How to Treat an Addict: Institutional Confinement, Mutual Aid, and Self Realization in Postwar Los AngelesMylet, JordanAustralasian Journal of American Studies
Treatment approaches to disorders of behavioural addiction are beginning to emerge. In this paper we provide a narrative review of the growing range of treatment approaches for the less well understood compulsive facets, including compulsions and the associated latent phenotypes, such as cognitive domain...
There are a number of treatment options that can effectively treat addiction. Encourage your friend or loved one to talk to their doctor about using treatment programs, online therapy, or support groups as part of their recovery. How Effective Is Drug Treatment Addiction? Expect Difficulties There ...
The German short form of the Intrex Questionnaire, a self-rating version of the Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB), was filled out by 57 abstinent drug addicts in voluntary withdrawal from a communal therapy center. Results were compared to 59 healthy controls. Results. The ...
For many years, methadone has been used to treat heroin addiction. This drug affects the opiate receptors, and can alleviate both the psychological and physical withdrawal symptoms. Another drug that has shown promise for treating heroin addiction, LAAM (levo-alpha-acetyl methadol), acts as an ...
Genes That Addict What Is Addiction? The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) defines addiction as "a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences." The American Psychiatric Association (APA) prefers the term su...
You get restless if your phone is dead or has a low battery, is out-of-coverage, or is low on data/balance. You treat your phone as a security blanket without which you get uncomfortable in social gatherings. Your day-to-day activities take a backseat, relationships are strained, and ...
As registration with a substance-abuse system is viewed as a lifelong “stamp” on substance abusers [42,43], China’s policy on registering substance abusers exacerbates the internalization of stigma, structurally labeling them as an inferior group. In addition, the drug policy used to view ...
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