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American Family Physician
May 1, 2006 |
Opioid Addiction: What You Should Know A consumer handout: What are opioids?... What is opioid addiction?... What can I do if I am addicted?... Where can I get more information?...   |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2004 |
Alcohol Abuse: How to Recognize Problem Drinking Questions and answers on alcohol abuse. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2004 |
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Questions, answers, and recommendations on alcohol withdrawl syndrome. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2005 |
Alcoholism-What Should I Know About It? A patient hand-out on the disease and how to get help for it. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2003 |
Substance Abuse--How To Recognize It Am I drinking too much?... Am I taking risks with alcohol or other mood-altering substances?... Has my drinking or drug use become a habit?... Is alcohol or drug use taking over my life?... Has drinking alcohol or using drugs become a problem for me?... etc. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 43
David Bradley |
Ibogaine Gaining on Alcohol Addiction Ibogaine has been used outside the US to treat addiction because of its known ability to reduce cravings for drugs of abuse and alcohol. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2002 |
Problem Drinking -- How To Recognize It Guidelines for recognizing problem drinking and getting help if necessary... |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
Can Alcoholism Be Treated? Research shows how stubborn addictions are -- and how medications may help. Drug companies have good reason to be pay attention. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2004 |
Chronic Pain Medicines Description of the different types of pain medicines for chronic pain. |
Reason
May 2002
Stanton Peele |
Hungry for the Next Fix Behind the relentless, misguided search for a medical cure for addiction... |
AskMen.com
March 3, 2001
Joshua Levine |
Addictions And Substance Abuse Advertisements, social pressures, and the human desire for quick fixes to life's difficult problems all contribute to the prevailing attitude that drugs can ease all pain. Unfortunately, using drugs and alcohol can -- and often do -- have serious consequences... |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2002 |
How to Stop Smoking Make the decision to quit smoking. Stopping smoking is the best thing you can do for your health... |
Managed Care
March 2008 |
New Drug Abuse Codes Adopted The American Medical Association says that new CPT codes it developed should make it easier for health plans to determine whether doctors have screened for drug abuse. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2003 |
Heart Failure What is heart failure?... What causes heart failure?... What are the symptoms of heart failure?... What tests will I need?... What treatment will I need?... What medicines will I need to take?... etc. |
Salon.com
November 1, 2000
Cynthia Kuhn & Wilkie Wilson |
Daily dose I drink, smoke dope, pop Vicodin and take Prozac. Why hasn't my body given out yet? |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2003
David J. Mersy |
Recognition of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Ten percent of the population abuses drugs or alcohol, and 20 percent of patients seen by family physicians have substance-abuse problems, excluding tobacco use. These patients can be identified by relying on regular screening or a high index of suspicion based on "red flags." |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2004 |
Heart Failure-What Do I Need to Know About It? A patient bulletin discussing what heart failure is, its most common causes, treatment options, ways to prevent the disease, etc. |
American Journal of Nursing
November 2008
Madeline A. Naegle |
Screening for Alcohol Use and Misuse in Older Adults: Using the Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test--Geriatric Version The availability of accurate, easy-to-use screening tools to detect people in need of counseling can increase the number of older adults whose lives can be improved and even lengthened. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2003 |
Health Problems and Your Sex Life People with chronic illnesses can feel tired and depressed a lot of the time. They may have pain, stiffness, or trouble sleeping. They may need medicines or other treatments that affect their sex life. |
Reason
April 2008
Jacob Sullum |
No Bad Drugs Two books on drug use in America offer conflicting opinions and further emphasize the arbitrary distinctions at the root of drug prohibition. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2002 |
Heart Disease and Smoking: Why You Need to Stop Smoking Why do I need to stop smoking?... Why is it so hard to stop smoking?... What about nicotine replacement products or medicine to help me stop smoking?... How do I get support and encouragement? |
Salon.com
August 23, 2000
Cynthia Kuhn & Wilkie Wilson |
Sober realization Although I quit drinking years ago, I am concerned that I may have irreparably damaged my health. Should I be worried? |
Reason
April 2004
Joli Jensen |
Emotional Choices What story you choose to believe about antidepressants reveals a deeper truth about who you are. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006 |
Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure: What You Should Know The basics about cirrhosis and chronic liver failure. |
Salon.com
October 18, 2000
Cynthia Kuhn & Wilkie Wilson |
Hooked on painkillers My doctor prescribed narcotics after my accident and now I can't get off them. What should I do? |
Reason
June 2003
Jacob Sullum |
"H" The surprising truth about heroin and addiction |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2000 |
Do I Want to Quit Smoking? Questionaire about quitting smoking and what you can do about nicotine withdrawal |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2000 |
Using Tobacco: Why You Need to Quit Why do I need to stop using tobacco?... Why is it so hard to stop smoking?... How can I stop smoking?... How do I get ready to stop smoking?... What will happen when I stop smoking?... What is nicotine replacement?... What is bupropion (Zyban)?... |
Reason
October 2000
Jacob Sullum |
Drugs of Choice Addiction Is a Choice, by Jeffrey A. Schaler... How to Stop Time Heroin From A to Z, by Ann Marlowe... Jeffrey Schaler and Ann Marlowe probably would not get along very well, but they come to strikingly similar conclusions about the nature of addiction... |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2002
Mary-Anne Enoch & David Goldman |
Problem Drinking and Alcoholism: Diagnosis and Treatment Although associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, alcoholism often goes unrecognized in a clinical or primary health care setting. Several brief screening instruments are available to quickly identify problem drinking, often a pre-alcoholism condition... |
American Journal of Nursing
January 2011
Vicky Keys |
Alcohol Withdrawal During Hospitalization For a chronic drinker, sudden alcohol withdrawal because of an unexpected hospitalization can lead to escalating withdrawal symptoms and even death if unrecognized and untreated. |
Managed Care
June 2007
Lisa A. Higgins |
Sobering Stats Invite Insurers To Fight Alcoholism Effectively Health plans may not be able to control problem drinking by their members. They can, however, affect the way their contracted providers approach the problem. And that may be what makes the difference. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2000
Ted D. Epperly |
Health Issues in Men: Part II. Common Psychosocial Disorders During screening examinations and, when appropriate, other health-related visits, family physicians should be alert for signs and symptoms of common psychosocial disorders in men. Health issues of concern include alcohol and substance abuse, domestic violence, midlife crisis and depression. |
AskMen.com
James Fell |
Are Steroids Addictive? I recommend that you avoid them from a health perspective (as well as a legal one), but I won't condemn anyone who chooses to ignore this advice. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2006
Patrick Clinton |
From the Editor: Undecided People are buying drugs, because companies are selling drugs. Interfere with the selling process, and people won't buy as many drugs. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2003 |
Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor What is high blood pressure?... What causes high blood pressure?... Why do I have to control my high blood pressure?... How can I check my blood pressure?... What is an ambulatory blood pressure monitor?... etc. |
Chemistry World
January 6, 2014
Mark Peplow |
The morning after the night before David Nutt, a neuropsychopharmacologist at Imperial College London, has an idea with obvious appeal: an alcohol substitute that promises all of the fun of bacchic revelry without the throbbing head and washing-machine stomach that follow. |
AskMen.com
Charles Capuano |
FAQ On Alcohol There's hardly a man who doesn't enjoy his drink, but few among them know what the happy elixir does to the body and the mind. Once you know some of the effects that alcohol has on your body, use the information for your own benefit -- that is, have fun, but always drink responsibly. |
Chemistry World
October 8, 2010
Sarah Houlton |
U-turn on Alzheimer's drugs in the UK The UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence proposes that those with mild disease will be able to receive them from early next year, on the basis of growing clinical evidence of their effectiveness. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2004 |
High Blood Pressure An informative pamphlet on what high blood pressure is, what the numbers mean and how and when the condition may be treated. |
Chemistry World
July 12, 2012 |
Drawing on drugs to kick the habit While pharma companies stand accused of giving up on drugs to help people stop smoking, tobacco firms are looking at controversial nicotine replacement products. Anthony King surveys an area that is problematic on all sides. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2004 |
Chronic Cough: Causes and Cures On overview on chronic coughs, their causes and cures. |
AskMen.com
September 9, 2014
James Fell |
Sugar Is Not Your Enemy - Here's Why People aren't knocking over convenience stores or fencing grandma's jewelry in order to fund their cupcake habit. Sugar, or any food, does not meet the criteria for being called an addictive substance. |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2006
Rich Duprey |
NICE Not Playing Nice With Alzheimer's The British health authority proposes limiting availability of Alzheimer's treatments because of cost. What will this mean to drug-makers and their shareholders? |
Pharmaceutical Executive
July 1, 2005
Patrick Clinton |
Playing Doctor Why Congress plans to ban erectile dysfunction drugs from Medicare and Medicaid, and why they shouldn't do it. |
Chemistry World
August 24, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
New drug treatment for alcoholism shows promise in animal studies Beta-carbolines developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, US, could offer a novel treatment for alcoholism that targets a specific receptor in the brain, rather than simply reducing dopamine levels. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2011
Brian Orelli |
Congress Sets Bad Precedent With AVANIR What happened to free markets? |
AskMen.com
Adrienne Turner |
Do You Have A Sugar Addiction? For those with an inclination for sweets, a sugar addiction can be as strong, and as serious, as a drug or alcohol dependency. Here are some ways to kick the habit. |
Managed Care
July 2005 |
Cost being equal, consumers prefer older drugs Seven out of 10 consumers would prefer a drug that had been on the market for 10 years or more, compared to a newer drug, even if the copayments were equal. This could be a sign that consumers are more inclined to start using generic medications. |
Salon.com
May 3, 2001
Maria Russo |
Built on the buzz Drugs like alcohol and tobacco created the modern world, argues one historian, but caffeine still rules it... |
