Novel body awareness training to combat drug addiction

Mindful body awareness training may help women recover from drug addiction, say researchers as they find improvements in the study participants.

The findings suggests that the training helps people better understand the physical and emotional signals in their body and how they can respond to these to help them better regulate and engage in self-care.

We could teach this intervention successfully in 8 weeks to a very distressed population, and participants not only really learned these skills, they maintained increases in body awareness and regulation over the year long study period, said the lead author.

For the study, the team studied 187 women at 3 locations. The cohort, all women in treatment for substance use disorder(SUD), was split into 3 relatively equal groups.

Every group continued with their regular SUD trreatment. One group received SUD treatment only, another group was taught mindfulness technique in addition to treatment, and the 3rd group received a women's education curriculum in addition to treatment.

The training included one-on-one coaching in an outpatient setting, in addition to the substance use disorder treatment the women were already receiving. The intervention is called MIndful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT) and combines manual, mindfulness and psycho-educational approached to teach interoceptive awareness and related self-care skills. Women were tested at the beginning, and at 3, 6 and 12 months on a number of factors including substance use, distress craving, emotion regulation ( self-report and psychophysiology), mindfulness skills and interoceptive awareness.

The team found that there were lasting improvements in these areas for those who received the MABT intervention, but not for the other 2 study groups.

Those who received MABT relapsed less, the researcher said.

By learning to attend to their bodies, they learned important skills for better self-care, she noted.

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Mindful body awareness training may help women recover from drug addiction, say researchers as they find improvements in the study participants. The findings suggests that the training helps people better understand the physical and emotional signals in their body and how they can respond to these to help them better regulate and engage in self-care. "We could teach this intervention successfully in eight weeks to a very distressed population, and participants not only really learned these skills, they maintained increases in body awareness and regulation over the year-long study period," said lead author Cynthia J. Price from the University of Washington.

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5 symptoms of stroke that could save lives

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and adult disability, but quickly recognizing the signs of it and seeking immediate medical care from specialists can minimize the effects of the disease or even save a life, say an expert .

Stroke is no longer a disease only of the elderly. Nearly 20 per cent of strokes occur in people younger than age 55, and over the past decade, the average age at stroke occurrence has dropped from 71 to 69. 

"Five Sudden, Severe Symptoms," that could signal the onset of a stroke. 

-Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg on one side of the body. 

-Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding. 

-Sudden trouble seeing on one side. 

-Sudden, severe difficulty walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination. 

-Sudden, severe headache with no known cause. 

Any of these symptoms can occur in a mild, fleeting way and not be worrisome, but if any one of them comes on suddenly and is quite severe, it could signal the onset of a stroke, which increasingly is described as a "brain attack," because like a heart attack, a stroke requires immediate action to improve the odds against disability and death. 

It is estimated that two-thirds of stroke survivors have some disability.

"Clot-busting" drugs make it possible in some cases to stop a stroke in progress and even reverse damage. But the crucial element is time. If given within three hours of onset, the drugs improve outcomes by about 30 percent. 

Not every hospital or stroke centre has the facilities, staff or resources to provide complete care for every stroke patient, but many hospitals and health authorities are collaborating to establish regional stroke-treatment networks to be sure that even the most complex cases are rapidly transferred to a centre with the needed level of care. 

Still, no amount of readiness can make a difference unless someone recognizes the symptoms and calls emergency medical service providers.