by Bahman Mahdavi | Mar 28, 2013 | NCADD Articles
Written with Michael Ballue CADC II, BSBA The harmful use of alcohol is the third leading risk factor for poor health worldwide and the estimated costs of alcohol abuse in the United States, which encompass lost productivity as well as medical problems, top $220...
by Bahman Mahdavi | Feb 27, 2013 | NCADD Articles
Written with Michael Ballue CADC II, BSBA Our society pays far more attention to disease treatment than disease prevention. And some of the reasons for this are understandable. When medical-scientific technology saves lives, for example, the outcomes often generate...
by Bahman Mahdavi | Feb 1, 2013 | NCADD Articles
Sedative-hypnotic medications are not good choices for individuals with addiction. Even those with vulnerability to addiction due to, for example, a family history of alcohol dependence, run a higher risk of developing problems. Nevertheless, some medical...
by Bahman Mahdavi | Jan 7, 2013 | NCADD Articles
Confused about healthcare financing and where it’s headed? What about future access to addiction treatment? These days it’s hard not to be confused; the experts can’t even agree on what’s happening now, never mind on what will happen next. ...
by Bahman Mahdavi | Oct 2, 2012 | NCADD Articles
Addiction treatment and other mental health professionals are accustomed to applying the diagnostic criteria published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in the 1994 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) and the 2000...
