Addiction Education Blog Podcast
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Addiction and Drug Education Blogs and Podcasts, looking at drug use trends and treatment, and how addiction is tied to the brain as well as the body
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News and educational information from CNS Productions featuring Howard LaMere and Dr. Darryl Inaba on addiction education, recovery and addiction in the news.
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Addiction and Personality
Author: CNS Productions
Tue, May 15, 2012
The rum-soaked writer ... the coke-snorting money-manager ... the heroin-zoned musician ... stereotypes we all know. The idea that personality types correspond to certain drugs seems logical. In the 1920s the psychologist Hans Eysenck worked to move psychology beyond Freudβs behavior-based theories to individualized psychology β which included the science of personality. He considered this pursuit of matching personalities with drugs a pet project, believing that people are inclined to seek out things that make them feel better. And drugs are often the easiest way to change mood. But connecting different personality types to the various drugs is not at all straightforward.
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Dopamine and Addictions
Author: CNS Productions
Tue, May 08, 2012
Dopamine is a key brain chemical involved in the reward/reinforcement response - which is so strongly tied to addictions β¦ addictions of all kinds. A new report by Dr Nora Volkow, head of NIDA, focuses on the relationship between dopamine and addiction to food. We continue with a discussion of the way that dopamine functions and why its so powerful.
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Update on Prescription Opioid Use
Author: CNS Productions
Mon, Apr 30, 2012
New statistics from the DEA show a six-fold (600%) increase in the use of opioids, primarily oxycontin and vicodin, over the last ten years. We discuss this trend which we have reported, and the relationship to pain management.
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Yoga as a part of Treatment β Dr Marzilli Pt. 2
Author: CNS Productions
Fri, Apr 20, 2012
In part two of our talk with Dr Lisa Marzilli, we discuss her explorations of yoga as a powerful component in recovery treatment, helping the body return to a more balanced state without drugs.
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Designer Drugs β interview with Dr Lisa Marzilli
Author: CNS Productions
Fri, Apr 13, 2012
The New Face of Drugs & Addiction is the name of an ongoing lecture series by Dr Lisa Marzilli, ... she and Darryl discuss the rapid evolution of designer drugs over the last few years, particularly the pseudo-cannabinoids, and the stimulant "bath salts" which have become widspread because they are often not illegal, and hard to test for; unfortunately, they can also be much strong then the marijuana and cocaine they mimic, sending a significant numbers of users to the ER.
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Behavioral Addictions: Is everyone addicted ?
Author: CNS Productions
Mon, Apr 02, 2012
Inspired by a recent Huffington Post article, we look at whether there is a trend to "medicalize normality out of existence" -- with the inclusion of behavioral addictions in the new psychiatry handbook (DSM-5.) Gambling is the first topic in our wide-ranging discussion of addiction.
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Evolving Treatment Medicines and Models
Author: CNS Productions
Tue, Mar 20, 2012
We look at addiction treatment models, Alcoholics Anonymous' 12-Step Program and other non-12 Steps models as well as the increased use of opioid antagonist drugs - nalaxone and nalmefene, for countering opiate overdoses, and with the potential to block craving for many addictions
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Deadly Helium Huffing and new Addiction Treatments
Author: CNS Productions
Tue, Mar 13, 2012
A 14 year old girl died recently from inhaling the inert gas helium. Though it has no psychoactive properties -- the girl and those she was partying with likely were also combined drinking and pot smoking with super-cold helium straight out of a cylinder. We discuss this, and huffing in general, and also reported new off-label uses of the the stop-smoking medication Chantix (varenicline) for the treatment of other addictions.
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Addiction dangers β not just celebrities
Author: CNS Productions
Tue, Mar 06, 2012
The death of singer Whitney Houston and treatment of actress Demi Moore mistakenly makes us think that celebrities are more prone to addiction issues then everyone else - we look at the issues and some of the questions that arise.
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An App for Craving, Inhalable Caffeine & More on Pain Meds
Author: CNS Productions
Thu, Feb 16, 2012
A smartphone app to monitor cravings-- a new tool for relapse prevention? Also the newest legal drug - inhalable caffeine ... and more on prescription drug use debate (updated.)
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December 2010
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