Using fMRI to Treat Substance Abuse and Chronic Pain
Using fMRI to treat substance abuse and chronic pain – Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, will be using stimulus funds to see if real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging could be used to help relieve the agony that people experience as they try to free themselves of substance abuse. Now, thanks to the national economic stimulus program, Mackey will receive 1559 over the next two years to expand upon his earlier work, using fMRI to register how blood flow to the brain may change under different circumstances.
Energy Drinks Pose Risks to Teens, Study Finds
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently reported that hospital visits related to the drinks doubled, to almost 21,000, between 2007 and 2011. About 42 percent of cases also included drug or alcohol use, the agency said. 1 …
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Former Ohio first lady reappointed to state board
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The board says she is a certified prevention specialist. She also serves on the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention National Advisory Council and leads a nonpartisan group of governors' spouses who support efforts to reduce drinking among youngsters.
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Disulfiram: New support for an old addiction drug
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These data support the hypothesis that disulfiram reduces drug consumption, in part, by blocking D?H. Senior author David Nielsen … Disulfiram is not an FDA-approved treatment for cocaine addiction, and in fact, there are currently no approved …
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Marc Gersen, Georgetown Law Student, Sentenced For Selling Meth
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Two months ago, a major drug sting nabbed 29 members of a massive cocaine and heroin ring that operated throughout D.C., Maryland and Virginia. For more on Gersen's story, click over to the Washington Post. Also on HuffPost: Loading Slideshow .
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