Addiction is a long-term condition, like asthma, diabetes, or high blood pressure. Of course, the goal is to stop using drugs or alcohol completely and not relapse. But when you see your addiction as ...

Achieving complete remission should be considered the standard of care in antidepressant treatment (Thase, 1999). Succinctly, the goals of antidepressant therapy should be to: (1) reduce and ...

Whether you’ve recently received a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma or you’re nearing the end of your treatment regimen, you may have questions about “remission” and “relapse.” Remission is a term that ...

I never get over the weirdness of introducing myself to a group of people at a 12-step meeting. “Hi, I’m T and I’m an addict,” is how I have started a lot of conversations. Other people in recovery ...

ORLANDO, Florida — A first-of-its-kind study has shown that for patients with follicular lymphoma (FL), measurements of minimal residual disease (MRD) can be used to predict risk for relapse.

Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) is the intensive but optimal therapy for higher risk acute types of leukemia (AML, ALL, CML in accelerated phase (AP) or blast crisis (BC)) and ...

Relapse isn’t a failure. It’s a signal. It tells us that something deeper is still driving our old behaviors. For decades, I’ve studied the science of addiction, relapse, and behavior change through ...

May 1, 2012 (New Orleans, Louisiana) — Results of a large randomized trial have shown that the combination interferon beta-1a and glatiramer acetate was not more effective than either agent alone on ...