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Treatment plans may incorporate a number of options, including residential treatment, outpatient rehab, detox, and behavioral therapy. Many of these side effects, such as depersonalization and elevated heart rate, persist for only a few hours, or the duration of the high. The most prominent effects of molly last for three to four hours. Effects can...

Alcohol can remain in the breast milk for as long as it remains in the blood. As alcohol leaves the blood, it also leaves the milk, making it unnecessary to “pump and dump” breast milk after drinking alcohol. Hair testing can be used to detect the use of many different substances, including alcohol. Powerful Help...

Though research and understanding have advanced, there is still much to learn about its complexities. This lack of comprehension causes challenges for healthcare professionals trying to find the right treatment for those with addiction. By addressing the knowledge gaps, new prevention, intervention, and long-term recovery strategies can be created. Despite a large body of scientific...

They note that many of the studies did not use or report best practices in survey development and there was inconsistency in terminology and reporting. A future direction for this field should therefore focus on development of high-quality studies that address these limitations, the authors say. Before you fall for the hype of those looking...

Stratified by county-level percentage of unemployment, drug poisoning and alcohol-induced death rates were highest in counties in the highest quintile of unemployment and lowest in the lowest quintile. However, suicide rates were highest in counties in the lowest quintile of unemployment and lowest in the second highest quintile of unemployment (Figure 2A). Another study [36],...

Among the IGE syndromes,[17] IGE with GTCS is the one most likely to present to the clinician initially as ARS. Searching for signatures of IGE in patients with ARS with the help of a scalp EEG will still be helpful to identify a very small subgroup (~1%) that may require long-term antiepileptic medication. Patient with...

These acetylation/methylation changes resulted in decreased expression of the non-coding Arc eRNA (enhancer RNA; short non-coding RNAs transcribed from enhancers) and affected Arc transcription [22]. These findings emphasize that alcohol does not affect specific epigenetic mechanisms in a vacuum, and the potential interaction of these regulatory pathways is critical to consider. We discuss molecular mechanisms...

Many people with the disorder are reluctant to seek rehab, partly because alcohol is a central part of their life. And they know that rehab could compromise their relationship with alcohol. If you are in denial, it often means that you are struggling to accept something that seems overwhelming or stressful. However, in the short...