Dr. Howard Liddle, Multidimensional Family Therapy DVD (APA Video Series)

Dr. Howard Liddle, Multidimensional Family Therapy DVD (APA Video Series) – Download MDFT Intro chapter at http://med.miami.edu/ctrada/documents/Liddle,%20H.%20A.%20(2010)%20Treating%20adolescent%20substance%20abuse%20using%20Multidi…

Cruz, Paul: A Menagerie of Misinformation

Filed under: drug abuse treatment outcome study

The researchers in this study are using a primate model to study aspects of addiction that can yield useful information for preventing and treating drug abuse by recognizing critical gender differences in the response to drugs and to treatment, and in …
Read more on FactCheck.org

A Breakthrough for Obesity?

Filed under: drug abuse treatment outcome study

While Belviq has been shown to have similar potential to damage the heart, studies conducted by Arena demonstrated that such an outcome is extremely unlikely at the low doses at which the drug would typically be prescribed. Despite having received FDA …
Read more on Investing Daily

Why New York's Latest Campaign To Lower Teen Pregnancy Could Backfire

Filed under: drug abuse treatment outcome study

Though New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg typically supports evidence-based public health initiatives, such as his ban on trans fat from restaurant foods after studies showed their health hazards, with this one, he may have missed that boat. … A …
Read more on TIME

Substance Abuse and Prevention Experts Prepare for Elevated Risk in Post …

Filed under: drug abuse treatment outcome study

With studies indicating PTSD is associated with as much as a 4-fold increase in risk for drug abuse and dependence, Miceli's workshop “After the Storm: Lessons Learned from Oklahoma City to New York City to New Orleans to the Jersey Shore” was a …
Read more on NJ TODAY