WVU researcher studies link between caffeine, sleep and alcohol use in middle-schoolers
Credit: West Virginia University Research into young people's drinking habits tends to focus on high school and college students. Middle ...
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Competitive people are more prone to drug consumption
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba (Spain) Hostile and competitive people are more likely to give in to drug consumption, according to ...
Investigating the full spectrum of suicide
New self-injury mortality study allows closer look at trends in suicide and drug overdose deathsCredit: McLean Hospital A recent study ...
Internship program will help address opioid epidemic in underserved communities
$1.2 million grant will expand clinical training to 21 additional predoctoral interns through 2021Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - ...
‘Sticky’ gene may help Valium calm nerves
NIH mouse study could prompt scientists to rethink how benzodiazepines workCredit: Courtesy of Lu lab, NIH/NINDS. Between 1999 and 2017, ...
Study finds public support for health care providers talking about gun safety
Credit: University of California Regents (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Most Californians find gun safety conversations that take place in the exam ...
American Journal of Roentgenology reviews vaping-associated lung injury findings
AJR details patterns of inhalation lung injury associated with vaporizers and e-cigarettes: hypersensitivity pneumonitis, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, acute eosinophilic pneumonia, ...
McLean Hospital received federal funding to help tackle national opioid crisis
NIH funds nearly $1 billion in opioid-related research through NIH HEAL InitiativeCredit: McLean Hospital As part of its efforts to ...
Four Loko continues to wreak havoc among young drinkers
New studies from George Mason University show that young drinkers still dangerously underestimate alcohol contentCredit: George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) ...
WVU-led study reveals uptick in suicide and fatal drug overdoses among blacks, Hispanics, women
Credit: Jennifer Shephard/West Virginia University To classify a death as a suicide, medical examiners and coroners rely on hard evidence, ...
WVU receives CDC award to curb vaping and opioid abuse, improve health outcomes in West Virginia
Credit: West Virginia University West Virginia University's efforts to address chronic disease and substance abuse prevention, growing concerns related to ...
A breath test for opioids
Credit: Cristina Davis, UC Davis A test to detect opioid drugs in exhaled breath has been developed by engineers and ...
UIC researchers tackle opioid use among kidney disease patients
NIH awards UIC $2.8 millionCredit: UI Health The University of Illinois at Chicago has received $2.8 million in funding from ...
Addictive de-vices: How we can unplug from this 21st century epidemic
Credit: Helena Lopes We spend our days looking at them, talking to them, and touching them. They increasingly consume our ...
Designing a new class of drugs to treat chronic pain
UC Davis researchers receive $1.5 million grant from NIH's HEAL InitiativeCredit: UC Davis Health A UC Davis research team, led ...
Teen study reveals how schools influence e-cigarette use, outlines prevention strategies
Credit: Unsplash: Lucas Clarysse When e-cigarettes hit the U.S. market in 2007, they were promoted to adult smokers as a ...
Bertha Madras receives Innovator Award from the College on Problems of Drug Dependence
Credit: McLean Hospital The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) has presented McLean Hospital's Bertha K. Madras, PhD, with ...
US government backs Sydney spinout company Kinoxis Therapeutics to fight opioid addiction
Funding to support development of a potential treatment for opioid withdrawalCredit: Stefanie Zingsheim/University of Sydney Kinoxis Therapeutics has been awarded ...
Harmful metals found in vapors from tank-style electronic cigarettes
UC Riverside study analyzed six popular e-cigarette tanks and their atomizersCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A team ...
Wayne State/Henry Ford Health System lead $4 million Detroit-based NIH HEAL Initiative
Research to aid in increasing long-term recovery from opioid addictionCredit: National Institutes of Health DETROIT - The National Institutes of ...
