Cranial electro-stimulation for the amelioration of drug withdrawal symptoms among recovering addicts

• Main Author: Shahab, Syed Alwi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/22670/1/Cranial_Electro-Stimulation_for_the_Amelioration_of_Drug_Withdrawal.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/22670/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The problem of drug addiction is receiving urgent attention. Foremost among the treatment problems among drug addicts is the need to help them through the psychologically and physiologically demanding period of withdrawal. The body reacts during this state with a rebound stress response which incl...