Dr. Farrell Discusses Using Comprehensive Treatment Plans in Treating Addiction

Published June 6, 2013

Dr. Farrell Discusses Using Comprehensive Treatment Plans in Treating Addiction – Dr. Jennifer Farrell, an experienced psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist who works at Amen Clinic Newport Beach, shares her perspectives on holist…

ADHD Meds Don't Raise Risk of Drug Abuse in Adulthood: Review

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

Based on data in these studies, Humphreys and colleagues calculated the odds of someone who had taken stimulants to treat ADHD going on to abuse or become addicted to alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, nicotine and other nonspecific drugs, comparing them …
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Prohibition-era logic not the answer to drug abuse

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As someone with more than 20 years' experience of treating drug users both in the UK and Ireland, I get anxious when I hear people suggesting simple solutions to this complex problem; that abstinence is the one and only path to redemption for those who …
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