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Causes Of Alcohol Addiction

Topamax may help alcoholics

October 03, 2008

New research suggests that Topomax may reduce symptoms of alcohol dependence in alcoholics. In a study of 371 people diagnosed with alcohol dependence, researchers gave the seizure and migraine med to half the patients and gave the other half a placebo. Patients who took Topomax had fewer heavy drinking days and were more likely to go extended periods of time without drinking than those who took a placebo. Read more »

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Expert & Community Posts

Smoking and Alcoholism: How to Fight Multiple Addictions, Part II

By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert

In my previous post, Smoking and Alcoholism - How to Fight Multiple Addictions, I mentioned there... Read more »

Drowning Your Sorrows: the link between alcohol and depression

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

The history of depression and alcohol is both long and well documented. Reasons for hitting the... Read more »

Students, Social Anxiety & Alcohol Use

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

Social anxiety disorder is the fourth most common psychiatric disorder. Its debilitating effects... Read more »

Alcohol Abuse and Anxiety

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

People with anxiety disorders have a higher risk of abusing alcohol. According to the Anxiety... Read more »

Watching for Alcohol Withdrawal in Elders

By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert

...alcohol withdrawal. The doctors brushed me off. Was his alcoholism such a "crime" that they... Read more »

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Health Guide

Alcoholism: Introduction

Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive, and often fatal disease. It is a primary disorder and not a symptom of other diseases or emotional problems. The chemistry of alcohol allows it to... Read more »

Alcoholism: Risk Factors

...90% of adults in the U.S. drink alcohol. Every day, more than 700,000 Americans are being treated for alcoholism. In addition, up to half of American men have problems that are caused by... Read more »

Alcoholism: Medications

...drug. Other types of medications, such as antidepressants, may also be used to treat patients with alcoholism.Anticraving MedicationsAnticraving drugs are opioid antagonists. These drugs reduce... Read more »

Alcoholism: Causes

...symptoms during periods of abstinence. This physical dependence, however, is not the sole cause of alcoholism. To develop alcoholism, other factors usually come into play, including biology,... Read more »

Alcoholism: Diagnosis

Even when people with alcoholism experience withdrawal symptoms, they nearly always deny the problem, leaving it up to co-workers, friends, or relatives to recognize the symptoms and to take... Read more »

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Medications

Caverject ICav Uses and How to Use

This medication is used to treat male sexual function problems (erectile dysfunction). It works by... Read more »

Azelex Top Drug Interactions

This medication is used for the treatment of mild to moderate acne. Azelaic acid belongs to a class... Read more »

Benzamycin Top Drug Interactions

This medication is used on the skin to treat moderate-to-severe acne. This medication is a... Read more »

BenzamycinPak Top Drug Interactions

This medication is used on the skin to treat moderate-to-severe acne. This medication is a... Read more »

Thorazine Oral Precautions and Side Effects

Chlorpromazine is used to treat symptoms of certain types of mental or emotional conditions. It is... Read more »

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Related News

Teen Drinker Today: Heavy Drinker Later?

May 15, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows people who start drinking at a young age tend to develop drinking problems -- specifically during... Read summary »

The Genetics of Alcohol Abuse

November 24, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- DNA plays a role in the amount of alcohol you drink, researchers say. Among alcohol-dependent (AD) individuals, DNA variations... Read summary »

Alcohol Dependence Delays Childbearing

August 28, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with alcohol dependence (AD) may end up having fertility problems. A new study from Washington University School of... Read summary »

Help for Alcoholics

May 05, 2008

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- For most of us, a drink of alcohol is a way to relax or socialize. But for some, drinking can be... Read summary »

Coffee, Cigarettes and AA

July 29, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A recent study reveals coffee and cigarette use among Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) members is greater than among the U.S.... Read summary »

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