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Tennessee to Spend Over Million for Nine New Recovery Courts

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The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) announced last week its plans to create new recovery courts that will be instrumental in fighting the state's mental health and substance abuse problems. Recovery …
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Drug May Aid in Alcohol Dependence, but Safety Concerns Linger

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"Varenicline does appear to help reduce drinking in alcohol-dependent individuals, at least in some of them," lead investigator Raye Z. Litten, PhD, associate director of the Division of Treatment and Recovery Research, National Institute on Alcohol …
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The Heart and Mind of Addiction

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Recovery, the authors correctly note, is in the end "a project of the heart and mind." The search for a magic bullet — the one I yearned for in the throes of my addiction — is pure folly, Satel and Lilienfeld conclude. Brainwashed — which also …
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