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Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor […]

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Most reported substance use among adolescents held steady in 2022 National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA

For example, AAE has recently been linked to smaller whole hippocampal volume and increased volume of the right basal nucleus of the amygdala 100. Microglia have also been shown to be important mediators of alcohol’s neurotoxic effects 78, in addition to their known role in adolescent brain development 79. Thus, alcohol’s effects on microglia signaling […]

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The Risks of Combining Cymbalta and Alcohol

SNRIs alleviate depression by altering chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) used to transfer information between brain cells. Like most antidepressants, SNRIs create changes in brain chemistry and alter the communication between brain and nerve cells to regulate a person’s mood and relieve the symptoms of depression. These interactions can affect the drug’s therapeutic effects and increase the […]