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Topiramate and Alcohol Addiction Treatment

The National Insitute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) continues its active funding of research into new and more effective treatments for various kinds drug and alcohol dependence. Alcohol dependence afflicts about 4 percent of the adult U.S. population, and is the third leading cause of preventable death in this country – but only about 10 to 15 percent actually seek treatment for the...

TEDS Examines Substance Abuse Characteristics for Treatment Admissions (Part I)

The Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) is a summary report of information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of 1.8 million annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs in facilities that report to State data systems. This report covers admissions for 1997-2007. ...