Heavy drinkers consuming more than half of all alcohol
Credit: Unsplash La Trobe University researchers have found the heaviest drinking 10 per cent of Australians drink over half the ...
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Universities lead effort to help Appalachians trapped by opioid epidemic
Researchers team up with health care and service providers to confront opioid problemCredit: Virginia Tech Go to Google and type: ...
PCORI Board approves $45 million to support research on opioid use disorders, cancer pain
WASHINGTON (April 16, 2019) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $44.6 million to fund ...
Indicators of despair rising among Gen X-ers entering middle age
Indicators of despair--depression, suicidal ideation, drug use and alcohol abuse--are rising among Americans in their late 30s and early 40s ...
Fentanyl deaths up 122 percent in West Virginia, say WVU researchers
Credit: WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--If heroin is coffee, fentanyl is espresso. Just as a miniscule cup of espresso can hype you ...
International Neuromodulation Society announces 14th World Congress
SYDNEY, Australia - The International Neuromodulation Society (INS) will hold its 14th World Congress from May 25 through May 30, ...
Cell-type specific mechanism for formation and retrieval of cocaine-associated memories
Credit: Kanazawa University The environmental context in which addicts experience the rewarding effects of cocaine can readily elicit cocaine-associated memories. ...
Sniffing pleasant odors may decrease cigarette craving
Novel strategy could be useful component of comprehensive smoking cessation plan, study says WASHINGTON -- Smokers who are trying to ...
Opioid epidemic may have cost US governments $37.8 billion in tax revenue
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The opioid epidemic may have cost U.S. state and federal governments up to $37.8 billion in ...
Opioid addiction treatment in teens focus of new project
HERSHEY, Pa. -- Substance use disorders continue to rise at alarming rates among adolescents, with opioid abuse contributing to this ...
Neurostimulation for chronic pain, bladder conditions, and movement disorders
Free public event in Sydney, Australia, on May 26, 2019 WHAT: Free public event in Sydney, Australia: "Neurostimulation: An established ...
Novel study creates new metric to illustrate disadvantaged areas nationwide
Ohio, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia have the highest disparity between opioid-related deaths and access to treatment providers ...
JUUL electronic cigarette products linked to cellular damage
Study by UC Riverside and Portland State University scientists finds nicotine concentrations in JUULs is dangerously high Little is known ...
Forcing a smile for customers linked with more drinking after work
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Employees who force themselves to smile and be happy in front of customers -- or who ...
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