MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'addiction disease'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:35:52 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4275595&cid=t_435509_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2FRyVWAhIqjcQ%2F Why buprenorphine? The partial agonist nature of buprenorphine is behind the usefulness of the drug for treating addiction and chronic pain.  Opioid agonists always cause tolerance, and the tolerance usually causes cravings for more and more drug– no matter whether the drug is being used therapeutically or recreationally.  Tolerance is unavoidable, at least for now (there are some chemicals that may reduce the development of tolerance, but they are not yet on the market). Buprenorphine, on the other hand, initially results in some level of tolerance, but the tolerance stops at a certain level so that cravings do not occur.  The ability of buprenorphine to eliminate cravings for opioids is the basis for its ability to induce remission of opioid dependence. The Drug Enforcement Agen... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4275595 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:19:19 +0100 4275595 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3522826&cid=t_435509_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation%2FwAgT%2F%7E3%2Fg4UqQ8jkAKA%2F   Despite decades of using a chronic disease metaphor for alcoholism and, more recently, drug addiction, we continue to provide treatment based on an acute model of care. Is it time to shift to a chronic care approach similar to disease management models? To explore this question, a recent study analyzed data demonstrating the chronic nature of addiction. Over 50% of people who resolve drug problems following treatment receive multiple episodes of care, usually over several years. Data from 2003 from programs receiving public funds revealed that 64% of people were readmissions to treatment and 19% had more than four admissions. In a study of 448 persons following treatment, 82% transitioned at least once between relapse, treatment re-entry, incarceration, and periods of abstin... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3522826 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:46:12 +0100 3522826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842794&cid=t_435509_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbrieftsf.com%2Fcannabis-psychotic-risk%2F Cannabis use and risk of psychotic or affective mental health outcomes Background; Whether cannabis can cause psychotic or affective symptoms that persist beyond transient intoxication is unclear. We systematically reviewed the evidence pertaining to cannabis use and occurrence of psychotic or affective mental health outcomes. Methods; We searched databases from their inception to September, 2006, searched reference lists of studies selected for inclusion, and contacted experts. Studies were included if longitudinal and population based. 35 studies from 4804 references were included. Data extraction and quality assessment were done independently and in duplicate. "we conclude that there is now sufficient evidence to warn young people that using cannabis could increase their risk of d... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842794 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:52:08 +0100 2842794 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1409798&cid=t_435509_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Fbulimia-similar-to-addiction%2F Bulimia Nervosa and Substance Use Disorder Similarities and Differences Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare bulimia nervosa (BN) and substance use disorders (SUD) in cognitive-motivational terms. The cognitive orientation theory was used as a framework for testing the hypothesis that the commonality between BN and SUD consists of a similar motivational disposition for eating disorders, rather than for addiction, as was previously claimed. It was expected that BN and SUD patients would differ from controls but not from each other. The participants were 31 BN, 20 SUD, and 20 healthy controls. They were administered questionnaires for assessing anxiety, depression, addiction and the cognitive orientation for eating disorders. On most parameters BN and SUD scored higher than con... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1409798 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:46:33 +0100 1409798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1303349&cid=t_435509_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Fmanaging-addiction-as-a-chronic-condition%2F   Despite decades of using a chronic disease metaphor for alcoholism and, more recently, drug addiction, we continue to provide treatment based on an acute model of care. Is it time to shift to a chronic care approach similar to disease management models? To explore this question, a recent study analyzed data demonstrating the chronic nature of addiction. Over 50% of people who resolve drug problems following treatment receive multiple episodes of care, usually over several years. Data from 2003 from programs receiving public funds revealed that 64% of people were readmissions to treatment and 19% had more than four admissions. In a study of 448 persons following treatment, 82% transitioned at least once between relapse, treatment re-entry, incarceration, and periods of abstin... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1303349 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:50:50 +0100 1303349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=730452&cid=t_435509_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Flady-doctors-are-more-chronically-addicted%2F Women Physicians and Addiction. Doctors get addicted just like other people and female doctors have earlier addiction and develop worse medical conditions. Researchers compared case histories of 969 male and female (13%) substance dependent doctors. Their conclusions; “These findings suggest different characteristics between male and female impaired physicians which may have implications for identification and treatment of this population.” The comparison revealed that females; Were younger by 4 years (mean 40 years) Had 15% more medical problems (49%), and 13% more psychiatric issues (76%) More past suicidal ideation (52% v 30%), and Current suicidal ideation (11% v 5%) Had attempted more suicides (20% v 5%) while intoxicated, and Had attempted more suicides (14% v 2%) while ... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=730452 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:40:40 +0100 730452