http://www.netvouz.com/tag/substance-abuse?feed=rss Bookmarks tagged with "substance-abuse" on Netvouz http://doctordeluca.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/red-flags-and-the-standard-of-care/170/ In summary, in opioid-treated chronic pain populations, ADRBs are very common, addiction as a consequence of treatment is very uncommon, undertreatment of chronic pain is very common, and pain experts lack uniformity in interpreting the relative importance and significance of various ADRBs. Given this context, leaping to a conclusion that any particular behavior is caused by substance abuse or diversion of prescribed medication is unwarranted and represents a failure to employ a proper medical evaluation process. War on Doctors / Pain Crisis docalex Mon, 03 Sep 2007 01:59:37 GMT http://www.doctordeluca.com/wordpress/ War on Doctors / Pain Crisis - the Blog of the Pain Relief Network (PRN), an organization of pain patients, pain docs, and pain relief advocates dedicated to the abolition of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) which imposes a defacto federal regulation of Medicine, a right constitutionally reserved to the states. War on Doctors / Pain Crisis docalex Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:44:18 GMT http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2006/06/14/alkermes_launches_the_first_ever_injectable_drug_to_treat_alcoholism/ The first-ever injectable drug to help alcoholics stay sober officially hit the market yesterday: Vivitrol , a once-a-month shot made by Cambridge biotechnology company Alkermes Inc. Substance abuse, Abstinence, Harm Reduction docalex Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:33:15 GMT http://casaa.unm.edu/posters/Whatever%20Happened%20to%20Controlled%20Drinking.pdf In the '60s and '70s, the topic of controlled drinking as an intervention goal was a flashpoint for controversy. Three decades later, moderate problem-free drinking is widely reported as a treatment outcome, and has become a mainstream early intervention goal. -- Even when the announced treatment goal is abstention, about 10% of treated cases are found to be drinking moderately at follow-up. Empirical guidelines are presented for estimating the probability of a client succeeding with moderation versus abstinence, based on scores from the Alcohol Dependence Scale and the MAST. Substance abuse, Abstinence, Harm Reduction docalex Sat, 18 Feb 2006 02:28:18 GMT http://www.doctordeluca.com/wod-main.xml Now defunct RSS feed of the Addiction, Pain and Public Health website - doctordeluca.com. This feed has been replaced by the War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog and associated RSS feed: http://www.doctordeluca.com/wordpress/ http://www.doctordeluca.com/wordpress/feed/ War on Doctors / Pain Crisis docalex Sat, 04 Feb 2006 01:14:10 GMT