Hannah Knudsen , Ph.D. – Barriers to Treating Alcohol and Drug Problems Among Adolescents

Published January 5, 2014

Hannah Knudsen , Ph.D. – Barriers to Treating Alcohol and Drug Problems Among Adolescents – Nearly ten percent of American adolescents have alcohol or drug abuse problems (SAMHSA, 2008). Studies have shown that treatment for these problems is effect…

Clinical trial indicates gabapentin is safe and effective for treating alcohol …

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“Gabapentin's effect on drinking outcomes is at least as large or greater than those of existing FDA-approved treatments,” said Barbara J. Mason, Pearson Family Professor and co-director of the Pearson Center for Alcoholism and Addiction Research at …
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'All I want for Christmas is a Class IV therapy laser'

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Therapeutic lasers are used to relieve pain, reduce inflammation and increase the microcirculation within the tissues, Dr. Bray said, and the outcome of laser therapy is an accelerated healing time within the tissues that are targeted. Bray said the …
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7 Political Predictions for 2014

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I don't know exactly what Obama is going to do, but it could be dramatic—he even had his lawyers studying that platinum-coin nonsense last year. This is the issue on which he'll invite an impeachment charge. I'd imagine he'd like to be the president …
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