hormone produced in […]
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Researchers: That first drink makes a lasting impact

Not every alcoholic can remember his or her first drink, or first experience with intoxication. But it does seem to be a common memory among recovering alcoholics, no matter how many years, or decades have passed since that first drink. It seems that alcohol makes an immediate impression on a “virgin” brain. That’s also what […]
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