Tag: alcohol
Naltrexone for Alcohol Use Disorder: Weighing Up the Sinclair Method
Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist that’s available most commonly as a 50 mg oral ...
Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome After You Quit Alcohol: Is It Real?
Post-acute withdrawal syndrome is a hypothetical condition in which a set of symptoms persist ...
The Story of Aversion Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder
On June 30, 2022, Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, Washington, closed its doors for ...
Managed Alcohol Programs Offer Harm Reduction to Unhoused People
It’s a bitterly cold day in Montreal. The snow is falling in thick, cartoonish ...
The History of the “Allergy” Myth of Alcohol Addiction
In 2022, it is still not uncommon to hear people claim that an addiction ...
Record Binge Drinking, Cannabis and Psychedelics Use Among Young Adults
Cannabis and hallucinogen use among young adults in the United States—people 19 to 30 ...
The WHO Finds Alcohol Is Beneficial: Who Knew?
The Progressive movement established drug prohibition, including alcohol, in the early 20th century by ...
Inebriate Asylums to Narcotic Farms: Addiction Treatment’s Cruel Roots
Kenneth Anderson founded HAMS (Harm Reduction, Abstinence and Moderation Support) in 2007 as a ...
Alcohol-Related Deaths Have Surged During the Pandemic
A new study by researchers with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reveals that ...
How My Drinking Was Used to Deny Me Treatment for Depression
Five years ago, I called the hotline for adult psychological services at a major ...
