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Posted on May 18, 2013 at 10:33 pm by Lakeside

AA Works, Long Term
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Predictors of 4 year outcome of community residential treatment for patients with substance use disorders. Aims This study examined systematically how predictors of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment outcome worked together over time and identified mediators and moderators of outcome. Design The MacArthur model was applied in this naturalistic study to identify how baseline, discharge …∞

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Posted on May 12, 2013 at 9:40 pm by Lakeside

Thyroid function in depression and alcohol abuse
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Thyroid function in depression and alcohol abuse : a retrospective study Admission thyroid function tests were reviewed in 115 euthyroid patients with depression (66), depression and alcohol abuse (30), or alcohol abuse (19). Estimated free thyroxine (EFT) levels ranged from 0.7 to 2.7 ng/100 ml (normal, 1.0 to 2.1). Levels above 2.1 ng/100 ml were …∞

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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 April 30, 2013 at 7:31 pm by Lakeside

Anti Craving Medication Works
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Extended-Release Naltrexone Works Particularly Well for Abstinent Patients with Dependence Many patients with alcohol dependence do not receive the full benefits of treatment because they do not adhere to it. In part to address issues with adherence, extended-release (ER) naltrexone, which is released over a month after one injection, was developed. Pharmacotherapy researchers assessed ER-naltrexone …∞

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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 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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Posted on April 15, 2013 at 5:08 pm by Lakeside

Urge To Drink
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Does Urge To Drink Predict
Relapse After Treatment?
Damaris J. Rohsenow,
Ph.D., and Peter M. Monti,
Ph.D. The urge to drink,
also often referred to as
craving, is an emotional
state in which a person is
motivated to seek and use
alcohol. In abstinent
alcoholics, this urge may
contribute to the risk of
relapse. Researchers have
developed several models-
including the conditioned
withdrawal model,
conditioned appetitive
motivational model, social
learning model, and
information-processing
model-to describe the role
of urges in relapse. Several
studies have evaluated the
role of urges in predicting
alcoholism treatment
outcome and relapse.
Some findings indicate that
the degree

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Posted on April 12, 2013 at 4:27 pm by Lakeside

Alcoholic Brain Damage and Thiamine
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The Role of Thiamine Deficiency in Alcoholic Brain Disease A deficiency in the essential nutrient thiamine resulting from chronic alcohol consumption is one factor underlying alcohol-induced brain damage. Thiamine is a helper molecule (i.e., a cofactor) required by three enzymes involved in two pathways of carbohydrate metabolism. Because intermediate products of these pathways are needed …∞

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Posted on April 10, 2013 at 4:11 pm by

Brief-TSF theory
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Brief-TSF Theoretical Rationale/Mechanism of Action The theoretical rationale is based in the 12 steps and 12 traditions of AA and includes the need to accept that willpower alone is not sufficient to achieve sustained sobriety, that self-centredness must be replaced by surrender to the group process/conscience, and that long-term recovery consists of a process of …∞

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