Tag: Addiction

Researchers release a new tool to help rural communities understand the resources needed to combat the opioid epidemic A study ...

Female smokers experienced more stress and craving than male smokers after viewing cellphone-delivered stress-inducing images, report addiction researchers at the ...

Sexual minorities -- people who are attracted to members of the same sex or who identify as gay, lesbian or ...

Response to HIV/AIDS crisis provides valuable lessons for meeting challenges of ongoing opioid epidemic New York, NY (January 24, 2019)--Drug ...

Study finds those who entered recovery from 2006 to 2015 quit smoking sooner than those entering recovery 20 years earlier ...

Annual fall conference celebrates 100th anniversary of renowned psychiatric hospital Stockbridge, MA - January 23, 2019 - The Austen Riggs ...

Adolescents and young adults living in states with more liberal policies reported higher average rates of past-year cannabis use than ...

Naloxone-dispensing device AntiOD aims to educate the public and make overdose reversal medication more accessibleCredit: Andrew Higley/UC Creative Services Like ...

Reactive attachment disorder is a disorder of social functioning where the child's ability to form normal attachment relationships is disrupted. ...

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 22, 2019 - Positive interactions on social media are not making young adults feel more connected, whereas negative ...

A new study on intergenerational transmission of trauma has found evidence that Holocaust survivors suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and ...

Young adults who use drugs find fentanyl test strips useful, residue testing more convenient and testing at home more private, ...

Many individuals cite prescription opioids as their gateway to illicit opioid use. However, while prescription opioids are involved in more ...

Brief, text-based, self-administered exercises can significantly increase in-the-moment happiness for adults recovering from substance use disorders, report researchers at the ...

New data from Emory, UAlbany, and CDC show nine states make up more than 50 percent of Hepatitis C infectionsCredit: ...

NIH-funded study sheds new light on brain circuits related to affective and social dysfunction A new study in rodents has ...

The number of Americans taking a dangerous combination of opioids along with drugs commonly prescribed for pain, insomnia and anxiety ...

Patients only took less than 5 percent of prescribed amount, and one in five did not take any opioid medication ...

Credit: Florida Atlantic University's Brain Institute Cocaine is a highly addictive psychostimulant that induces complex molecular, cellular and behavioral responses. ...

Study finds that most substance use disorder treatment facilities still do not offer medication treatment for opioid use disorder Despite ...