This Smartphone App May Help People Overcome Alcoholism
The clinical trial involved about 350 participants who successfully completed treatment for alcoholism in five residential programs — three in the Midwest and two in the northeastern United States. In the weeks prior to their release, half the …
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Drug and alcohol abuse is a disease
It does not take more than a couple of failed treatment episodes before we begin to lose hope that things will change, and we get angrier and angrier at the person struggling with addiction. We can also become …. Free HiSET (formerly GED) classes …
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Sober smartphone app aids boozers' recovery: Study
Adults released from in-patient alcoholism treatment centers who got free sober smartphones reported fewer drinking days and more overall abstinence than those who got the usual follow-up support. A host of smartphone apps are available that feature a …
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Mindfulness therapy helps prevent drug and alcohol relapse
One year after treatment for substance abuse, far fewer participants who got relapse-prevention training including mindfulness techniques had used drugs or alcohol compared to those given relapse-prevention therapy alone or a standard 12-step program.
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Study Shows A-CHESS Addiction Support App Helps Prevent Relapse [Video]
A-CHESS Results of a randomized clinical trial published online Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry showed that a “smartphone-based application could provide effective continuing “care” to patients with alcohol use disorders. The study monitored 349 patients …
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Alcohol May Not Help: Alcohol's Impact on Your Mental Health
I've spent three decades clinically treating emerging adults with mental health concerns, many having a coexisting dependency on alcohol. I composed a guide, Ten Good Mental Health Reasons Not to Drink, as a way to expose the effects of alcohol on …
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Parker Enters Clinical Trial Agreements with Leading Rehabilitation Centers to …
CLEVELAND, March 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH) , the global leader in motion and control technologies, today announced that it has entered into clinical trial agreements with four of the top ranked rehabilitation …
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Pitfalls Seen in a Turn to Privately Run Long-Term Care
The problem: His home care, while it served him best, cost $ 330,000 a year. If he were … Beneficiaries include Sara West, 64, a former medical records worker who was in rehabilitation centers for months after infections from operations left her in a …
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Parker Enters Clinical Trial Agreements with Leading Rehabilitation Centers to …
CLEVELAND, March 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH) , the global leader in motion and control technologies, today announced that it has entered into clinical trial agreements with four of the top ranked rehabilitation …
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Local rehab center ranks ninth in state
He attributes his quick turnaround time to the personalized care he received at the center. “It's been great. This guy over here,” Berry said, pointing his thumb to physical therapist Gary Scott, “he's about the best you could ask for. I'm going home …
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Brandon Oaks recognized on U.S. News and World Report list
Brandon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report as a five-star rated facility, therefore earning distinction as one of the Best Nursing Homes in the nation. Only 22 percent of nursing home facilities in …
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Clinical trial indicates gabapentin is safe and effective for treating alcohol …
The generic drug gabapentin, which is already widely prescribed for epilepsy and some kinds of pain, appears to be safe and effective in the treatment of alcohol dependence. The finding comes from a 150-patient randomized, placebo-controlled, double …
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Clinical trial indicates gabapentin is safe and effective for treating alcohol …
“Plus it's the only medication shown to improve sleep and mood in people who are quitting or reducing their drinking, and it's already widely used in primary care—that's an appealing combination.” The new research was published by the journal JAMA …
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Alcoholism treatment before, after liver transplantation reduces relapse
New research reports that liver transplant recipients who receive substance abuse treatment before and after transplantation have much lower alcohol relapse rates than those untreated or only treated prior to transplantation. A second study determines …
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