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Opioid Use Among Those with Depression

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Experts are concerned with a finding that suggests chronic pain patients with a history of depression are much more likely ...

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Dieters Face Similar Problems as Drug Abusers

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Researchers have discovered irregular eating of foods rich in fat and sugar can cause changes in the brain comparable ...

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Collateral Damage from Gambling

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Gambling is often perceived as a harmless pastime that may enable an individual to retreat from the daily grind and provide ...

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Adolescent Gambling Linked to Conduct Disorders

Monday, October 26th, 2009

New research has determined that one in 10 adolescent boys have symptoms of conduct disorder, as well ...

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New Test Screens Teen Sex and Substance Abuse

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Although authorities acknowledge that alcohol and drug use are associated with risky adolescent ...

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New Program Helps Mental Health Patients Stop Smoking

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Experts say that tobacco use among mental health patients account for nearly half of all cigarettes consumed in the United ...

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New Research Strategy for Substance Abuse

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Substance abuse now accounts for one in 14 hospital admissions and billions in health care costs. Accordingly, leading scientists have presented a ...

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Modeling To Prevent Teen Behaviors

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Researchers are investigating the ways in which parents and peers influence teenagers on the use of tobacco, alcohol and ...

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Economic Stress May Have Health Benefits

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

A new University of Michigan study has a surprising twist as researchers discover U.S. life expectancy increased by 6.2 years during the Great Depression. Life expectancy rose from 57.1 years in 1929 to 63.3 years in ...

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