Study contests use of smoked cannabis in treatment of cocaine addiction
Researchers in Brazil evaluated cocaine and crack addicts undergoing rehabilitation for six months and observed a higher relapse rate and ...
Tag: Addiction
Chemicals between us: Surprising effects of oxytocin on cocaine addiction
Medical University of South Carolina researchers use the colloquially known 'love hormone' oxytocin as potential therapeutic for cocaine addicts with ...
Voluntary limit-setting can keep intense online gamblers in check
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 15, 2020--A new study has shown that, among online gamblers, ...
In mice, alcohol dependence results in brain-wide remodeling of functional architecture
Novel imaging technologies produce first whole-brain atlas at single-cell resolution, revealing how alcohol addiction -- and abstinence -- change neural ...
Research shows nasal spray antidote is easiest to give for opioid overdose
Study assessed ability of people without training to administer naloxoneCredit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - ...
New $3 million project to study opioid medication use in criminal justice setting
Credit: UK Photo | Mark Cornelison LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 9, 2020) - The University of Kentucky recently received $3 million ...
Mayo Clinic researchers pursue single-dose gene therapy to treat cocaine addiction
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 7, 2020--In a radical new approach to treat cocaine addition, ...
Vaping lung injury symptoms have been reported online for at least seven years
UC Riverside research used internet data mining to monitor health effects reported by electronic cigarette users over timeCredit: I. Pittalwala, ...
A molecular map of the brain’s decision-making area
Credit: Juan Perez Fernandez Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have come one step closer toward understanding how the part of our ...
Gender-tailored treatment could ease opioid epidemic
UMass Amherst researcher says prevention needs to start in the primary care settingCredit: UMass Amherst Gender-tailored methods to address the ...
Hepatitis C-positive donors a viable option to expand heart donor pool
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Patients who were transplanted with hearts from hepatitis C-positive donors had comparable outcomes after one ...
Following scientific literature review, Imperial Brands calls for legalisation of snus in EU
Credit: Imperial Brands Following a new literature review* of the harm reduction potential of snus, Imperial Brands - owners of ...
Booze on the brain
Why is drinking in moderation so difficult for some people?Credit: Santa Clara University SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 18, 2019 -- ...
Vaping of marijuana on the rise among teens
NIH's 2019 Monitoring the Future survey finds continuing declines in prescription opioid misuse, tobacco cigarettes, and alcoholCredit: University of Michigan ...
Researchers awarded $3.1 million to address vaping epidemic among youth
Credit: UTHealth As e-cigarette use by young people reaches epidemic proportions, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center ...
Scientists reveal the neural basis of confirmation bias
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC neuroscientists show why it is difficult to re-evaluate past judgmentsCredit: Virginia Tech An international ...
With novel technique, new study is first to definitively map the early development of PTSD
Disease proceeds along two independent tracks, suggesting new treatment approachesCredit: ER24 EMS Ltd. Most people who experience severe trauma recover ...
Scientists discover key neural circuit regulating alcohol consumption
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Zoe McElligott, PhD, found that alcohol consumption is regulated by the activity of ...
Study supports long-term benefits of non-drug therapies for pain
Findings based on review of more than 140,000 Veteran health recordsCredit: John Liston A new study based on Veterans Affairs ...
‘Financial infidelity’: What defines it, who is at risk, and what are the consequences?
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Romantic partners aren't always honest about money in their relationships, but when does hiding ...
