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Posted on May 24, 2013 at 11:22 pm by Lakeside

The Science of Addiction
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Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction This new, 30-page, full-color booklet explains in layman’s terms how science has revolutionized the understanding of drug addiction as a brain disease that affects behavior.  The ‘Science of Addiction’ booklet discusses the reasons people take drugs, why some people become addicted while others do not, how drugs …∞

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Posted on May 13, 2013 at 9:48 pm by Lakeside

Alcoholics & Addicts Can’t ‘Just Say No’
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Brain research shows why long-term drug users just can’t say no Groundbreaking research from the University of Melbourne has shed new light on why long term drug users find it hard to say no, despite dire consequences to their health. A study into the frontal cortex, the key region of the brain involved in decision …∞

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Posted on May 11, 2013 at 9:32 pm by Lakeside

Abstinent alcoholics can have reduced brain activation
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Abstinent alcoholics can
have reduced brain
activation without
apparent structural
damage Heavy alcohol use
can lead to structural and
functional changes in the
brain. New findings show
that even when structural
damage may not be
apparent, brain activation
can still be reduced.
Researchers refer to this
alcohol-induced damage as
“latent lesions.”
Researchers know that
heavy alcohol intake can
lead to structural and
functional changes in the
brain, but have not been
able to establish direct links
between these changes
and specific cognitive
functions. A new
examination of memory
retrieval among recovering
alcoholics has found lower
activation than among
nonalcoholics in key areas
of the brain even in the
absence of demonstrable
brain structural damage.

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Posted on May 9, 2013 at 9:24 pm by Lakeside

Popular Articles
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Posted on May 6, 2013 at 8:54 pm by Lakeside

Drinking and stress
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Does Drinking Reduce
Stress? Michael A. Sayette,
Ph.D. For centuries, people
have used alcohol to
relieve stress-that is, the
interpretation of an event
as signaling harm, loss, or
threat. The person usually
responds to stress with a
variety of behavioral,
biological, and cognitive
changes. Alcohol
consumption can result in a
stress response dampening
(SRD) effect, which can be
assessed using various
measures. Numerous
individual differences and
situational factors help
determine the extent to
which a person
experiences SRD after
consuming alcohol.
Individual differences
include a family history of
alcoholism, personality
traits, extent of self-
consciousness, cognitive
functioning, and gender.
Situational factors

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Posted on May 2, 2013 at 7:58 pm by Lakeside

THE DRY DRUNK
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A Hazard to the Non-drinking Alcoholic When an alcoholic stops drinking, it’s cause for rejoicing. Unfortunately, sobriety is not guaranteed to last. It takes hard work and commitment and a keen eye for dangers. One danger to the non-drinking alcoholic is the dry drunk, a set of habits and attitudes that take the joy out …∞

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Posted on April 28, 2013 at 7:16 pm by Lakeside

Alcohol and Cardiovascular Health
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  An extensive body of data shows concordant J-shaped associations between alcohol intake and a variety of adverse health outcomes, including coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, congestive heart failure, stroke, dementia, Raynaud’s phenomenon, and all-cause mortality. Light to moderate alcohol consumption (up to 1 drink daily for women and 1 or 2 drinks daily for …∞

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Posted on April 26, 2013 at 6:56 pm by Lakeside

E-mail Communication as an Adjunctive Tool in Addiction Medicine
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Patient-Provider E-mail Communication as an Adjunctive Tool in Addiction Medicine Frequent electronic mail communication between patients and their addiction specialist can be utilized as an adjunct in the treatment of alcohol or substance dependency. Selected patients benefit from mandatory daily electronic mail communications with their provider through enhanced accountability, frequent self-assessment, deterrents to isolation, and …∞

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Posted on April 19, 2013 at 5:42 pm by Lakeside

AA and the disease concept of alcoholism
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AA and the disease
concept of alcoholism
Although the idea of
“illness” helped many early
and later members of
Alcoholics Anonymous
(A.A.) to understand their
alcoholism, Alcoholics
Anonymous neither
originated nor promulgated
the disease concept of
alcoholism. The main
contribution of A.A. in this
area was the broadening
of the extant concept to
one of ” threefold” malady
[Spiritual, mental and
physical], with an emphasis
on “the spiritual.”
Examining the political and
medical contexts of the
time as well as A.A.
literature shed light on the
culture’;s changing
understanding of
alcoholism in the second
half of the twentieth
century. Given the issues
and prejudices involved, it
is

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Posted on April 18, 2013 at 5:37 pm by Lakeside

How can I stop smoking?
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How can I stop smoking?
The Cochrane Library has
evidence that can help
Acupuncture? Nicotine
patches? Telephone
therapy? Antidepressants?
Cognitive behavioural
therapy? Which work?
Which have no effect?
Which are dangerous?
Confused? Over 40
Cochrane reviews analyse
the evidence. For example,
one systematic review
(CD000146) shows how
nicotine patches can
double the odds of
successful quitting.
Another (CD000031)
concludes that the
antidepressants bupropion
and nortriptyline aid long-
term smoking cessation,
but selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitors (e.g.
fluoxetine) do not. Yet
another (CD006103)
revealed that varenicline
(recently approved in the
UK by NICE), increased the
odds of successful long-
term smoking cessation
more than threefold
compared

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