Food, Drug Addiction May Have a Lot More in Common Than You Think
Food, drug addiction may have a lot more in common than you think
Filed under: What Causes Drug Abuse and Addiction
But this spring, the secretary of health, Kathleen Sebelius, said that for some, obesity is “an addiction like smoking.”… Continue reading
Treatment for Addicts Is Starting to Change
Treatment for addicts is starting to change
Filed under: cocaine abuse symptoms
Experts are pushing for a truly medical approach to treating addiction as a disease rather than relying solely on longtime unproven therapies like 12-step programs. A call for… Continue reading
Deaths From Heroin Increase in Portage
Deaths from heroin increase in Portage
Filed under: Cocaine Withdrawal
FOUR DEATHS were confirmed heroin overdoses, while two more people overdosed on methadone, a drug sometimes called "synthetic heroin" and prescribed in treatment programs to prevent withdrawal symptoms in heroin… Continue reading
Treatment for Addicts Is Starting to Change
Treatment for addicts is starting to change
Filed under: cocaine abuse symptoms
Experts are pushing for a truly medical approach to treating addiction as a disease rather than relying solely on longtime unproven therapies like 12-step programs. A call for… Continue reading
GWSMHS Professor to Study Correlation Between Genetics and Susceptibility to Drug Abuse
GWSMHS professor to study correlation between genetics and susceptibility to drug abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Norman H. Lee, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), received a total… Continue reading