High-density of alcohol outlets and advertising affect youth drinking
Study of Tanzanian urban youth shows a comprehensive alcohol policy could help curb adolescent alcohol use June 12, 2019 -- ...
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Study counters narrative that street homeless are ‘service resistant’
Interviews with New York City homeless by researchers from the NYU Silver School of Social Work show impact of bureaucratic ...
Supportive families and schools help prevent substance use among trans youth: UBC study
Credit: University of British Columbia Strong family and school connections are helping prevent transgender youth from smoking cigarettes and using ...
Weight-loss patients at higher risk of death from substance use disorders
PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2019 - The death rate from drug- and alcohol-related causes in people who've had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ...
LGBT-identifying females are at increased risk of substance use in early adolescence
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Females who identify as sexual minorities face an increased risk of substance use that shows up as ...
State alcohol policies may affect aggression- and driving-related harms from someone else’s drinking
Credit: Thomas Greenfield New research suggests that state alcohol policies may be effective in reducing aggression-related and driving-related harms due ...
LGBTQ adolescents experiencing weight-based bullying found to have increased substance use
Teens experiencing weight-based bullying also reported poorer mental health and lower perceived health Hartford, CT - Weight-based victimization among sexual ...
Expert in dynamical systems elected a fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers
NYU Tandon's Maurizio Porfiri recognized for wide-ranging research spanning biomimetic robotics, collective behavior, multiphysics modeling, and complex systemsCredit: NYU Tandon ...
Potential novel biomarker for alcohol dependence
(Boston)--Specific molecules (small noncoding microRNAs or miRNAs) found in saliva may be able to predict alcohol dependence as biomarkers. This ...
Collaborative Research Center dedicated to the study of control in addiction
Approximately 10 million people in Germany are addicted to either alcohol, tobacco, prescription drugs or illegal drugs. A small percentage ...
Young carers’ futures look bleak without flexible school support
Young Australians providing care for family members with mental illnesses, alcohol and drug addictions are struggling to keep up with ...
The message that addiction is a disease makes substance users less likely to seek help
Research finds that people with substance-use problems who read a message describing addiction as a disease are less likely to ...
GWAS identifies new risk loci for harmful alcohol use
A unique sample of African-American and European-American participants provides insight into the genetics of alcohol use Philadelphia, May 28, 2019 ...
Growing up high: Neurobiological consequences of adolescent cannabis use
Canadian neuroscientists offer insights into the long-term effects of adolescent cannabis use About one in five Canadian adolescents uses cannabis ...
Cocktails with Cleopatra?
Israeli scientists resurrect yeast from ancient beer jugs to recreate 5,000-year-old brewCredit: Yaniv Berman/Israel Antiquities Authority. What kind of beer ...
Project to deter opioid tampering wins top Addiction Science Award
NIDA announces awardees at the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering FairCredit: National Institute on Drug Abuse A 14-year-old's innovative ...
Healthy habits could avoid 27% of cancer cases in Brazil
A study by Brazilian researchers in partnership with Harvard estimates the impact of five risk factors on the incidence of ...
Why some red wines taste ‘dry’
Wine connoisseurs can easily discriminate a dry red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, from a fruitier red, like Pinot Noir. ...
Gender impacts brain activity in alcoholics
May lead to gender-specific treatment (Boston)--Compared to alcoholic women, alcoholic men have more diminished brain activity in areas responsible for ...
Alcohol ads in sport fuel drinking culture
Repeated exposure to alcohol advertising in sport - either at venues or during media coverage of matches - can have ...
