Addiction Medicine
Evidence-Based Reviews
Teachable moments: Turning alcohol and drug emergencies into catalysts for change
Some say the addict must ‘hit bottom’ before making the changes necessary for sobriety. You can help the addict define where that bottom will be...
Evidence-Based Reviews
ADHD and substance abuse: 4 therapeutic options for patients with addictions
One-half of adults with ADHD have abused alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, or other drugs. Instead of stimulants, antidepressants can treat their ADHD...
Evidence-Based Reviews
One AA meeting doesn’t fit all: 6 keys to prescribing 12-step programs
Not all Alcoholics Anonymous or other 12-step meetings are alike. Use these 6 keys to match your patients with programs where they feel...
Evidence-Based Reviews
One AA meeting doesn’t fit all: 6 keys to prescribing 12-step programs
Not all Alcoholics Anonymous or other 12-step meetings are alike. Use these 6 keys to match your patients with programs where they feel...
Pearls
How to detect and prevent prescription abuse
Pearls
How to detect and prevent prescription abuse
Evidence-Based Reviews
From the Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network: New findings on suicide attempts, substance abuse, obesity, and more
For 6 years, the Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network has studied outpatients with bipolar disorder—patients much like those psychiatrists see every...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Substance abuse: 12 principles to more effective outpatient treatment
Addiction is a complex biopsychosocial problem that requires long-term outpatient treatment. Even after extended abstinence, individuals with...
Pearls
Counseling a substance abuse patient after a relapse
Pearls
Counseling a substance abuse patient after a relapse
Evidence-Based Reviews
Pharmacotherapy of alcohol dependence: How and when to use disulfiram and naltrexone
Both agents have been shown to be effective. Understanding the mechanism of action, benefits, and risks of these two medications can help you...