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Specialists in addiction care know that alcoholics seeking sobriety may struggle with depression. Drinking is then often resumed as a form of self-medication for that depression. A study by researchers at the University of Illinois/Chicago's (UIC) Center for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics looked at the problem by identifying areas in…
Should men and women receive different treatments for alcohol abuse syndrome, often referred to as alcoholism? That's a question under debate among specialists in the field. But why would distinct treatment tracks be necessary? Researchers have known for many years that abstinent alcoholic men have less brain activity in areas…
Americans drink and drive 121 million times a year. And it's a well-documented fact that drunk driving accounts for almost 30% of all traffic deaths annually. So, it's not surprising that apps with accompanying hardware (also known as breathalyzers) are being marketed that allow drivers to determine when they've consumed…
Anyone who has gone through alcohol withdrawal knows the symptoms of withdrawal can be challenging. According to WebMD, those symptoms can include: Mild symptoms that usually show up as early as 6 hours after you put down your glass. They can include: Anxiety Shaky hands Headache Nausea Vomiting Insomnia Sweating…
Does the age at which one first experiments with a drug influence whether one develops an addiction to that drug? That's a question researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (a division of NIH) are seeking to answer. Their findings, recently published in JAMA Pediatrics, suggest age does matter…
Buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone are all drugs used to treat those addicted to opioids. Each helps relieve the opioid cravings so common during recovery while in some cases also helping reduce the painful symptoms of withdrawal. In a paper just published in JAMA Network Open, researchers discovered something else about…
Beginning on March 1, 2021, Aware Recovery Care of Indiana will begin actively serving individuals struggling with addiction to alcohol and/or drugs in the greater Indianapolis region. Aware is known for its novel pandemic safe, in-home addiction treatment model – one that brings care to those in need in the…
Twenty million Americans struggle with alcoholism. That was a fact before the pandemic began. It is becoming clear the degree to which COVID-19 has exacerbated an already deadly problem. Rates of alcohol consumption in the spring of 2020 were up 14%, while heavy drinkers consumed nearly 30% more than in…
Some 20 million Americans suffer from alcoholism or alcohol use disorder. And the problem has only intensified during the pandemic. One of the significant challenges to recovering from an addiction to alcohol and many drugs is withdrawal. That's what happens to your body when an addictive substance is removed from…
With so many American's battling addiction to alcohol (20 million-plus as of this writing), many in the medical community have been anxious to better understand alcohol's long-term effects on the brain. In a new paper in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), researchers from Australia and the U.K. offer interesting insights[i]…
