Deep Brain Stimulation as a Therapy for Alcohol Addiction.
Deep Brain Stimulation as a Therapy for Alcohol Addiction.
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Curr Top Behav Neurosci. 2012 Jun 8;
Münte TF, Heinze HJ, Visser-Vandewalle V
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been firmly established as a therapy for movement disorders. Recently, evidence from case reports and small case series also suggests DBS to be effective in psychiatric disorders including addiction. Here we review the rationale of DBS in addiction and the selection of possible targets. We then consider evidence from animal models as well as human case studies. We conclude that DBS in particular of the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) represents a promising treatment option in addiction which deserves further investigation.
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Problem Gambling Inside and Out: The Assessment of Community and Institutional Problem Gambling in the Canadian Correctional System.
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J Gambl Stud. 2012 Jun 8;
Turner NE, Preston DL, McAvoy S, Gillam L
This paper reports on the results of a multi-site survey of gambling behaviour and gambling problems amongst offenders in correctional institutions in Ontario, Canada, conducted between 2008 and 2011. A total of 422 (completion rate 61.5 %) incarcerated offenders (381 male and 41 female) took part in the study including 301 federal offenders and 121 provincial offenders. Based on the Problem Gambling Severity Index of the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI/PGSI) the prevalence rate of severe problem gambling was 8.9 prior to incarceration and 4.4 % during incarceration. These numbers are substantially higher than rates found among the general public. Thirty-four percent of the sample reported gambling in prison. Half of those who suffered from gambling problems before incarceration continued to have gambling problems during incarceration. People with problems related to slot machines prior to incarceration reported fewer gambling problems during incarceration compared to other problem gamblers.
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Does active referral by a doctor or 12-Step peer improve 12-Step meeting attendance? Results from a pilot randomised control trial.
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Drug Alcohol Depend. 2012 Jun 5;
Manning V, Best D, Faulkner N, Titherington E, Morinan A, Keaney F, Gossop M, Strang J
BACKGROUND: Active engagement in 12-Step self-help groups (SHG) is associated with improvements in substance use outcomes during and after treatment, yet levels of participation in SHG meetings in the UK remain low. METHOD: An RCT investigating the impact of active referral to SHG, delivered by doctors or 12-Step peers during inpatient treatment on both inpatient and post-treatment meeting attendance was conducted. 151 inpatients with alcohol, opiate, crack-cocaine or benzodiazepine dependence undergoing detoxification, received one of two active referral interventions: 12-Step peer intervention (PI), doctor intervention (DI), or no intervention (NI). 83% of the sample was followed up, 2-3 months following discharge. RESULTS: Active referral interventions significantly increased attendance at 12-Step meetings during inpatient treatment (88% versus 73%, p<.05). Rates of post-discharge meeting attendance were PI=64%, DI=48%, NI=33%, with those in the PI group significantly (OR=3.6; CI=1.3, 9.8) more likely to have attended. Inpatient meeting attenders were three times as likely to have attended meetings post-discharge (59% versus 20%, p<.01), and post-discharge meeting attenders reported significantly higher abstinence rates (60.8% versus 39.2%, p<.05) at follow-up. However, abstinence rates did not differ significantly across intervention groups (44% [PI], 41% [DI] and 36% [NI]). CONCLUSION: Attendance at 12-Step SHGs is associated with greater rates of abstinence and active referral, especially by 12-Step peers, increases 12-Step SHG attendance rates. However, improved clinical outcomes among attendees might not occur until stronger recovery peer support networks are established. These results show promise for the benefit of incorporating Twelve Step Facilitation into UK treatment settings. HubMed – addiction
[Dynamic of respiratory pathology in a service of pneumology in black Africa in the context of HIV infection from 1998 to 2007].
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Rev Pneumol Clin. 2012 Jun; 68(3): 180-4
Horo K, Brou-Godé VC, Ahui BJ, Kouassi BA, Diouf AF, Konaté-Koné F, Motsebo FS, Ouattara K, Bemba EL, Foutoupouo K, Meless T, N’gom SA, Koffi BN, Aka-Danguy E
The pneumology in developing countries is practiced in a singular context: population mostly younger, endemic tuberculosis, high prevalence of HIV infection and growing pollution.The aim of this study is to present respiratory pathology evolution in hospitalization of pneumology department in black Africa.Our study is retrospective and descriptive. We consulted the register of hospitalization activities from January 1998 to December 2007.The age group of 20-49 years represents 78.36% of all patients. Tuberculosis (TB) remains the first affection from 1998 to 2007 with a frequency varying between 38.2% and 45.2%. The cases of pneumonia are in regression since 2001, but cases of febrile alveolar interstitial pneumonia (FAIP) increase. The pathologies bound to tobacco addiction are rare. HIV infection is associated to TB (82.86%), to pneumonia (77.22%), to FAIP (92.23%). On 832 cases of death recorded, 46.15% of deaths are assigned to TB, 15.98% to pneumonia and 14.66% to FAIP. The global lethality of the TB and the pneumonia is respectively 20.1% and 17.6%. The one of FAIP is 32.5%. Mortality attributable to TB and pneumonia decreases progressively but the one attributable to FAIP remains important.Respiratory pathology is dominated by TB, pneumonia and FAIP. These pathologies associated to HIV infection cause a strong mortality.
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Drugs Help Tailor Alcoholism Treatment
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Instead, some addiction experts now envision a future — possibly no more than a decade away — in which treatment for alcoholism mirrors contemporary approaches to depression: Patients will choose from a range of drugs to find the one that best suits …
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At Least 11 Killed In Mexico Drug Rehabilitation Center Attack
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The motive of Sunday's attack is not yet clear, but authorities suspect that it was carried out by drug cartel hit-men targeting rivals selling drugs at the facility under the pretext of seeking treatment for drug addiction.
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