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Health Problems
Addictions
research
Transcendental
Meditation lowers use of cigarettes, alcohol and drugs
Transcendental Meditation has been
shown to lead to a reduction in the use of alcohol, cigarettes and
non-prescribed drugs.
A review of nineteen reported
studies found there was a significant reduction when using Transcendental
Meditation compared with standard therapies and other techniques of
meditation and relaxation.
Over an 18-24 month period,
abstinence ranged from 51% to 89% when using Transcendental Meditation,
compared to only 21% for conventional substance abuse programmes.
Source : The
Scientific Research on Transcendental Meditation An
Introduction and Overview January 1998 Monahan
R, Secondary prevention of drug dependency through the Transcendental
Meditation programme in Metropolitan Philadelphia. International Journal
of the addictions, 1977, 12: 729-754 Ljunngren
G. Lakarttidningen, 1977, 74: 4212-4214 Gelderloos
P, 1991, 26(3): 293-325
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