Using fMRI to Treat Substance Abuse and Chronic Pain

Using fMRI to treat substance abuse and chronic pain – Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, will be using stimulus funds to see if real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging could be used to help relieve the agony that people experience as they try to free themselves of substance abuse. Now, thanks to the national economic stimulus program, Mackey will receive 1559 over the next two years to expand upon his earlier work, using fMRI to register how blood flow to the brain may change under different circumstances.

News staffers receive award for drug series

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Day One provides training and education, screening, referrals and treatment for young people dealing with substance abuse and mental health issues. Were you interviewed for this story? If so, please fill out our accuracy form · Send Question/Comment to …
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Birmingham nonprofit gets .5 million for HIV prevention and subtance abuse …

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A Birmingham nonprofit has been awarded $ 2.5 million to implement a program to provide substance abuse treatment and HIV prevention services in four rural Alabama counties. The Aletheia House will get $ 500,000 per year for five years from the federal …
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