March 19th, 2012

Now that we are in the midst of March Madness, many college hoops fans have a stake in a work or neighborhood bracket ...
March 11th, 2012
A single exposure to cocaine or methamphetamine can cause a powerful reaction in the brains of mice, shutting down the neurons that generate pleasure, according to new research that has also discovered that these cellular changes lasted for at least a week.
The ...
March 6th, 2012

A study of middle- and high school students discovered bullies are more likely to use substances such as cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana.
Additionally, bully-victims -- youth who are both ...
March 5th, 2012

A new UK study suggests teenagers are not as invincible as they might think when it comes to health, and that an unhealthy lifestyle is linked to unhappiness.
In ...
March 3rd, 2012

People better support the idea of enforcing alcohol laws after reading a newspaper article linking alcohol to a violent crime or accident, ...
February 29th, 2012

Feeling stressed changes how people weigh risk and reward, according to new research.
A new article published in Current Directions in Psychological Science reveals that people ...
February 28th, 2012

A new study profiles drug use among young adults in the two largest cities in America, finding that using prescription drugs ...
February 22nd, 2012

Researchers are working to develop technology that will allow smartphones to help addicts deal with drug cravings.
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) are combining a ...
February 21st, 2012

Children who watch a lot of movies featuring alcohol are twice as likely to start drinking compared to other kids who watch relatively few ...
February 15th, 2012

Researchers studying online games believe they have found evidence that role playing games can affect real-life marital satisfaction.
Brigham Young University investigators discovered that 75 percent of spouses ...