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New Review Finds Alcoholics Anonymous Is Effective, But Not for Everyone

By Deborah Becker — 2020

Alcoholics Anonymous may be just as good or better than scientifically proven treatments to help people quit drinking, according to a new review. But AA still doesn't work for everyone.

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Increase in Pleasurable Effects of Alcohol Over Time May Predict Alcohol Use Disorder

A first-of-its-kind study found that people who developed an alcohol use disorder did not seem to develop a tolerance to its pleasurable effects—contrary to prevailing theory.

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Alison Caldwell
2021
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Compulsive Gambling Is an Illness to Which I Lost Nearly Everything. Nearly.

They say that while we are in recovery our addiction is doing pushups in the parking lot. Thirteen years after quitting drinking and because I had been living an unrealistic version of recovery- my addiction was Hulk strong and waiting.

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Jodie Nealley
2015
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Binge Drinking for Teens and Over-65S ‘Harms Brain Health’

Experts have pin-pointed three key time periods in life when the effects of alcohol are likely to have their greatest impact on brain health.

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Eilish O'Regan
2020
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Dry: A New Treatment for Alcoholism Defies the Recovery Movement

A new treatment for alcoholism defies the recovery movement.

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Susan Seligson
2020
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Effective Treatments for Alcohol Use Disorders

Thanks to years of research, doctors and health professionals now have a full menu of options to treat alcohol use disorders.

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Buddy T
2020
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Can Medicine Help with Alcohol Use Disorder?

Few people know that medications are available to treat alcohol use disorder, the term for the condition that's been called alcoholism and alcohol abuse.

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Sonya Collins
2020
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Overcoming Alcohol Addiction

Are you ready to quit drinking or cut down to healthier levels? These tips can help you get started on the road to recovery.

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Melinda Smith, Lawrence Robinson, and Jeanne Segal
2020
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The Difference Between Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Dependence

Until the publication of the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), substance issues were generally divided into abuse and dependence. The DSM-5 combines these categories into a single substance use disorder, measured on a continuum from mild to severe.

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Buddy T
2020
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The History of Addiction and Addiction Treatment

If you engage in any form of social media these days, you’re more than likely to run across a long-simmering debate over the nature of addiction and addiction treatment.

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Cornerstone of Recovery Team
2018
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Long-Term Strategies for Overcoming Addiction

Long-term recovery is not a final destination, but an ongoing process of facing and coping with life without retreating into addictive behaviors.

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Elizabeth Hartney
2020
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