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Sibling Brain Abnormalities May Hold Key to Addiction

February 4th, 2012
Sibling Brain Abnormalities May Hold Key to Addiction An abnormality that makes it more difficult to exercise self-control has been identified in the brains of drug addicts, as well as ...

Early Intervention Key to Shaping College Drinking Habits

January 31st, 2012
Early Intervention Key to Shaping College Drinking HabitsThe first few weeks of college are a critical time in shaping students' drinking habits, according to researchers at Penn State, ...

Cocaine Addiction May Be Different For Men and Women

January 31st, 2012
Cocaine Addiction May Be Different For Men and Women A provocative new brain imaging study has lead researchers to ...

Hard Drugs Even More Risky for Middle-Aged

January 30th, 2012
Hard Drugs Even More Risky for Middle-AgedA popular country and western song laments middle age, although the narrator is "glad he quit the hard drugs." Now a new study ...

Tall Task for Underprivileged to Stop Smoking

January 23rd, 2012
Tall Task for Underprivileged to Stop Smoking 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 ...

Rat Study Suggests Different Reward System in Teen Brain

January 19th, 2012
Rat Study Suggests Different Reward System in Teen BrainA laboratory study on rats has led researchers to propose that the growing adolescent brain causes teens to be more susceptible to ...

Alcohol Lights Up Brain’s Pleasure Centers

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 ...

CDC: One in Six Adults Is a Binge Drinker

January 11th, 2012
CDC: One in Six Adults Is a Binge Drinker New estimates from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that one in six adults in ...

Behavioral Management Helps Control Marijuana Use

January 11th, 2012
Behavioral Management to Control Marijuana Use 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 ...

Young Smokers Light More Cigarettes While Seeing Someone Else Smoke

January 8th, 2012
Young Smokers Light More Cigarettes While Seeing Someone Else SmokeYoung 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 ...
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