Addiction Treatment Resources, Orange County, California

Binge-drinking in youths could lead to generations of alcoholism Drug abuseDrug rehab

Binge-drinking in youths could lead to generations of alcoholism

Partying on the weekend just got a whole lot more sinister. Well, for those who…

jarmstrongAugust 9, 2014

Mixing energy drinks with alcohol: more buzz, more risks Drug abuseDrug rehab

Mixing energy drinks with alcohol: more buzz, more risks

“Wide-awake drunk” isn’t a phrase you hear all too often. Sure there’s the functioning alcoholic,…

jarmstrongAugust 9, 2014

Pharmacology aims to stymie cocaine cravings Drug abuseDrug rehab

Pharmacology aims to stymie cocaine cravings

In a recent article, we talked about how researchers had discovered a protein which stayed…

jarmstrongAugust 9, 2014

Teens: “marijuana isn’t harmful” Drug abuseDrug rehab

Teens: “marijuana isn’t harmful”

If you haven’t already heard, Colorado and Washington have begun the process of selling marijuana…

jarmstrongAugust 9, 2014

Harder policies on Rx abuse could be issued soon Uncategorized

Harder policies on Rx abuse could be issued soon

When it comes to Rx drug abuse, one could safely hypothesize that we’ll never entirely…

jarmstrongAugust 8, 2014

Clinician’s Corner: the Psychological Science of Self-Control Drug abuseDrug rehab

Clinician’s Corner: the Psychological Science of Self-Control

Often family members of our patients will be frustrated and confused over the perception of…

jarmstrongAugust 8, 2014

Gene for alcoholism discovered, may lead to addiction prevention Drug abuseDrug rehab

Gene for alcoholism discovered, may lead to addiction prevention

What makes an alcoholic an alcoholic? Most of us know the answer, but from a…

jarmstrongAugust 8, 2014

Cocaine toxicity discovery opens new doors for research Drug abuseDrug rehab

Cocaine toxicity discovery opens new doors for research

This may come as surprise, but despite a history which extends thousands of years into…

jarmstrongAugust 8, 2014

Are there reasons to avoid medication-based treatment? Drug abuseDrug rehab

Are there reasons to avoid medication-based treatment?

“Non-drug interventions would be an enormous step forward in drug abuse treatment, which currently relies…

jarmstrongAugust 8, 2014

Some depressing numbers: antidepressants and type-II diabetes Drug abuseDrug rehab

Some depressing numbers: antidepressants and type-II diabetes

$46.7 million prescriptions were issued in 2011 in the UK. In the United States, it…

jarmstrongAugust 8, 2014