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A South Korean pilot study suggests that using virtual reality therapy (VRT) may help to reduce alcohol cravings in people with alcohol-use disorder (AUD). The study, published in the July issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, ...

A drug currently approved by the FDA for treating high blood pressure has shown promise in halting alcohol and cocaine addiction. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found that it may be possible to erase unconscious memories ...

An appetite-regulating hormone called GLP-1 has been identified by an NIH study as a possible therapeutic target in the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD). GLP-1 resides in the digestive system and is known to play a significant role in ...

D-cycloserine, an antibiotic commonly used to treat tuberculosis, has been shown to act as a learning and memory enhancer when administered in low doses.  In a new study, published in April’s Translational Psychiatry, combining D-cycloserine with behavioral therapy decreased cravings ...

In the April 2015 SAMHSA-HRSA eSolutions newsletter, Dr. Charles O’Brien underlines the importance of putting evidence-based treatment strategies into practice by primary care physicians and behavioral health care providers. Dr. O’Brien, MD, PhD, is an internationally renowned expert on alcohol ...

In a video discussing his symposium at the 2015 International Liver Congress in Vienna, Lorenzo Leggio, M.D., Chief of the joint NIAAA-NIDA Section on Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology, LCTS, presents new thoughts on the treatment of alcohol-use disorder (AUD) and ...

Prisons around the country are trying new methods to help inmates battle drug and alcohol addiction and to reduce recidivism. At the Barnstable County Correctional Facility in Massachusetts, those who choose to participate receive a once-monthly injection of Vivitrol, a ...