“Treating Addiction as a Disease: The Promise of Medication Assisted Recovery” Part 6

“Treating Addiction as a Disease: the Promise of Medication Assisted Recovery” Part 6 – 6 23 10 OGR Domestic Policy Subcommittee Hearing Part 6.

COMMENTARY: Rekha Basu Has morality debate gone to pot?

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Any legal recreational drug has an optimal time and place, and all are best avoided by people under 21, whose brains are still developing, making them susceptible to addiction. But those are the practical, science-based kinds of discussions we should …
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Does a Little Porn Help a Relationship?

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After treating far too many people who thought a little porn would bring back passion in their relationships, they find themselves constantly needing more. And the way they look … Just like a drug addiction, more. is needed to achieve pleasure. This …
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Buddhist Psychotherapy

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Recent research has highlighted the importance of Buddhist psychotherapy in the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, factitious disorders, addiction disorders, medically unexplained symptoms and various other psychological ailments. Buddhist …
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Stimulating Neurons Using Light could Reduce Alcohol Addiction in Rats

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The study, conducted by researchers at University at Buffalo, shows that alcoholism in rats can be controlled by stimulating some neurons. The research could pave way for new types of addiction treatment. Their work found a causal relationship between …
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