Buzzed flies reveal important step to intoxication
Discovery advances work on antidotes to hangover and intoxicationCredit: Courtesy Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - As New Year's Eve approaches, ...
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College binge drinkers are posting while drunk, 'addicted' to social media
PISCATAWAY, NJ - College students who binge drink are frequently posting on social media while intoxicated and show signs of ...
Urine drug testing may be important in early phases of addiction treatment
A new study performed by Boston Medical Center (BMC) and faculty at the Boston University School of Medicine shows that ...
Prisoners who are sanctioned more are more likely to re-offend
Many prisons today use sanctions to discipline prisoners, including segregating them from other inmates, transferring them away from other inmates, ...
Do personality traits of compulsive users of social media overlap with problem drinking?
A study published in the Australian Journal of Psychology found certain similarities and differences in personality traits when comparing compulsive ...
Amphetamine use, abuse and dependence claim lines increased over 3,000 percent in 10 years
Anxiety claim lines rose over 200 percent, FAIR Health study showsCredit: FAIR Health NEW YORK, NY--December 18, 2018--Private insurance claim ...
Study: Children of problem drinkers more likely to marry someone with a drinking problem
The study also reveals that children of parents with alcohol use disorder are more likely to marry at younger ages ...
Early postpartum opioids linked with persistent usage
Vanderbilt researchers have published findings indicating that regardless of whether a woman delivers a child by cesarean section or by ...
Teens using vaping devices in record numbers
Opioid misuse at record lows with marijuana use remaining stableCredit: University of Michigan America's teens report a dramatic increase in ...
Dopamine's yin-yang personality: It's an upper and a downer
Known as a reward that makes us seek pleasure, dopamine also reinforces avoidance of painCredit: Christine Liu graphic For decades, ...
The surprising upward link between college alcohol consumption and physical activity
Study to examine why those who exercise more drink mostCredit: University of Houston Upending conventional wisdom that physical activity can ...
Study highlights correlations between violent death and substance use
Consumption of alcohol or at least one drug was associated with over half the violent deaths that occurred in São ...
VCU researchers test effectiveness of anti-opioid vaccine
Credit: VCU Virginia Commonwealth University researchers are testing a vaccine against opioid abuse developed by the Scripps Research Institute in ...
Study sheds light on alcohol misuse among never-deployed reservists
Problem alcohol use more common among Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers who have greater negative emotions over having never ...