Self Selection in drug Addiction Programs – A stimulating seminar on self selection issues in assessing treatments for drug addiction,. Michael Beenstock. The audio for some of the questions is a little hard to hear, but there was a LOT of audience interaction in this paper – well worth listening to. Original mp4’s of this video and other resources related to the presentation/seminar (eg pdf of the paper) can be obtained at uctv.canterbury.ac.nz

 

ModeraXL Sets Milestone and Defies Traditional Rehabilitation Success Rates

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Use of this product by individuals addicted to smoking, alcohol or more serious drugs at The Raleigh House of Hope in Colorado and other targeted amino acid therapy programs have shown up to a 75 percent success rate which is much higher than the most …
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Doctors Seek New Approach for Jailed Addicts

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A group of prominent addiction doctors has mounted a quiet legal campaign on behalf of Cameron Douglas, the troubled son of the actor Michael Douglas, in hopes of finding a sympathetic ear for their view that drug addiction is best handled with more …
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The Kinder, Gentler Drug Czar Still Wants to Lock You Up for Pot

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The latest survey numbers he twists into a pretzel to find a way to scare you are from something called ADAM — the 2011 Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Annual Report. In his essay, Gateway Gil warns: This study found a majority of adult males arrested …
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