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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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Labels Like ‘Alternative Medicine’ Don’t Matter. The Science Does.

As long as you can prove that it works, it doesn’t matter what you call it.

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Aaron E. Carroll
2015
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The Autoimmune Spectrum: Does It Exist, and Are You on It?

Autoimmunity—which affects three quarters more women than it does men—encompasses a range of conditions and diseases that involve the immune system mistakenly attacking the body’s own organs, tissues, and cells.

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goop Staff
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Ibogaine: One Man’s Journey to Mexico for Psychedelic Addiction Treatment

For decades people have reported [ibogaine] eliminates withdrawal symptoms and cravings associated with various drugs. And many say it’s most effective for opioid users.

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Deborah Becke
2018
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Confessions of a Kleptomaniac

I became a drug addict only years after I'd discovered my first true love: Compulsive thieving.

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Dylan Lavene
2012
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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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Yoga Is a Stress Reliever—But It Can Also Help Beat Addiction

In a 2017 pilot study out of UCLA, when adults who were addicted to cocaine or methamphetamines participated in an eight-week MBRP program that included some yoga practice, they experienced less substance use and showed improvements in the severity of depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric...

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Jessica Dore
2018
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The Art of Healing

Catherine Ann Lombard explores how imagery and artistic expression can help clients cope with cancer.

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Catherine Ann Lombard
2020
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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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AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)