Category: Sober living

Sustained-release dexamphetamine–treated subjects reported, on average, fewer days of cocaine use compared with placebo-treated subjects (45 days versus 61 days). In addition, dextroamphetamine-treated subjects were more likely to be abstinent for three consecutive weeks compared to those receiving placebo. No serious adverse events occurred in dexamphetamine-treated subjects. Agonist treatments have been used successfully to treat… Continue reading Cocaine Addiction: Symptoms, Withdrawal, Treatment, Effects & Signs

When a person receives certain social media notifications, such as a like, retweet, or comment, the brain may increase dopamine levels. This could cause a person to experience a pleasurable feeling, positively reinforcing additional social media use. In June U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy suggested that social media should, like tobacco products, carry a surgeon… Continue reading Teen internet addiction can impact brain function, study warns; know these warning signs

Your liver detoxifies and removes alcohol from your blood through a process known as oxidation. When your liver finishes that process, alcohol gets turned into water and carbon dioxide. Dr. Sengupta shares some of the not-so-obvious effects that alcohol has on your body. A good place to start to receive treatment for alcohol use is… Continue reading Effects of Alcohol on the Body

In a brief version of this therapy, there is less time to understand andrestructure all of the cognitions that may be influencing substance abuse.The therapist must use the early sessions to determine the most productivefocus of the therapy, given the short timeframe. If the client usedsubstances primarily to cope with negative mood states, then therapy… Continue reading Chapter 4 Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Brief Interventions and Brief Therapies for Substance Abuse NCBI Bookshelf