Using fMRI to Treat Substance Abuse and Chronic Pain
Using fMRI to treat substance abuse and chronic pain – Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, will be using stimulus funds to see if real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging could be used to help relieve the agony that people experience as they try to free themselves of substance abuse. Now, thanks to the national economic stimulus program, Mackey will receive 1559 over the next two years to expand upon his earlier work, using fMRI to register how blood flow to the brain may change under different circumstances.
New youth program addresses PTSD and substance abuse
Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment
The program, called Seeking Safety, consists of 25 weekly group counseling sessions that use a present-focused, evidenced-based treatment model to ease the effects of trauma and substance abuse for individuals suffering from one or both. The Seeking …
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US drug abuse survey: Prescription abuse falls for some, marijuana still most …
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"We must continue to promote robust prevention, treatment and recovery programs throughout our country." For the annual survey, researchers from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) polled 70,000 people ages …
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