LSD for Alcoholism (BBC World News TV Interview)

LSD for alcoholism (BBC World News TV Interview) – LSD has a beneficial effect on alcohol misuse lasting for at least six months after a single dose, according to clinical trials (9 March 2012). BBC Health: www.bbc.co.uk Nature: www.nature.com Study PDF: www.ntnu.edu Teri S. Krebs and Pål-Ørjan Johansen. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for alcoholism: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2012.

Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to alcohol-related muscular weakness

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"It seems that 40 to 60 percent of alcoholics suffer from alcohol-related myopathy," said Frits A. J. Muskiet, a professor of pathophysiology and clinical chemical analysis at the University Medical Center Groningen. "Many subjects with chronic …
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Impaired executive function may exacerbate impulsiveness and risk of …

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Results will be published in a special online issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and are currently available at Early View. "Executive functions are requested each time a subject faces a new situation or when habits are not adapted …
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Definitely not a cookie-baking grandma: Woman battles alcoholism

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Definitely not a cookie-baking grandma: Woman battles alcoholism. Carolyn Hax offers advice to a women frustrated with her mother's behavior. By Carolyn Hax. Syndicated columnist. Related. Comments. No comments have been posted to this article.
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