This is a neuron on nicotine
Nicotine works inside cells to reinforce addictionCredit: Caltech/Lester laboratory When a person takes a puff on a cigarette, nicotine floods ...
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New study examines the way estrogen affects methamphetamine addiction
Research identifies one possible explanation for why male and female rats react differently to methamphetamineCredit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of ...
Heavy drinking in teens causes lasting changes in emotional center of brain
Binge drinking in adolescence has been shown to have lasting effects on the wiring of the brain and is associated ...
New data suggests nicotine while pregnant alters genes
Findings may point to potential cure for addictionCredit: University of Houston The Akay Lab biomedical research team at the University ...
HEROES program awarded more than $2 million to continue opioid intervention outreach in Houston
Credit: Photo by Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth The Houston Emergency Response Opioid Engagement System (HEROES) was recently awarded two grants that will ...
Training the prescriber
An institutional effort to reduce the amount of opioids prescribed following lumbar surgeryCredit: © 2018 American Association of Neurological Surgeons. ...
Rutgers study finds rise in overdoses from opioids in diarrhea drug
Misuse of over-the-counter drugs with the ingredient loperamide can result in cardiac failure A Rutgers study has uncovered a new ...
Study predicts worsening of overdose crisis, limits of focusing on prescription opioids
A study from investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Institute for Technology Assessment projects that the opioid overdose epidemic ...
Common e-cigarette chemical flavorings may impair lung function
Boston, MA - Two chemicals widely used to flavor electronic cigarettes may be impairing the function of cilia in the ...
Care following opioid overdoses in West Virginia falls short
Only about 10 percent received recommended treatment following an opioid overdose, study suggests Only a small fraction of people who ...
Opioid addiction effects on bones is subject of NIJ research grant
Forensic anthropologist to study how opioids impact the microscopic bone structures used to estimate age-at-deathCredit: The University of Akron Bones ...
Heavy drinking may change DNA — Leading to increased craving for alcohol
Genetic vicious cycle may reinforce risky drinking behavior, Rutgers-led study saysCredit: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Binge and ...
The Lancet: Major progress against hepatitis C by 2030 is possible, but will need vast improvements in screening, prevention and treatment
First global estimates to determine the impact of improved prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and examine how achievable the WHO elimination ...
High rates of opioid prescriptions may be linked to poor labor force participation
Credit: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Prescription opioids may be negatively affecting labor force participation and unemployment nationwide, according to findings ...