Tuesday 28 February 2017

From heroin addiction to alcohol-related problems

(University of Zurich) Methadone programs and long-term therapy using other opioids evidently work. People addicted to heroin consume less heroin, cocaine and even alcohol at the beginning of the treatment. As a long-term study conducted by the University Psychiatric Hospital and the University of Zurich reveals, however, the alcohol consumption among these patients has increased considerably since the 1990s.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2l98LLC

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