Treating alcohol dependence: Medication plus therapy leads to longer abstinence
However, in countries such as Germany and the U.S., medication and individual psychotherapy – either separately or in combination – are rarely used to treat alcohol dependence (AD). A recent study of AD patients who were given a stepped-care approach …
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Gabapentin is safe, effective for treating alcohol dependence, study shows
4, 2013 — The generic drug gabapentin, which is already widely prescribed for epilepsy and some kinds of pain, appears to be safe and effective in the treatment of alcohol dependence. The finding comes from a 150-patient randomized, placebo-controlled …
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Epilepsy drug shows promise in treating alcohol dependence
A drug typically used to treat epilepsy may also be effective in treating alcoholism, the results of a clinical trial suggest. Alcohol-dependent patients who took gabapentin, an anticonvulsant medication, were more likely to stop drinking or at least …
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NIH-funded study finds that gabapentin may treat alcohol dependence
“The results of the study on gabapentin showed similar or greater positive outcomes when compared to existing FDA [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]-approved treatments for alcohol dependence,” said Dr. Mason, Pearson Family Professor and …
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State Working Toward Immediate Access For Drug Abuse Treatment
VPR's Mitch Wertlieb spoke with Barbara Cimaglio, Deputy Health Commissioner of Alcohol & Drug Abuse. “About half the people who seek treatment are seeking treatment for opioid dependence. And we serve almost 10,000 clients per year. So that's grown …
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Dallas Treatment Center Announces New Video Available for People Seeking …
A Dallas treatment center dealing with drug and alcohol addiction is please to announce a new video has been launched to detail what services are offered at Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. These services are available in Dallas as well as surrounding …
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State Releases 10-Year Report on Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services in Hawaii
HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD) has released its 10-year report on alcohol and drug treatment services in Hawaii from 2003 through 2012. The complete report is available at: …
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Epilepsy Drug, Topiramate, Could Successfully Treat Cocaine Addiction
Topiramate is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medication for epilepsy and migraines. Prof. Johnson has also been involved with research that utilized topiramate as a successful treatment for alcohol dependence. There are currently no …
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Low-income drug addicts struggle to get treated
They called themselves Columbus United in Recovery and vowed to break the chains of marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, crack, methamphetamine, prescription drugs and other unhealthy substance addictions. The event was held in observation of National …
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Question by Cesaria Barbarossa – 40K: How do you feel about Tiger and Jesse making infidelity an addiction problem that needs treatment, not scorn?
Also forgot Eric Benet, Halle Berry’s ex-husband who said he had a sex addiction and went ot treatment after cheating.

What do you think about this new trend that infidelity should be looked at as signs of an addiction that needs treatment. Does this give infidelity less of a stigma if it’s treated as a psychological problem, moreso than a problem of selfishness and lack of self-control?

Do you think this would fly in “real life?”

Best answer:

Answer by Caroline
Even though I was a psych major in college, I’d like to think I’m also a realist. Sex addiction, like alcoholism or drug addiction, may very well be a “condition” but I personally think no-one held a gun to Tiger’s head, he knew what he was doing, he certainly knew the possible consequences, and he CHOSE to do it anyway. And to me, a sex addict doesn’t create relationships, such as they are, like Tiger and Jesse did with their “other women”. So I think it’s complete BS. I feel sorry for the wives in all of those cases. I was cheated on by a boyfriend and it was totally humiliating so I can only imagine how Sandra, etc. feel because their humiliation is splashed all over the front page. Yea, they need treatment. With a Louisville Slugger. Jerks.

Answer by ♫ Mad Luv ♫
I think they should seek help for themselves I don’t think the act of doing that fixes anything tho.

New York Drug Rehab Announces Services Now Available Through Drug …
Counselors and therapists with many years of experience in the field of substance abuse treatment and addiction can help make the transition from addiction to recovery easier. These drug rehab staff members can rely on their personal and professional …
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Research Suggests Topiramate Could Treat Cocaine Addiction
The professor had previously found that topiramate was a safe and effective treatment for alcohol dependence when tested against placebo, and these latest results build upon previous research which found that cocaine-dependent men and women who …
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After relapse into addiction and 'roller coaster' of seeking relief from …
Bonnie Shippen began taking codeine at age 13 for menstrual cramps and, after a car accident, surgeries and an abusive marriage, found herself on morphine and eventually methadone. She's now on her second run through a program at the Addiction …
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Believe Addiction Center Offering Effective Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation …
The center believes in making its clients comfortable and specifically tailors its programs as per their condition, ensuring that they meet their goals at their own pace. “We approach recovery as a partnership”, says a spokesperson from Believe …
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If They Try to Make You Go to Rehab, Say No, No, No
Among other things, NIAAA noted that most people do overcome alcohol dependency, and that “about 75 percent of [those] who recover from alcohol dependence do so without seeking any kind of help, including specialty alcohol (rehab) programs and AA.” …
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Into Action Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center Adds Softball to their Weekend …
Andrey Rossin is the founder of the only Hyannis format Big Book Step Study Treatment center in the world and he had this to say about the new softball program, "Our clients have been enjoying playing softball, and we wanted to make it a more permanent …
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New drug can help alcoholics drink 60% less – but only if they are having …
This study say the drug reduces alcohol dependence when combined with counselling. The study gives no figures for alcoholics who have counselling only, for this particular group of people, who only close family and friends know and they can still …
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Counselling Services Chairman supports Drug Treatment Court; yet expresses …
We have been doing it for the courts and it has been reaping success and the magistrates have to be commended for their leniency on helping first-time offenders, who would have been charged with drug offences to be able to go for treatment and get some …
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