Study Shows A-CHESS Addiction Support App Helps Prevent Relapse [Video]
A-CHESS Results of a randomized clinical trial published online Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry showed that a smartphone-based application could provide effective continuing “care” to patients with alcohol use disorders. The study monitored 349 patients … Read more on Guardian Liberty Voice

Brain Differences in Some Drug Users May Signal Risk of Addiction
They noted that it may be possible to “exercise” weak areas of the brain, where weakened neuronal activity is associated with a higher tendency to addiction. “Right now there are no treatments for stimulant addiction and the relapse rate is upward of … Read more on PsychCentral.com

Mindfulness therapy helps prevent drug and alcohol relapse
One year after treatment for substance abuse, far fewer participants who got relapse-prevention training including mindfulness techniques had used drugs or alcohol compared to those given relapse-prevention therapy alone or a standard 12-step program. Read more on Reuters UK

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The sober app studied joins a host of others that serve as electronic shoulder angels, featuring a variety of options for trying to prevent alcoholics and drug addicts from relapsing. Adults released from in-patient alcoholism treatment centers who got … Read more on The State