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	InfoFacts - Prescription Pain and Other Medications
		Depending on the patient’s situation, the first step in treating prescription stimulant addiction may be to slowly decrease the drug’s dose and attempt to treat withdrawal symptoms.
		Treatment of addiction to prescription stimulants, such as methylphenidate and amphetamines, is based on behavioral therapies proven effective for treating cocaine or methamphetamine addiction.
		Options for effectively treating addiction to prescription opioids are drawn from research on treating heroin addiction.
	www.drugabuse.gov /Infofax/PainMed.html

	Close to Home Online - Viewpoints: Should Needle Exchanges Be Publicly Funded?
		is Director of the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University, where he is Professor of Medicine and Community Health and the Donald G. Millar Professor of Alcohol and Addiction Studies.
		Rather than preventing and treating drug addiction, needle exchange programs would use taxpayers money to supply drug paraphernalia to addicts without mandating treatment.
		I have visited sites around Chicago where people who request info on quitting their habit are given a single sheet on how to go cold turkey -- hardly effective treatment or counseling.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/closetohome/viewpoints/html/needle.html (900 words)

	Methamphetamine Update 1999, Haight Ashbury Free Clinics
		Addiction medicine is the study and treatment of addictive disease; all addictions; cigarette addiction, alcoholism, and illicit drugs.
		The American Society of Addiction Medicine introduced a motion into the AMA (American Medical Association) that all drug dependency including alcoholism are diseases and the medical practitioners should base there medical practice on the disease model of addiction.
		Because the mainstream of medicine has accepted addiction as a disease, now addicts and alcoholics who are in recovery are protected by the ADA.
	www.hafreeclinics.org /smith/methupd.htm (4504 words)

	Chiropracty and drug addiction, Chiropractic Medicine, HolisticOnLine
		The University of Miami School of Medicine and the Florida Chiropractic Society is currently conducting the first large-scale human population study to prove the effectiveness of the chiropractic adjustment in dealing with chemical addiction.
		Chiropractic care allows them to concentrate on dealing with their addiction rather than being distracted by other problems.
		Preliminary results from the triple-blind study shows that a person receiving chiropractic care is ten times more likely to complete a drug program.
	www.holisticonline.com /Chiropractic/chiro_addiction.htm (129 words)

	Signs Of Cocaine Addiction - Drug Rehab And Signs Of Cocaine Addiction Information Center
		Of Osteopathic Medicine; ASAM Certified in Addiction Medicine Location: Providence Hospital, Ross...
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	www.areadrugrehab.com /l2/signsofcocaineaddiction (1229 words)

	ScienceDaily Third Party New : Mass Spectrometry in Biology & Medicine
		Neurotransmitter Orexin Associated With Pleasure And Reward Pathways In The Brain (August 27, 2005) — Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that the recently identified neurotransmitter orexin (also known as hypocretin) influences reward processing by activating neurons in the lateral hypothalamus region of the brain.
		Fewer Wrinkles And Firmer Skin Linked To Earlier Use Of Estrogen Therapy (August 25, 2005) — Long-term hormone therapy used earlier in menopause is associated with fewer wrinkles and less skin rigidity in postmenopausal women, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the August issue of Fertility and Sterility.
		By identifying the relationship between orexin neurons and behaviors associated with reward seeking, drug relapse, and addiction, researchers hope to find new treatments for drug addiction.
	www.sciencedaily.com /cgi-bin/apf4/amazon_products_feed.cgi?myOperation=New&ItemId=0896037991 (1229 words)

	Mental Health Links
		HabitSmart- Explores theories for why drug and behavioral addictions occur, along with tips for managing habitual or compulsive behavior.
		MEDLINE covers the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
		KEN is for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and the media.
	www.miami.edu /mhsig/mental.html (2559 words)

	ASAM - American Society of Addiction Medicine Home Page
		The Journal of Addictive Diseases is the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and is published quarterly and provided free to ASAM members.
		ASAM is pleased to announce publication of the Third Edition of its landmark textbook, Principles of Addiction Medicine.
		The SAMHSA-funded, ASAM administered PCSS is designed to assist practicing physicians, in accordance with the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000, in incorporating into their practices the treatment of prescription opioid and heroin dependent patients using buprenorphine.
	www.asam.org (1013 words)

	Ask The Doctor: The Addiction Medicine Forum at Med Help
		drunk driving, substance abuse, heroin addiction, cocaine addiction, chemical dependency, compulsive behavior.
		drunk driving, substance abuse, heroin addiction, cocaine addiction, chemical dependency, compulsive behavior, alcoholism, alcoholic, drinking, DWI, DTs, drug addiction, relapse prevention, smoking, drug abuse, nicotine addiction, narcotics.
		Please note that you may not post or transmit any message which is defamatory, threatening, obscene, knowingly false or which discloses private or personal matters concerning any person or otherwise violates the rights of third parties, such as through copyright or trade secret infringement.
	www.medhelp.org /perl6/addiction (727 words)

	Pain Management
		Aggressive pain management is a specialized topic of medicine and can be researched in major health care directories.
		But getting good pain management may be difficult due to poor physician training, concerns about drug addiction, and laws that can get in the way of needed pain medications.
		Pain management is just one aspect of the more general medical specialty called palliative care.
	www.growthhouse.org /pain.html (537 words)

	ASAM - American Society of Addiction Medicine Home Page
		The LCPA is currently in the process of prioritizing research topics which the pain medicine and addiction medicine communities believe address questions of critical importance to the evolution of optimum pain treatment.
		The LCPA is currently examining options that would allow physicians in the pain treatment community and the addiction treatment community to more readily identify clinicians with skills, experience or interest in pain medicine and addiction medicine.
		The Liaison Committee on Pain and Addiction (LCPA) is working to develop definitions related to the use of medications for the treatment of pain that are consistent with current understanding of relevant neurobiology, pharmacology and appropriate clinical practice.
	www.asam.org /pain/pain_and_addiction_medicine.htm (760 words)

	NetView: Alternative Medicine
		U Minn's Center for Addiction and Alternative Medicine Research was created to study the prevalence and efficacy of alternative/complementary modalities in the treatment of substance abuse.
		If we believe the alternative medicine skeptics, it is the $13.7 billion alternative medical industry, together with the political correctness and antiscience sentiments of the 1990s, that are driving the U.S. government and mainstream American medicine to embrace, if not respect, these health care practices.
		As before, almost all online alternative medicine resources can be divided into two groups: those offered by proponents of such therapies who provide little evidence beyond anecdotal cases and soft research studies, or those by critics who condemn these therapies without proving their complete futility.
	www.medicalcomputingtoday.com /0nvam.html (5010 words)

	Herbal medicines herbs healing spiritual healing herbal Alchemy rituals herbs
		Herbal capsules for men, women, and children; for healing the common cold, coughs, TBC, indigestion, addiction, gastricitis, asthma, migraines, headaches polyps, sinusitis, breathing problems, stress, allergy, etc. It is good for detoxification and especially effective for mucus and phlegm removal from the throat making it appropriate for singers, public speakers, teachers and orators.
		Herbal capsules for men, women, and children; for promoting blood circulation; for balancing the processes of metabolism; for normalizing the functions of the body; for strengthening the immunity-system.
		Herbal capsules for men, women and children; for healing loss of appetite, impotence, insufficient blood, rheumatism, low/high blood pressure, cardiac problems, diabetes, kidney-stones, asthma, gastricitis, prostrate problems, allergy, whooping coughs, tumor, liver problems, etc. Excellent for detoxification of the blood.
	www.bezoarstones.com /herbal_medicines.htm (5010 words)

	ASAM - American Society of Addiction Medicine Home Page
		The Journal of Addictive Diseases is the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and is published quarterly and provided free to ASAM members.
		ASAM is pleased to announce publication of the Third Edition of its landmark textbook, Principles of Addiction Medicine.
		Various government agencies and non-profits, including the American Society of Addiction Medicine, have organized websites and/or hotlines that have useful information related to volunteer opportunities, physician/patient outreach, pharmaceutical shortages and other areas of concern that have arisen in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath.
	www.asam.org (518 words)

	American Pain Foundation
		It provides information on important aspects of cancer pain management, including possible causes of pain, the importance of assessing and describing pain, use of medications, concerns patients have regarding addiction to opioids and complementary methods of pain management.
		The National Pain Foundation, American Academy of Pain Medicine and American Pain Foundation are very concerned about all of the victims of
		Pain has made me, in part, who I am and has formed what my life has become....
	www.painfoundation.org (388 words)

	Nicotine Addiction 101
		The nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) industry want smokers to believe that a natural poison is medicine, that its use is therapy, and that it is somehow different from the tobacco plant's nicotine molecule.
		The pharmaceutical industry is making billions selling nicotine to nicotine addicts, their sphere of influence extends beyond your wildest imagination and they know that the only way to continue to increase market share and profits is by continuing their campaign to destroy the credibility of earth's most productive means of quitting - abrupt nicotine cessation.
		The key to nicotine dependency recovery is not in dragging out the 72 hours of detox by toying for weeks or months with gradual nicotine weaning or other creative means for delivering nicotine.
	www.whyquit.com /whyquit/LinksAAddiction.html (2316 words)

	Addiction
		While addiction or dependency is related to seemingly uncontrollable urges, and may have roots in genetic predisposition, treatment of dependency is always classified as behavioral medicine.
		Addiction Treatment There is also a lesser known situation called pseudo-addiction, where a patient will exhibit drug-seeking behaviour reminiscent of psychological addiction, however in this case, the patients tend to have genuine pain or other symptoms that have been undertreated.
		Addiction TodayArticles Addiction Today is a respected and influential journal which is now the most widelyread publication in the UK alcohol and drug field.
	www.addiction-area.com /addiction_1.html (961 words)

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	MedlinePlus: Prescription Drug Abuse
		Prescription Drugs Abuse and Addiction (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
		The primary NIH organization for research on Prescription Drug Abuse is the National Institute on Drug Abuse
		Prescription Drugs and Pain Medications (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/prescriptiondrugabuse.html (961 words)

	ORTHOMOLECULAR & NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE
		THE ORTHOMOLECULAR TREATMENT OF DRUG ADDICTION by Archie Kalokerinos A.M.M., M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.A.P.M., Glen Dettman A.M.M., BA, Ph.D., F.A.P.M. We have developed a non-toxic, detoxication procedure where we can take the addicts off heroin or methadone with no withdrawal symptoms.
		The addicts have no desire to return to the drug and if they do take a "fix," it is like injecting plain water, the detoxication is so complete and rapid.
		Hidden Causes of Dementia by John Dommisse, M.D. Magnesium depletion and pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease by Jean Durlach
	www.whale.to /w/ortho.html (446 words)

	Drug Rehab Drug Rehabilitation Drug Addiction Treatment Programs and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers
		In addition, a medical staff specializing in addiction medicine can oversee the progress of each individual and make necessary adjustments to the treatment plan.
		Alcohol and drug addiction is a disease that progresses through predictable stages.
		Some drug addiction treatment programs will offer a follow-up program but only in one location which may make it difficult to use.
	www.drug-rehabs.com (749 words)

	Links to other Web Sites related to Addictions
		The American Society of addiction medicine page provides a great deal of information about the Society, including history,board members, information about member publications, and links to other resources on the WWW.
		This may be the realization of Stanton Peele's diseasing in cyberspace or the ultimate bastardization of the term addiction.
		Internet junkies anonymous is a parody of other twelve step groups, I think.
	www.well.com /user/woa/aodsites.htm (749 words)

	Opiate Addiction and Recovery Resources
		American Society of Addiction Medicine - National organization of medical practitioners in addictions.
		National Association Addiction Treatment Providers - Association of for-profit and nonprofit addiction treatment providers lobbying on behalf of treatment standards, and reimbursement, regulation, and legislation initiatives.
		OxyContin Addiction Treatment and Information - Comprehensive resource for OxyContin addiction and abuse information, including news, community forums and treatment.
	www.opiates.com /resources.html (1393 words)

	Medicine Bow Drug Treatment Medicine Bow Alcohol Treatment Abuse Rehabilitation Addiction Treatment Centers in Medicine Bow, Wyoming
		The population of Medicine Bow is approximately 274 with 132 males and 142 females.
		The total amount of the population in house holds for Medicine Bow is 129 with 87 families in house holds.
		Medicine Bow is located in the state of Wyoming.
	www.drug-abuse-treatment.org /city.htm?tstate=Wyoming&c=Medicine%20Bow (5877 words)

	Medicine Bow Drug Treatment Medicine Bow Alcohol Treatment Abuse Rehabilitation Addiction Treatment Centers in Medicine Bow, Wyoming
		The population of Medicine Bow is approximately 274 with 132 males and 142 females.
		The total amount of the population in house holds for Medicine Bow is 129 with 87 families in house holds.
		Medicine Bow is located in the state of Wyoming.
	www.drug-abuse-treatment.org /city.htm?tstate=Wyoming&c=Medicine%20Bow (5947 words)

	Alternative Medicine, Yoga, Holistic Therapies in Thailand
		With yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, herbal cleansing, herbal steam room, food education and workshops, we offer an alternative and successful drug and alcohol addiction treatment program.
		Our Integrated Medical Clinic is a unique healthcare facility, combining the strengths and knowledge of both traditional western and alternative medicine in a holistic manner.
		Bikram yoga is a sequence of 26 traditional hatha yoga postures designed to scientifically warm and stretch muscles, ligaments and tendons in the order in which they should be stretched.
	www.thaiwebsites.com /alternative.asp?mode=alternative (1018 words)

	Rapid Detox for Heroin Addiction
		We are the only clinic in the US whose doctors regularly attend international conferences regarding addiction recovery, and we subscribe to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) guidelines for physicians.
		An affordable, confidential rapid detox procedure to treat heroin addiction, methadone addiction, OxyContin addiction, Vicodin addiction, and addictions to other narcotics and opiates.
		Rapid Detox for Addictions to Heroin, Methadone, OxyContin, Vicodin, or other opiates.
	www.detox911.com (1018 words)

	Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs - Alternative Health Channel
		University of Minnesota Medical School Center for Addiction and Alternative Medicine Research
		University of Maryland School of Medicine Division of Complementary Medicine
		LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Although researchers believe yoga was developed more than 5,000 years ago, its popularity in the United States has recently exploded.
	www.ivanhoe.com /channels/p_channel.cfm?channelid=CHAN-100000 (398 words)

	AcuTCM Detox, Qi Healing, Meditation & NT Web Hosting Resource
		With the opening of my web site on November 5, 1997, coincidentally, a commemorable statement from the Consensus Statement on Acupuncture by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM) concluded that acupuncture treatment for many conditions such as asthma, addiction, or smoking cessation should be part of a comprehensive management program.
		If you are interested in Chinese medicine update in B.C., read Clark's article.
		An Introduction to Acupuncture & other Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapies
	www.acutcmdetox.com (398 words)

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