Can You Get Over an Addiction? by Maia Szalavitz The New York Times June 25, 2016 Ms. Szalavitz offers a fresh perspective on how to heal from an alcohol or drug dependency. She views dependency as a brain disorder rather than as a disease or a moral deficiency.
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For Mark Willenbring, Substance Abuse Treatment Begins With Research
For Mark Willenbring, Substance Abuse Treatment Begins With Research by Gabrielle Glaser, February 22, 2016 The New York Times Mark Willenbring, a psychiatrist, countering rehabilitation programs that see abuse as a defect, instead sees a medical condition treatable by drugs and behavioral therapy.
Surviving an Alcoholic
Surviving an Alcoholic by Paula Ganzi Licata May 27, 2015 The New York Times Ms. Ganzi Licata describes her subjective experience of being the widow of an alcoholic.
Off the Drugs, Onto the Cupcakes
Off the Drugs, Onto the Cupcakes by Abby Ellin September 15, 2014 The New York Times Programs to rehabilitate substance abusers are starting to become conscious of diet, learning that sugar addiction can replace drug addiction.
Drugs to Aid Alcoholics See Little Use, Study Finds
Drugs to Aid Alcoholics See Little Use, Study Finds by Anahad O’Connor, The New York Times, May 13, 204 Naltrexone and acamprosate help reduce an alcoholic’s cravings for alcohol. A recent study showed that they are underutilized pharmaceuticals.
Advice on Addiction in Boomers, Part 1
Advice on Addiction in Boomers, Part 1 The New York Times, August 21, 2013 Dr. Barbara Krantz, medical director of the Hanley Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., answers readers’ questions about baby boomers and addiction.
Cracking Down on Drinking and Driving
Cracking Down on Drinking and Driving By Barron H. Lerner, M.D. , New York Times, May 14, 2013 A new report argues that alcohol levels for driving should be lowered, pointing out that a third of highway deaths are still alcohol-related, and known effective strategies for lowering injuries and deaths because of drunken driving remain […]
Picking Addiction Help
Picking Addiction Help by Jane Brody February 11, 2013 New York Times There are many factors to consider before starting a treatment program for addiction. In a helpful new book called “Now What? An Insider’s Guide to Addiction and Recovery,” William Cope Moyers explains that “there’s no one-size-fits-all approach” to addiction treatment.
Effective Addiction Treatment
Effective Addiction Treatment by Jane Brody February 4, 2013 New York Times Many addiction treatment programs are rooted in outdated methods rather than new evidence-based approaches, dooming many addicts to failure.
Drugs Help Tailor Alcoholism Treatment
Drugs Help Tailor Alcoholism Treatment by Douglas Quenqua New York Times May 21, 2012 If alcoholism is a disease, is there hope of finding the cure in a pill? Yes and no. Having mapped the physical changes the brain undergoes with years of habitual drinking, researchers in recent years have discovered a handful of promising […]