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Spiritual direction in addiction treatment: Two clinical trials.

Spiritual guidance had no effect on spiritual practices or substance
use outcomes at follow-up. In fact at one followup, more improvement
was seen for depression and anxiety in the controls.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18657945

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Reducing the Risks for Substance Abuse: A Lifespan Approach
by RP Daugherty CG Leukefeld

In response to failues of "zero-tolerance" approach, a dynamic
alternative "the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model" is suggested that
reshapes accepted alcohol and drug premises, messages, and strategies
to make them relevant throughout the entire lifespan.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0306458993/eegspectrum
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Negative symptoms are associated with less alcohol use, craving,
and "high" in alcohol dependent patients with schizophrenia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18701256

Glutamate receptors on dopamine neurons control the persistence of
cocaine seeking.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18701074

Role of NMDA receptors in dopamine neurons for plasticity and
addictive behaviors.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18701073

Confused about NMDA and addiction? Targeted knockouts provide answers
and new questions.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18701061

Brain dopamine response in human opioid addiction.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18700222

Drugs, alcohol and pregnant women--changing characteristics of women
engaging with a specialist perinatal outreach addictions service.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18696295

Are we becoming more alike? Substance use in Australia and US
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18696294

Two ways of estimating the euro value of the illicit market for
cannabis in France.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18696293

Motor impairment: a new ethanol withdrawal phenotype in mice.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18690115

Alcoholism in ancient Israel - psychiatry in the Old Testament.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18669992
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