articles by Donna Sparks http://www.ideamarketers.com/library/profile.cfm?writerid=65007 Other than naltrexone, disulfiram, acamprosate and topiramate, other drugs have also been found to cure a person from his/her alcohol dependence Opioid antagonists such as nalmefene have also been used successfully in the treatment of alcohol addict http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=644918 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=644918 Barbiturates, although effective as treatment or as preventive measure for withdrawal syndromes to alcoholism, are also known to cause severe addiction and overdose, the latter being the most frequent case http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=640692 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=640692 There have been several cases in which withdrawal syndromes to benzodiazepine have become protracted Patients often have persisting withdrawal symptoms for 6 months to a year, or in some special cases, even longer http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=640674 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=640674 Oxymorphone, or 14-Hydroxydihydromorphinone, is a powerful semi-synthetic opioid analgesic used to relieve moderate to severe pain However, the drug is also known to be 6--8 times more potent than morphine especially in inducing addiction and advers http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=640657 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=640657 Medications used for alcoholism withdrawal and the treatment of the addiction itself are different Some may say that medications used for alcoholism withdrawal may also cause addiction as well as death whereas medications used to address the addic http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=630966 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=630966 Benzodiazepine drugs such as chlordiazepoxide are now considered as some of the most widely used form of medication for alcoholism withdrawal However, there are certain risks that therapists have been aware of when it comes to their use Some of the http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=628015 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=628015 Naltrexone is one of the many medications currently used today for alcoholism But aside from this, naltrexone has also been used for the treatment of opioid addiction http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=627972 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=627972 Both therapy and the use of medication are sometimes combined to produce a more successful treatment for drug addiction This is usually practiced when a patient undergoes drug detoxification or detox http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=627947 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=627947 Ibogaine therapy, although found to be successful in the treatment of drug addiction (mainly heroin and cocaine), is also the subject of some controversies Due to its hallucinogenic properties, it has been placed in the strictest drug prohibition sc http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=621962 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=621962 Although drugs used to treat opioid addiction today are themselves addictive, opioid dependency is so severe that a way to stabilize opioid use is required Once stabilized, treatment enters maintenance or tapering phases http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=621949 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=621949