Syracuse University sociologist part of team recognized for research on rural America
Credit: Syracuse University A research team of 39 investigators from 28 colleges and universities from across the United States has ...
Tag: Addiction
Motivation to seek cocaine is driven by elegant cellular communication
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and the National Institutes of Health uncover how drug cues change the ...
Nucleus accumbens recruited by cocaine, sugar are different
Credit: Sarah Pack Nucleus accumbens in the brain play a central role in the risk-reward circuit. Their operation is based ...
Society for Neuroscience recognizes Courtney Miller for advocacy efforts
The Louise Hanson Marshall Award honors individuals who have significantly promoted the professional development of women in neuroscience through teaching, ...
Rising opioid use during pandemic heightens need for safe drug disposal
UH Pharmacy professor receives $3.3 million grant for safe medication disposal education, researchCredit: University of Houston During the global coronavirus ...
Real-time opioid overdose tracking system helps show rise after COVID-19’s arrival
Suspected overdose deaths and naloxone rescue attempts by EMS up sharply in Michigan compared with 2019; first responders and public ...
UH Connor Integrative Health Network to study acupuncture in the ED with $2+ million grant
Study could lead to reduced utilization of opioids for painCredit: University Hospitals Jeffery Dusek, PhD, Director of Research at University ...
Opioid use disorder? Electronic health records help pinpoint probable patients
Researchers analyze EHR data in a new, retrospective cross-sectional studyCredit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University Opioid use disorder affects about ...
Changes in blood metabolite profile are visible years before diagnosis of alcohol-related disease
Credit: UEF / Raija Törrönen A new study from the University of Eastern Finland is the first in the world ...
Collaboration earns $1.35 million grant to reduce impact of substance abuse in Appalachia
Credit: West Virginia University McDowell County--in the southern coalfields of West Virginia--is the second-most at-risk in the nation for an ...
IU study examines effects of low-level lead exposure and alcohol consumption
Credit: Indiana University A new IU study examining effects of low-level developmental lead exposure in mice could explain why some ...
A call for more comprehensive smoking cessation programs for cancer patients who smoke
Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Programs designed to help cancer patients stop using tobacco should be considered ...
University of Cincinnati researcher examines genetic role in addiction
Study is among the first to examine methods of preventing opioid use disorderCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand In one ...
Scientists find neurochemicals have unexpectedly profound roles in the human brain
Dopamine, serotonin involved in sub-second perception, cognitionCredit: Virginia Tech In first-of-their-kind observations in the human brain, an international team of ...
NIH award to fund UArizona research on opioid addiction and relapse in postpartum women
The $2.3 million National Institutes of Health grant enables University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson's Dr. Alicia Allen to ...
New technologies link treatments to the patients who need them the most
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and Hollings Cancer Center explore remote methods for conducting smoking cessation clinical ...
Pandemic sets off future wave of worsening mental health issues
Worry, fear of COVID-19 amplifies risk of substance abuseCredit: University of Houston Long after a COVID-19 vaccination is developed and ...
Three genes predict success of naltrexone in alcohol dependence treatment
Variation in just three brain genes predicts how well a medication will work in treating a patient with alcohol use ...
New book on addiction from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Image generated by Alexander C.W. Smith, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. Cold Spring ...
UM receives largest single research award in its history
Montana university and its partners seek opioid vaccinesCredit: University of Montana/Tommy Martino MISSOULA - The National Institutes of Health has ...
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