February 4th, 2012

An abnormality that makes it more difficult to exercise self-control has been identified in the brains of drug addicts, as well as ...
January 31st, 2012

The first few weeks of college are a critical time in shaping students' drinking habits, according to researchers at Penn State, ...
January 31st, 2012

A provocative new brain imaging study has lead researchers to ...
January 30th, 2012

A popular country and western song laments middle age, although the narrator is "glad he quit the hard drugs." Now a new study ...
January 23rd, 2012

When a smoker decides to quit, the task is never easy. New research finds the task is doubly hard if you are poor and uneducated.
Researchers from The City ...
January 19th, 2012

A laboratory study on rats has led researchers to propose that the growing adolescent brain causes teens to be more susceptible to ...
January 12th, 2012
Researchers have determined that drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins in areas of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward.
Researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco, report this is ...
January 11th, 2012

New estimates from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that one in six adults in ...
January 11th, 2012

Collaborative behavioral management is an effective strategy for reducing substance abuse among convicted marijuana users who are paroled, suggests a new study.
The Rhode Island ...
January 8th, 2012

Young people, aged 16 to 24, who smoke daily light up more cigarettes in the company of a smoking peer.
Unfortunately, anti-smoking campaigns neglect this ...