Geodon effective in psychiatric emergencies; Sharply reduces time in restraints
...use as it was in treating non-substance or alcohol abusing patients. This observational study tracked the clinical outcome of 110 severely agitated patients who received Geodon IM (intramuscular formulation). Initial agitation levels were high, ranging from 6.5 to 6.9 on a scale that ranges from a high of ...UW research shows risk factors for relapse among health care professionals who abuse drugs
...difficult for physicians who have been addicted to abusing these same pain killers," Domino said....Potential drug target for treating cocaine abuse found
...llion Americans were thought to be dependent on or abusing cocaine. "Cocaine is capable of destroying not only the lives of those addicted, but also the lives of those around them," says Katz. "An effective treatment for cocaine addiction would be of immeasurable help to these individuals and their families...Methamphetamine withdrawal associated with brain changes seen in mood disorders
...udy indicate that people who have recently stopped abusing the powerfully addictive drug methamphetamine may have brain abnormalities similar to those seen in people with mood disorders. The findings suggest practitioners could improve success rates for methamphetamine users receiving addiction treatment by ...Combining medication, family counseling improves treatment outcome for men who abuse heroin
...ize to female patients living with a non-substance abusing family member or to patients of either gender living with family members who also have substance abuse problems....NIDA initiative designed to make substance abuse treatment more 'community friendly'
...pproach to treating African American women who are abusing cocaine. Kimberly C. Kirby is the principal investigator. McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts; Modifying Group Therapy for Bipolar Abusers. This study will adapt an efficacious intervention for drug abuse treatment from an individual to a group...NIDA grants will improve knowledge about inhalant abuse
...e--the nature and extent of inhalant abuse, who is abusing them, and why, and the abuse of different types of inhalants in different age groups; Individual risk and protective factors related to the initiation of inhalant use; The effects of maternal inhalant abuse on the developing fetus; and The healt...Anesthesiologists' substance abuse constant despite efforts
...fect." Booth speculates that those doctors who are abusing fentanyl will order more of the drug needed for a ...e infused continuously during a surgical case, the abusing doctor may "pocket" leftover and unused medication at the end of the case. Unfortunately, the most c...Physicians report less professional satisfaction in treating substance-abusing patients
...nding to physician satisfaction in caring for drug abusing patients may improve their care....Rewards coupled with naltrexone effective in treating heroin and other opioid addictions
...xone, family therapy sessions with a non-substance abusing relative or friend. The study targeted two behaviors: taking the naltrexone and submitting a drug-free urine specimen. The patients were given a voucher equivalent to 80 cents for the first drug-free urine test. The vouchers were increased by 40 cen...Using PET scan technology to study alcohol's effects on the brain
...zepines," added Volkow. "These individuals may be abusing alcohol or benzodiazepines as a means to automedicate an anxiety disorder. In addition, one could speculate that chronic alcohol administration could result in decreases in brain GABA activity that could make an individual vulnerable to the sedative...UCSF Psychiatry Department receives grant to study innovative drug and substance abuse treatments
... to study creative ways to treatcomplex, substance abusing patients in community settings, such as hospital emergency rooms and mentalhealth programs. The grant, awarded by the National Institutes of Health, spans over five years and will focus onfour areas. The study is unique in that it deals with patient...Differences in human brain chemistry may account for different responses to stimulants
...earn why some people areparticularly vulnerable to abusing drugs and provides new potential targets forboth prevention and treatment efforts." In the study, Dr. Nora Volkow and her colleagues at Brookhaven NationalLaboratory in Upton, New York, and at the State University of New York at StonyBrook used a bra......lling, hitting or spitting at caregivers, verbally abusing them, throwing things, pacing, and otherinappropriate actions. The nurses, who didn't know which patientswere on placebo and which were receiving the medicine, watchedand spoke with the patients and their care givers in nursinghomes around Rochester....