Treating Pain in the Chemically Dependent Person
… those in addiction recovery often fears that treating occasional pain with medication may trigger a relapse. Dr. Inaba explores the issue.
Stress and Substance Dependence: CP-154,526
Each of the four negative emotional states – stress, depression, withdraw, craving – initiates and maintains a “stress hormone cycle” in the body. The cycle begins when there is a perception of stress (in “normal” people) or when stress, drug withdrawal and/or drug cravings occur in addicts…
Psychiatric Medicine and Addiction Recovery
Research in the 1950s showed that animals – mammals in particular – compulsively used and abused the same drugs as humans …
Drugs to Suppress Stress and Reduce Cravings
As our knowledge of the brain continues to expand, scientists are looking at thousands of neurochemical and brain cells that can be manipulated to reduce the stress mechanism and aid in the addicted person’s recovery. In this podcast Dr. Inaba explores some of the specifics.
A Pill for Everything – Including your Addiction
Chemically-assisted detox, replacement therapy … we as a society believe there is a pill for whatever ails you – including being addicted to pills.
Our Awareness Gap of Addiction and “S-BIRT”
S-BIRT – Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment has been shown … to have an effect of reducing drug use by up to 50% in the 75% of people who do not believe they have a substance abuse issue.