Evaluating and Treating ADHD Symptoms in Patients with Addiction

Topics: Addiction | ADHD | Substance Abuse

Buprenorphine Reduces Total Cost of Care

Topics: Addiction | Research Updates | Substance Abuse

Two Old Drugs Made New

Topics: News of Note | Substance Abuse

Alcohol Responsible for 10% of Adult Deaths in US

Topics: News of Note | Substance Abuse

The New Science on AA and 12-Step Facilitation

Topics: Addiction | Substance Abuse

In this modern era of neuroscience, how can we take seriously the notion that an effective way to address the chronically relapsing brain disease of addiction is by recommending that those affected congregate frequently in rented church basements to discuss their addiction and recovery experiences? And yet, over the past 75 years, Alcoholics Anonymou

AA and TSF

Topics: Addiction | Substance Abuse

Twelve-Step Facilitation (TSF) is a form of psychotherapy directly adapted from AA. The primary goals are acceptance and surrender. Acceptance is defined “as the breakdown of the illusion that the individual, through willpower alone, can effectively and reliably limit or control his/her use of alcohol and/or other drugs” (Nowinski J & Baker S

Alternatives to 12-Step Recovery

Topics: Addiction | Substance Abuse

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and its 12-step cousins are the oldest, best known, and most widely available recovery support groups. In recent decades, however, a number of alternatives have appeared that may be better suited for some people in recovery (Humphreys K, J Subst Abuse Treat 2004;26(3):151–158; Kelly JF & White WL, J Groups Addict Recover

Book Review: Authors Question AA’s Effectiveness

Topics: Addiction | Substance Abuse

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) occupies such a prominent place in popular culture and addiction treatment that it seems a little odd to question its effectiveness. But odd, counterintuitive questions about AA have been accumulating for years, and we finally have a book that collects them all in one place. Lance Dodes, MD, a psychiatrist who has spent deca

A Philosopher’s Take on Alcoholics Anonymous

Topics: Addiction | Substance Abuse

[Editor’s Note: Clancy Martin is the author of the novel, How to Sell. His writing has also appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and London Review of Books. Martin’s essay, “The Drunk’s Club” (http://bit.ly/1ipLo9R), which appeared in the January 2011 issue of Harper’s Magazine, described his own experience with addiction.]

SBIRT—How Low Can You Go?

Topics: Addiction | Substance Abuse

Cannabis and the Endocannabinoid System

Topics: Substance Abuse | Understanding Psychiatric Research

Cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. In 2012, nearly 40% of American 12th graders had used it at some point, and one in four had used within the past month. Simultaneously, as the use of marijuana has increased in recent years, the perceived risk from smoking marijuana has decreased (John

Marijuana in Psychiatry

Topics: Substance Abuse | Understanding Psychiatric Research

One-Fifth of Ivy League Students Have Misused Stimulants

Topics: News of Note | Substance Abuse

Does the Transtheoretical Model of Change Work for Addiction?

Topics: Addiction | Free Articles | Substance Abuse

The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behavior change has become almost universally accepted in addiction treatment. Like all dogmas, it is rarely critically examined, leading to blind belief and unskilled use. In a nutshell, the TTM assesses an individual’s readiness to both change problem behaviors and act on new, more positive behaviors. The model h

Chronic Care Management Doesn’t Improve Outcomes

Topics: Addiction | Research Updates | Substance Abuse

Still Waiting for Good Data on Electronic Cigarettes

Topics: Addiction | Research Updates | Substance Abuse

Family-School Intervention Can Reduce Adolescent Alcohol Use

Topics: Risk Management | Substance Abuse

Two Major Addiction Treatment Centers to Merge

Topics: News of Note | Substance Abuse

More ED Visits for Alcohol-Related Diagnoses

Topics: News of Note | Substance Abuse

Report: 10% of high school seniors "extreme" binge drinkers

Topics: Child Psychiatry | News of Note | Substance Abuse