Study: EMC2 tools improved safe dosing of opioids but had no influence on actual use
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- A study to evaluate ...
Tag: Addiction
Smoking cessation treatment targets adolescents
Researchers at MUSC seek smoking cessation treatments designed for adolescents rather than merely adapted from adultsCredit: Sarah Pack, MUSC Preventable ...
FAU and Georgia State partner to assist children and families affected by addiction
US Department of Health and Human Services awards $2.64 million grant to improve outcomes in GeorgiaCredit: Florida Atlantic University About ...
New tool to assess digital addiction in children
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 9, 2019--A new study developed and validated a tool for ...
Regional trends in overdose deaths reveal multiple opioid epidemics, according to new study
Credit: David Peters AMES, Iowa - The United States is suffering from several different simultaneous opioid epidemics, rather than just ...
Pregnant smokers at higher risk for gestational diabetes, Hebrew University study finds
Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash 90 Smoking during pregnancy is one of the most significant risk factors for poor pregnancy outcomes. In ...
New protein function could be key to treatment of drug addiction and behavioral disorders
Scientists reveal new findings about the neural circuit involved in the reward stimulus, which plays a major role in drug ...
Chronic opioid treatment may raise risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, study finds
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA While opioids are often prescribed to treat people with trauma-related pain, a new UCLA-led study suggests doctors ...
Highly sensitive epigenomic technology combats disease
Credit: Virginia Tech Much remains unknown about diseases and the way our bodies respond to them, in part because the ...
Distress tolerance plays role in alcohol use and abuse among firefighters
PTSD symptom severity also related to heavy drinkingCredit: University of Houston New findings by a University of Houston psychology professor ...
Social media could be a force for good in tackling depression but for privacy concerns
Credit: Brighton and Sussex Medical School Social media has been identified by a number of studies as being a significant ...
Research: Alcohol and tobacco policies can reduce cancer deaths
Credit: Pixabay Policies aimed at cutting alcohol and tobacco consumption, including the introduction of random breath testing programs and bans ...
Survey: Most teenagers in legalized states see marijuana marketing on social media
UMass Amherst researcher says more restrictions needed to protect youthCredit: UMass Amherst Despite restrictions on paid advertising cannabis on social ...
What leads to compulsive alcohol use? New experiments into binge drinking provide answers
Credit: Vanderbilt University Occasional binge drinking isn't uncommon, but about 30 percent of all adults exposed to alcohol go on ...
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