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Pessimism Drives Risky Behavior In Teens

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Researchers have discovered that one in seven adolescents believe that it is highly likely that they will die before age 35, and ...
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Slow Recovery From Methamphetamine Use

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
A new study suggests that it takes at least a year for former methamphetamine users to regain impulse control. In the report published ...
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Dramatic Increase in Drinking Among Women College Students

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Women college students have seen their rates of binge drinking increase dramatically -- nearly 40 percent -- since the introduction ...
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Novel Method To Study Gambling Addictions

Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Researchers have created the world's first animal laboratory experiment to successfully model human gambling. The advance will help scientists develop ...
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Emotional Music Triggers Addictive Brain Activity

Monday, June 15th, 2009
A Canadian research group has found the pleasure centers in the brain that respond to drug craving are also active when ...
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Navy Environment Fosters Drinking

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
The nature of the U.S. Navy workplace leads to higher heavy drinking for sailors than for civilians, according ...
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Disabilities Increase Risk of Tobacco Dependence

Monday, June 8th, 2009
New research discovers the risk of tobacco addiction is especially severe for people with developmental or intellectual disabilities. And the medical ...
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Daily Drinking Can Lead to Binging

Friday, May 29th, 2009
According to new research, the practice of sipping wine, beer or spirits three to four times per week increases the risk of ...
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Substance Abuse Funding Targets Treatment, Not Prevention

Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Only a tiny percentage of government funding for drug and substance abuse -- about 2 percent -- is used for prevention, while 96 percent is spent on ...
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Brain Disconnect in Cocaine Addiction

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Parts of the brain involved in monitoring behaviors and emotions show different levels of activity in cocaine users relative to non-drug users, even ...
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