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Abused Girls May Have Higher Cardiac, Stroke Risk as Adults

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
Sexually and physically abused girls may have higher risks for heart attacks, ...
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Childhood Aggression Linked to Poor Adult Health

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
A new Canadian population health study finds that childhood aggression is strongly linked to high utilization of ...
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Suboxone Drug Found Effective for Treating Painkiller Abuse

Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Addiction to prescription painkillers is reduced when the individual is given consistent treatment with the drug Suboxone (buprenorphine plus naloxone), according ...
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Helping Others Decreases Teens’ Chances of Getting Drunk, Using Drugs

Saturday, November 12th, 2011
A new study finds that rural teenagers who engage in prosocial behaviors -- such as volunteering and helping ...
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Helping Others Stay Clean Can Reduce Teen Cravings

Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Case Western researchers have discovered a new method to reduce a teens craving for alcohol and drugs ...
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Heavy Meth Use May Up Risk of Schizophrenia

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Scientists from Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have found evidence that heavy methamphetamine users might have ...
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Learning Alternate Memories to Replace Problem Memories

Monday, November 7th, 2011
Emerging research suggests a method to prevent relapse to an old harmful behavior is to match a new behavior to ...
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Mouse Study Suggests Drug May Prevent Stress-Related Relapse in Male Alcoholics

Sunday, November 6th, 2011
Mifepristone (RU-486), an FDA-approved drug currently prescribed to terminate early pregnancy, seems to be effective in helping ...
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Mouse Study Examines Nicotine as Gateway Drug

Saturday, November 5th, 2011
A landmark study in mice identifies a biological mechanism that could help explain how tobacco products could act ...
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Low Levels of Neurotransmitter Linked to Impulsivity

Friday, November 4th, 2011
Although aggressive and impulsive behavior may result from a combination of factors, new research suggests low levels of a brain neurotransmitter may be at least partly to blame. Impulsive individuals often display aggressive behavior and have ...
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