Journal of Yoga Practice and Therapy

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Casey J Mace Firebaugh Author

Subjects of specialization
Drug addiction

Affiliation
Assistant Professor of Public Health, College of Education and Professional Studies, Central Washington University

Biography

Dr. Casy Mace Firebaugh is an Assistant Professor of Public Health at University of Washington. She has pursued her PhD in General Practice and Primary Care- Population Health from University of Auckland, New Zealand. She teaches many courses including Drugs and health, Foundations of Public Health, Environmental Health, Infectious and Non-infectious diseases, Trends in Public Health and Theories of Health Behavior.


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Research Article Open Access

The Inclusion of Yoga with Traditional Drug Addiction Treatment: A Systematic Review of the Evidence

Author(s):

Kathleen Lawson, Casey J Mace Firebaugh and Brandon Eggleston

Background: Drug addiction is an ever-increasing problem in the United States. Though many people seek treatment for their addiction, many return to their addiction post treatment exposing an inadequacy of current treatment methods. This research hypothesizes that the inclusion of yoga with traditional treatment of addiction benefits current treatment programs a form of complementary therapy.

Methods: Peer-reviewed journal articles within the past ten years were used in this systematic literature review. The articles were taken from the following databases: PubMed, ProQuest, and Science Direct.

Results: A total of 15 peer reviewed journal articles were included in this systematic review. Each article focused on yoga ... view moreĀ»

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