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Twelve Step Facilitation (TSF) Reduces Substance Abuse

Changes in self-efficacy and Twelve Step Affiliation were associated with improvement in substance use outcomes at the end of treatment.

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Suicide and Alcohol Abuse

  Characteristics of suicide attempts preceded by alcohol consumption. Acute alcohol ingestion and alcohol dependence are known to increase the risk of impulsive suicide attempt even in non-depressed patients. The relation between alcohol and suicide risk needs, however, to be clarified. We assessed for this purpose prevalence of recent alcohol intake among suicide attempters and …∞

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Stress Affects Relapse

Study Examines Link Between Stress Relapse A new animal study finds that a stress-related gene and brain chemical may play a role in addiction relapse, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Researchers from NIAAA and Camerino University in Italy found that rats that showed a preference for alcohol were more …∞

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Lesbian Alcoholics were Unloved

Lesbian Alcoholics were Unloved, Unwanted and Alcoholic had Parents; Social Supports and Lesbian Alcoholics The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between social support and alcoholism among lesbians. Fifteen lesbian alcoholics and 15 lesbian non-alcoholics were administered a questionnaire covering their childhood and adolescent history, social support systems, history of drinking, and …∞

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