Scientists Examine the Causes and Treatment of Addictive Behaviour

Scientists examine the causes and treatment of addictive behaviour
Dysfunction in brain regions that assign value to possible options may lead to choosing harmful behaviour." Treatment of addiction requires a multi-pronged approach. These include the gradual reduction of the abused substance with the aim of total … Read more on South China Morning Post

The Media Needs to Stop Stigmatizing Our Best Weapon Against…
What they wanted to talk about most of all was painkiller drug abuse, which has been wreaking havoc in Appalachia and many other parts of the country (prescription drug abuse is up 36 percent since 2002, according to the federal government, afflicting … Read more on The New Republic

Powerful new painkiller Zohydro stirs fears of overdose, addiction
"Due to the risks of addiction, abuse and misuse with opioids … Zohydro ER should be reserved for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management … Read more on WRTV Indianapolis

A Forever Recovery Looks at 3 Most Common Rehab Treatments in Latest Blog …
A Forever Recovery, a leading addiction treatment center that has pioneered a moral reasoning approach to recovery that empowers each individual client to access the spiritual, cognitive, and fellowship support that they need, has published an … Read more on PR Web (press release)