Drug Addiction Substance Dependence Intervention 12 Step Program Part 1

Published August 31, 2012

Drug Addiction Substance dependence Intervention 12 Step Program Part 1 – The section about substance dependence in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (more specifically, the 2000 “text revision”, the DSM-IV-TR) does not use the word addiction at all. It explains: When an individual persists in use of alcohol or other drugs despite problems related to use of the substance, substance dependence may be diagnosed. Compulsive and repetitive use may result in tolerance to the effect of the drug and withdrawal symptoms when use is reduced or stopped. This, along with Substance abuse are considered Substance Use Disorders

Alzheimer's Drug Misses Goal, but Offers Hint of Potential

Filed under: drug rehab treatment ny

Lilly's results, while negative over all, were actually better than many doctors and investors had expected and offered at least some hope that the drug could eventually win approval, given the lack of good options for treating a disease that is …
Read more on New York Times

A Troubling Rise In Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Filed under: drug rehab treatment ny

The researchers found that options for treating these people are shrinking rapidly. Public health officials had been assuming that roughly 5 percent of TB cases are resistant to the most common TB drugs. But this study notes that in Minsk, Belarus, for …
Read more on New York NOW