Senator DeSaulnier, A.G. Harris – SB809 Prescription Drug Abuse PC 4-15-13

Published April 20, 2013

Senator DeSaulnier, A.G. Harris – SB809 Prescription Drug Abuse PC 4-15-13 – Senator Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) and California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, along with prescription drug abuse awareness advocates and law enforcem…

'Clean,' by David Sheff

Filed under: drug abuse help for families

Although the medical approach to drug abuse has yielded techniques with proven effectiveness (Sheff's touchstone is “evidence-based treatment”), he is scrupulous about not overselling it. “Addiction medicine isn't an exact science,” he concedes, “and …
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Can Virtual Reality Treat Addiction?

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Rosenthal's research employs a methodology called virtual reality cue reactivity. Put simply, that means using virtual reality to trigger a reaction, then to monitor that reaction. In substance abuse treatment, that usually involves transporting …
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