CTN Webinar: Relapse Prevention.

CTN Webinar: Relapse Prevention. – This 90-minute webinar, produced by the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Clinical Coordinating Center for CTN members and the public, explores the issue of relapse among individuals with substance use disorders (SUD). Outcome studies, types and effects of lapse and relapse, and factors contributing to relapse are reviewed. A major emphasis of the webinar is on discussing specific clinical strategies to reduce relapse risk, with a focus on current empirical and clinical literature, including findings from quality improvement studies and clinical trials conducted in a drug treatment clinic. The target audience is CTN members and other researchers and clinicians interested in learning more about relapse prevention. Presented by Dennis Daley, PhD, LSW (Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, AT Node) and Dennis M. Donovan, PhD (Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, PN Node). For more resources related to this webinar, as well as other webinars in this series, visit: ctndisseminationlibrary.org

Anticonvulsant Promising for Comorbid PTSD, Alcohol Abuse

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… significantly reduced alcohol consumption. Combat exposure is a known risk for both PTSD and alcohol or other substance use, said study investigator Steven L. Batki, MD. … For the pilot study, which was funded by the US Department of Defense and …
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Today's easy question: Why won't minorities support right-wing parties?

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If a son of an immigrant had to wait too long for his NHS treatment because what he saw every time he visits his local hospital is too many people (not just immigrants) he could quite sensibly come to the conclusion that there are too many people for …
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