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Substance Use Tied to Overactive Brain Reward Areas

April 19th, 2013
Substance Use Tied to Overactive Brain Reward Areas  New research suggests overactivity of specific brain reward regions may cause an individual to have greater cravings for drugs. Investigators from the Oregon Research Institute ...

Teen Smoking Influenced by Middle-School Peers, Parents

April 15th, 2013
Teen Smoking Influenced by Middle-School Peers, Parents New research suggests middle school peer groups influence an adolescent's smoking behavior more ...

Greater Marijuana Use Linked to More Severe Schizophrenia

April 13th, 2013
Greater Marijuana Use Linked to More Severe SchizophreniaNew research reveals that schizophrenia patients with a history of cannabis use have longer hospital stays and a higher rate of hospital readmission. They may also have ...

Risk Factors for Gambling Addiction Tied to Age

April 9th, 2013
Risk Factors for Gambling Addiction Tied to Age Age appears to play a critical factor for the development of pathological gambling, and the clinical course the addiction may follow. In a new ...

Thinking About Future Rewards Reduces Impulsiveness

April 5th, 2013
Thinking About Future Rewards Reduces Impulsiveness In today’s world, patience and self-discipline can be a challenge. New research probes why is it so hard for some people to resist the least little ...

Teen Smoking, Depression Up Risk of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

April 4th, 2013
Teen Smoking, Depression Up Risk of Postmenopausal OsteoporosisA new study finds that anxiety, depression and smoking during teenage years can lead to osteoporosis or bone ...

Heavy, Frequent Cannabis Use Linked to Mental Illness

April 3rd, 2013
Heavy, Frequent Cannabis Use Linked to Mental IllnessA new study suggests people with mental illness are more than seven times as likely to use marijuana weekly than ...

Teen Smoking Addiction Tied to Genes

March 30th, 2013
Teen Smoking Addiction Tied to GenesGenetics may help reveal why some teens become addicted so quickly to smoking cigarettes, according to new research. For the study, researchers analyzed ...

Parent Deployment Ups Risk of Child Substance Abuse

March 29th, 2013
Parent Deployment Ups Risk of Child Substance AbuseNew research suggests that deployment of a parent puts a child at an increased risk for drinking alcohol and using drugs. University of Iowa ...

Parental Counseling Helps to Slow College Drinking

March 20th, 2013
Parental Counseling Helps to Slow College Drinking A new study by a Penn State researcher discovers talking with a teen about drinking alcohol before they begin college is an effective strategy to ...