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Posted on March 23, 2013 at 12:58 pm by

AA and a social model of treatment
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A NATURALISTIC COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES AT SOCIAL AND CLINICAL MODEL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS. Since the 1970s, much of the public treatment system in California has been based on a social model orientation to recovery for alcoholics, but there has been minimal research on program outcomes. This article reports on follow-up interviews conducted with a …∞

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Posted on March 4, 2013 at 9:18 am by Lakeside

Alcohol and Hepatitis
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Alcohol abuse also seems to reduce both sensitivity to interferon and adherence to treatment.

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Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:35 pm by Lakeside

De-addiction in India
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New Government Body to Help De-addiction NEW DELHI (ICNS): A new consultative mechanism at the national level would be set up to advice central and state governments on issues related to drug de-addiction and rehabilitation. The body, named National Consultative Committee on De-addiction and Rehabilitation (NCCDR), would help address issues connected with drug demand reduction. …∞

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Posted on December 17, 2012 at 5:49 pm by Lakeside

Inappropriate Treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal Is Common
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Care is poor, despite the existence of proven therapies. Evidence-based practice guidelines clearly state that patients at risk for alcohol withdrawal should be monitored and treated with benzodiazepines if their risk is high enough or symptoms are substantial. In a retrospective record review, researchers evaluated whether a protocol for such an approach — symptom-triggered therapy …∞

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Posted on March 5, 2012 at 5:44 am by Lakeside

Alcoholic Empathy
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A low level of empathy could be a psychological trait typically observed in alcoholic personalities.

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Posted on June 26, 2010 at 8:30 am by and modified on May 10, 2011 at 12:53 pm.

AA works in India
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A cohort study of male subjects attending an Alcoholics Anonymous program in India: One-year follow-up for sobriety. A cohort of subjects in India who completed detoxification treatment and a de-addiction program based on the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) model were followed-up at 1 year to investigate the factors associated with complete abstinence. Patients (N = 187 …∞

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