Smokers increasingly using e-cigarettes to quit, New Zealand survey shows
Credit: University of Otago People who smoke are increasingly using e-cigarettes to try to quit smoking, a study by researchers ...
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IU researchers receive grant to study potential new opioid addiction treatment
Credit: IU School of Medicine Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are testing use of tezampanel, a novel antagonist ...
Preparing future clinicians to intervene in opioid crisis
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 17, 2020) - Opioid use disorder and overdose have reached unprecedented levels around the world. ...
A scientific first: How psychedelics bind to key brain cell receptor
This work, published in Cell and led by the UNC-Chapel Hill lab of Bryan L. Roth, MD, PhD, sets the ...
New UH National Research Center to address health disparities in underserved areas
With $11.8 million award, new center is a 'game changer' for community healthCredit: University of Houston Slated to have a ...
Accurate labels like ‘aerosol’ or ‘chemicals’ increase perceived risks of e-cigarette use
George Mason study reveals that labeling e-cigarette emissions as 'chemicals' or 'aerosols' rather than 'vapor' increases the perceived risk of ...
Nicotine vapour more rewarding for adolescents than adults
Credit: University of Guelph University of Guelph researchers are the first to discover that adolescents react differently to e-cigarette vapour ...
Potent drug supply drop, not domestic drug policies, likely behind 2018 OD death downturn
Credit: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16, 2020 - The slight decline in drug overdose ...
UTEP partnership receives federal grant to combat opioid abuse in West Texas counties
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre, UTEP Communications. EL PASO, Texas - The University of Texas at El Paso's Minority AIDS Research ...
Vaping, marijuana use in 2019 rose in college-age adults
Increases are among the largest in history of national studyCredit: National Institute on Drug Abuse Vaping marijuana and vaping nicotine ...
Virtual reality trains public to reverse opioid overdoses
Credit: Penn Nursing The United States has seen a 200% increase in the rate of deaths by opioid overdose in ...
Substance use disorders linked to COVID-19 susceptibility
NIH research finds higher risk and worse outcomes for those with addictionCredit: NIAID A National Institutes of Health-funded study found ...
Researchers discover gene that could decrease likelihood of developing alcoholic cirrhosis
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are learning more about how a person's genes ...
Binge-drinkers’ brains have to work harder to feel empathy for others
Credit: Dr Charlotte Rae People who binge-drink show more extensive dysfunction across their brains than previously realised, a new study ...
Opioid prescriptions for knee surgery vary widely from state to state
Strength of the average prescription is at levels linked to an increased risk of overdose deathCredit: Texas A&M University Health ...
UC study: Secondhand smoke sends more kids to the hospital
New research by UC reveals kids exposed to tobacco smoke have higher rates of hospital admissionsCredit: Provided/Ashley Merianos Children who ...
Tel Aviv University study sheds light on brain mechanism activated by uncertainty
Findings are relevant to an understanding of the neural mechanisms present in mental disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder and ...
UC Riverside researcher awarded NIH grants to study mental health and opioid use
Andrew Subica will focus his research on marginalized US populationsCredit: UCR School of Medicine. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Grants from the ...
Beam me up: Researchers use ‘behavioral teleporting’ to study social interactions
NYU Tandon professor Maurizio Porfiri 'teleports' behavior of live zebrafish from one tank to another in real time, allowing researchers ...
IUPUI study looks at prevention strategy for substance use disorder
Credit: Indiana University There are well documented risk factors associated with developing substance use disorder across all age groups. A ...
