Posts Tagged: treatment
The Benefits of Inpatient Treatment
Addiction is never an easy thing to overcome, especially when you attempt it alone. In order to get sober, you have to detox your system from all substances. Detoxing causes your body to withdrawal as…
Common Misconceptions About Nicotine Replacement Products
A recent survey conducted revealed that tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths in Australia. While quitting smoking is no easy feat, it is important for every addict to gather themselves and begin…
Opioids, Needles and Disease: What Addiction Treatment Providers Need to Know
Opioid Use Disorder is a global problem – 147,600 US Citizens died of opioid overdose in 2017 alone. Many are concerned that Australia soon could also experience an epidemic on par with the US. Infectious…
November 12, 2018
New Centre in Substance Use, Mental Disorders in Young People
The University of Sydney will soon be home to a world-first centre tackling substance use and mental disorders in young people. Headed by Professor Maree Teesson AC, the centre for the prevention, early intervention and…
Gaming Addiction: Does Treatment Work?
From online communities to boot camps, people are seeking help for problem gaming — but what do we know about the best way to treat it? Whether or not gaming addiction is a diagnosable mental…
March 16, 2018
Revisiting the Treatment and Recovery of Sex Addiction Infidelity
Recovery from sex addiction infidelity is painful and complex. Evidence suggests that there are an increased number of people who suffer from this form of sex addiction, specifically heterosexual males in married or committed relationships….
Brainspotting: A Remarkable New Therapy, Stopping Addiction Relapse in its Tracks
As a 30+ year veteran as a trauma and addiction therapist, Dr Roby Abeles, has incorporated the brilliance of Brainspotting therapy with her knowledge of addiction and trauma, to actually utilise brain plasticity to create…
March 1, 2018
Livesofsubstance.org: Tackling Stigma with Real Stories
‘Chains of addiction’, ‘addiction epidemic’, ‘reformed addict’ – coverage of drug issues in the media has long relied on negative clichés. In 2014 researchers based at the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI), Curtin University, Australia,…
Injecting Room Gets Green Light
The troubled North Richmond area is to get its medically supervised injecting room trial, which is hoped to help drive drug users into treatment. Harm minimisation proponent and pharmacist Angelo Pricolo today welcomed the Andrews…
September 11, 2017
Perth Trialling World-First $1 Methamphetamine Cure
A cure for methamphetamine addiction will be trialled in Perth in a world-first. The study, led by WA Health emergency medicine specialist Dr Amanda Stafford, will use the drug Baclofen, which was licensed in the…