Seeking a Cure
Scientific research efforts to find pharmaceutical or behavioral treatments for alcoholism and addiction.
Scientists Test Drugs That May Curb Heavy Drinking
Any time a new study claims there is a pill that will help people stop drinking it makes national headlines, because currently there is no cure for alcoholism and there is no "magic pill" that will stop the craving for alcohol in every alcoholic.
Any time a new study claims there is a pill that will help people stop drinking it makes national headlines, because currently there is no cure for alcoholism and there is no "magic pill" that will stop the craving for alcohol in every alcoholic.
New Vaccines Help Stop Drug Addiction?
Two new vaccines have been developed to relieve cocaine and methamphetamine addiction also minimize withdrawal symptoms, researchers say.
Two new vaccines have been developed to relieve cocaine and methamphetamine addiction also minimize withdrawal symptoms, researchers say.
Acomplia: Diet Pill Fights Addiction, Too
A new anti-obesity pill that has been shown to not only help lose weight and quit smoking could also be effective in helping people stop drug and alcohol addiction, scientists claim.
A new anti-obesity pill that has been shown to not only help lose weight and quit smoking could also be effective in helping people stop drug and alcohol addiction, scientists claim.
Study Defines Most Effective Alcoholism Treatments
A three-year study of 1,383 of alcohol dependent patients in treatment has shown that the medication naltrexone and up to 20 sessions of alcohol counseling by a behavioral specialist are equally effective treatments for alcohol dependence when combined with structured outpatient medical management.
A three-year study of 1,383 of alcohol dependent patients in treatment has shown that the medication naltrexone and up to 20 sessions of alcohol counseling by a behavioral specialist are equally effective treatments for alcohol dependence when combined with structured outpatient medical management.
Neuronal Growth Factors Linked to Alcohol's Effects
The same neuronal growth factors responsible for the development of nerve cells and keeping them alive also play a role in the regulation of the behavioral effects of alcohol, according to Research Society on Alcoholism scientists.
The same neuronal growth factors responsible for the development of nerve cells and keeping them alive also play a role in the regulation of the behavioral effects of alcohol, according to Research Society on Alcoholism scientists.
Study: The Brain Learns to Become Addicted
Scientists have identified a molecule that appears to trigger the brain to learn a craving for cocaine to the extent that addiction is a result of a "rewiring" of the brain, more compelling than the simple memory of drug-induced pleasure.
Scientists have identified a molecule that appears to trigger the brain to learn a craving for cocaine to the extent that addiction is a result of a "rewiring" of the brain, more compelling than the simple memory of drug-induced pleasure.
Brain Pathway May Be Key to Addiction Recovery
An international research team has found a signaling pathway in the brain and a way to block its action that could result in the development of a single treatment strategey for most substance addictions.
An international research team has found a signaling pathway in the brain and a way to block its action that could result in the development of a single treatment strategey for most substance addictions.
Buprenorphine Effective in Treating Teen Heroin Addiction
A study at the Unversity of Vermont comparing two drugs used to treat teen addicted to heroin and other opioids found that buprenorphine was more effective, especially in keeping teens in treatment.
A study at the Unversity of Vermont comparing two drugs used to treat teen addicted to heroin and other opioids found that buprenorphine was more effective, especially in keeping teens in treatment.
Ondansetron May Reduce Craving
A drug currently used to fight nausea in cancer patients may help the hardest-to-treat alcoholics reduce their drinking.
A drug currently used to fight nausea in cancer patients may help the hardest-to-treat alcoholics reduce their drinking.
Evaluating Treatment Outcomes
An analytical method for evaluating alcoholism treatment suggests more ways to define success than strictly going cold turkey. The method may help provide some nuance to traditional approaches, the results of a case study suggest.
An analytical method for evaluating alcoholism treatment suggests more ways to define success than strictly going cold turkey. The method may help provide some nuance to traditional approaches, the results of a case study suggest.
Paxil Trial Sets Legal Precedent
Relatives of a man who killed himself and several members of his family after taking Paxil have won an $8 million lawsuit against the drug's maker.
Relatives of a man who killed himself and several members of his family after taking Paxil have won an $8 million lawsuit against the drug's maker.
12-Step Programs Help
A recent study confirms that weekly participation in 12-Step programs help people in recovery to maintain their abstinence for up to two years.
A recent study confirms that weekly participation in 12-Step programs help people in recovery to maintain their abstinence for up to two years.