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Medications exist that can help heavy drinkers cut back or abstain from alcohol, but many people, including physicians, are not aware of them.  A 2015 study found that 80 percent of people with alcohol-use disorders (AUD) will never seek treatment ...

This week, February 12-18, 2017, is Children of Alcoholics Awareness Week, a campaign led by The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) to raise awareness and support for children affected by parental substance use problems. Many resources for alcohol ...

A recent study shows that simple rewards may be an effective way to help those with co-occurring disorders increase abstinence from alcohol. A person with co-occurring disorders, previously known as dual diagnosis, experiences a mental illness and a substance use ...

A recent study of over one million people who were screened for drug and alcohol use disorders over a five-year period reviewed the effectiveness of SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment) in a variety of medical and community ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based form of therapy that teaches skills and strategies to help people change their behavior. CBT4CBT, developed at the Yale Psychotherapy Development Center in 2008, is a web-based program that teaches CBT skills specific ...

A group of international scientists has identified a gene variant that suppresses the desire to drink. The discovery of this alcohol-regulating brain mechanism could lead to the development of medications that help drinkers reduce their alcohol consumption. Using data from over ...

Scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) have proposed the use of a new addiction assessment tool to improve the way people are diagnosed with substance use disorders. The Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment (ANA) integrates clinical and ...