Predicting Relapse to Alcohol and Drug Abuse via Quantitative Electroencephalography

Sports Activity and Smoking, Alcohol and Drug Abuse among Students

Background. Despite the research being accomplished so far, there is no clear answer to the question that "Does sports help to prevent and reducing the abuse of drug, alcohol, and smoking in young people as it believed in public". Objective(s). The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between sports activity and experience of smoking, alcohol and drug abuse among...

Nutrition, alcohol and drug abuse.

Alcohol (ethanol) is the commonest addictive substance known to man and is accepted as a legal psychotropic drug by most customs and religions. It is, however, well known that heavy consumption of alcohol will lead to physical, mental, social and economic damage, just as it will with the chronic consumption of any other pharmacologically active substance. It is because of this and the increased...

Treating Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Does Disulfiram Help to Prevent Relapse in Alcohol Abuse?

When taken in an adequate dose, disulfiram usually deters the drinking of alcohol by the threat or experience of an unpleasant reaction. However, unless its consumption is carefully supervised by a third party as part of the formal or im-plied therapeutic contract, it is usually discontinued and the deterrent effect is therefore lost. In most studies, disulfiram administration has not been supe...

Relapse Prevention for Alcohol and Drug Problems

Relapse prevention, based on the cognitive–behavioral model of relapse, has become an adjunct to the treatment of numerous psychological problems, including (but not limited to) substance abuse, depression, sexual offending, and schizophrenia. This article provides an overview of the efficacy and effectiveness of relapse prevention in the treatment of addictive disorders, an update on recent em...