Topics: Addiction | Addiction Treatment | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | Motivational Interviewing | Psychotherapy | Substance Use Disorder

Psychosocial interventions for substance use disorders include drug counseling, medical management, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, contingency management, the community reinforcement approach, and twelve-step facilitation

Topics: Addiction Treatment | Alcohol | Alcohol use disorder | Alcoholism | Medication | Naltrexone | Substance Use Disorder | Therapy with Med Management

We have five main medications to offer patients with alcohol use disorder: acamprosate, disulfiram, gabapentin, naltrexone (PO or IM), and topiramate. The combination of naltrexone and gabapentin may work better than either of these two medications alone.

Topics: Addiction | Addiction Treatment | Alcohol | Alcohol use disorder | Alcoholism | Laboratory Testing in Psychiatry | Substance Use Disorder

The newer biomarkers of alcohol use include carbohydrate-deficient transferrin; ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate; and phosphatidylethanol.

Topics: Addiction | Addiction Treatment | Cannabis | Marijuana | Substance Use Disorder

N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an over-the counter supplement related to the amino acid cysteine, has been shown to have some efficacy in adolescents with cannabis use disorder (CUD). This current study explores whether NAC can be effective for CUD in adult patients as well.

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