Cure Research for Alcoholism
Cure Research list for Alcoholism:
The list of research areas and treatments under analysis mentioned
in various sources for Alcoholism
includes:
Latest Treatments for Alcoholism
Some of the more recent treatments for Alcoholism include:
Treatments for Alcoholism
Treatments to consider for Alcoholism may include:
Medical Research Breakthroughs and Alcoholism
Early drinking can lead to alcoholism: New research shows people
who start drinking at a young age tend to develop drinking problems --
specifically during adolescence. But not all young drinkers become alcohol
dependent. Researcher from Duke University Medical Center studied adolescent
rats to try to better understand what leads one to develop the dependence.
For the study, scientists
studied male rats that were 28 days old -- equivalent to rodent adolescence.
Researchers wanted to see if stress or novelty-seeking played a role in
developing alcohol dependence. The rats were put in a maze to measure anxiety
as well as open field locomotion and exploration to measure response to
novelty. After testing, researchers measured how much water each rat drank in
special lickometer cages.
Study authors then switched
the water in the cage to alcohol for three nights, followed by a choice between
water and alcohol for ten nights. After two nights of water, the rats were
given a choice again of water or alcohol. The key finding is that drinking
patterns maybe established after only a few exposures to alcohol. Rats that demonstrated
a taste for alcohol only after three nights of drinking were very likely to be
the biggest drinkers after longer term exposure to alcohol. Study authors say
people who drink excess when they first started drinking might be at a higher
risk for developing alcoholism. They add that parents need to realise a small
amount of drinking is normal during adolescence but drinking needs to be
addressed if the child is outside the norm or if the child endangers himself or
others.
Cure Research discussion for Alcoholism:
Alcoholism Getting the Facts: NIAAA (Excerpt)
One
large-scale study sponsored by NIAAA found that each of three
commonly used behavioral treatments for alcohol abuse and
alcoholism—motivation enhancement therapy, cognitive-behavioral
therapy, and 12-step facilitation therapy—significantly reduced
drinking in the year following treatment. This study also found that
approximately one-third of the study participants who were followed
up either were still abstinent or were drinking without serious
problems 3 years after the study ended. Other therapies that have
been evaluated and found effective in reducing alcohol problems
include brief intervention for alcohol abusers (individuals who are
not dependent on alcohol) and behavioral marital therapy for married
alcohol-dependent individuals. (Source: excerpt from Alcoholism Getting the Facts: NIAAA)
Alcoholism Getting the Facts: NIAAA (Excerpt)
The use of acamprosate, an
anticraving medication that is widely used in Europe, is based on
neuroscience research. Researchers believe that acamprosate works on
different brain circuits to ease the physical discomfort that occurs
when an alcoholic stops drinking. Acamprosate should be approved for
use in the United States in the near future, and other medications
are being studied as well. (Source: excerpt from Alcoholism Getting the Facts: NIAAA)
Alcoholism Getting the Facts: NIAAA (Excerpt)
Thus, NIAAA has initiated a large-scale clinical trial to
determine which of the currently available medications and which
behavioral therapies work best together. Naltrexone and acamprosate
will each be tested separately with different behavioral therapies.
These medications will also be used together to determine if there
is some interaction between the two that makes the combination more
effective than the use of either one alone. (Source: excerpt from Alcoholism Getting the Facts: NIAAA)
Medical research for Alcoholism: medical news summaries:
The following medical news items
are relevant to medical research for Alcoholism:
Alcoholism Treatment: Book Excerpts
Clinical Trials for Alcoholism
Some of the clinical trials for Alcoholism include:
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