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Extreme Psychotic Reaction to Spice Reveals Risks of Synthetic Marijuana

/ By / Drug Addiction

Psychosis is an extremely dysfunctional mental state most commonly associated with the presence of schizophrenia and certain other severe mental illnesses. Addiction specialists and researchers know that marijuana can produce a temporary psychosis-like state in active users and also potentially increases the odds that a person with latent psychotic tendencies will experience psychotic episodes. In …

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Study Calculates Life Improvement After Alcoholism Treatment

/ By / Addiction Treatment

Health-related quality of life is a measurement that doctors and public health officials use to define each person’s ability to enjoy a productive, satisfying day-to-day lifestyle. People affected by alcoholism, one of two related conditions known together as alcohol use disorder, typically experience a substantial decline in this measurement. In a study published in May/June …

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Which People Have Highest Odds of Quitting Drinking?

/ By / Alcohol Abuse

People with serious drinking problems may have overlapping symptoms of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, symptoms related only to non-addicted abuse or symptoms related only to alcoholism. After trying to quit, many of these individuals experience a short- or long-term relapse back into active alcohol consumption. In a study published in June 2014 in the journal …

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Quit Drinking and Memory Improves, Study Finds

/ By / Alcoholism

Over time, people with alcoholism commonly experience significant disruptions in their higher-level mental functions. One of the chief higher-level disruptions caused by chronic alcohol exposure is a reduction in the ability to make, store and organize memories. In a study published in May 2014 in the American Medical Association journal JAMA Psychiatry, a team of …

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Noted Psychiatrist and Addiction Specialist Joins Promises P.A.T.H

/ By / Promises News

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) July 15, 2014 – Craig Franke, MD, will join Promises P.A.T.H, a holistic addiction treatment center just outside of Austin, Texas, in mid-July. His team will include a 24-hour nursing staff, doctorate-level psychologist, nutritionist and clinically trained therapists, among others. Board certified in general psychiatry and addiction psychiatry, Dr. Franke previously served …

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Is a Genetic Test for Alcoholism Too Good to Be True?

/ By / Alcoholism

The authors of a study published in May 2014 in the journal Translational Psychiatry are optimistic that they have identified a number of gene variations that could be used to predict who is at greatest risk for alcoholism. The researchers, led by a team at the Indiana University School of Medicine, identified a group of …

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