Studies Explore Potential Origins of Addiction and Treaments
Studies explore potential origins of addiction and treaments
A variety of brain areas and processes play a role in addictive behaviors, complicating treatment and costing millions of dollars and lives each year. Today's studies contribute to an understanding of how compulsive disorders like addiction develop and … Read more on Medical Xpress
As an Addiction Therapist, I Think Rob Ford Needs Help
When the news finally broke about the alleged crack video being in the hands of the Toronto Police, the addiction therapist in me saw it as a blessing in disguise for Mr. Ford. I recall thinking "maybe now he will stop this charade, get the help he … Read more on Huffington Post Canada
Emory seeks to patent cocaine addiction treatment
According to a patent application made public Oct. 17, the treatment was developed by researchers at Emory and Yale University. It works by giving patients a drug called a "dopamine beta-hydroxylase inhibitor" that both decreases the rewarding effects … Read more on Atlanta Business Chronicle (blog)