Anticonvulsant Promising for Comorbid PTSD, Alcohol Abuse
AVENTURA, Florida — An anticonvulsant approved for the treatment of epilepsy and migraine is also showing promise in the treatment of alcohol dependence, new research shows. Investigators at the University of California, San Francisco, and San …
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Military cracks down on alcohol abuse amid age-old binging habit
The agency has a stated policy to "prevent and eliminate drug and alcohol abuse and dependence from the Department of Defense." The U.S. military, therefore, screens for problem drinking, provides treatment for those identified with alcohol or drug …
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When NOT Take Another One
The average counselor had 17 years of experience treating substance use disorders, with 89-91 percent of their patients having been diagnosed with drug and/or alcohol abuse or dependence disorders. Alcohol abuse is where a person's drinking gets out of …
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