Substance Abuse News

Depression May Be Higher Among Current Than Former College Athletes

April 5th, 2013
Depression Among College AthletesNew research discovers rates of depression are significantly higher in current athletes than among former athletes — a finding that may portend a changing collegial environment. "We expected to see a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fallout of Baby-First Marriage Impacts More Americans

March 18th, 2013
Fallout of Baby-First Marriage Impacts More Americans Americans are waiting to marry. The average age at which Americans get hitched has increased from their early 20s in 1970 to their late ...

Middle School Dating Tied to Dropping Out, Drug Use

March 17th, 2013
Middle School Dating Tied to Dropping Out, Drug UseStudents who date in middle school are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol, tobacco and ...

No ADHD Drugs for Healthy Kids, Say Neurologists

March 15th, 2013
No ADHD Drugs for Healthy Kids, Say NeurologistsA new position paper released by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) states that the practice of prescribing cognitive-enhancing drugs (such as ADHD medications) to ...

Study Examines Alcohol Use Patterns Worldwide

March 5th, 2013
Study Examines Alcohol Use Patterns WorldwideNew research shows that alcohol is now the third leading cause of the global burden of disease and injury -- this even though ...

Pain Can Turn to Pleasure If Less Intense Than Expected

February 27th, 2013
Pain Can Turn to Pleasure If Less Intense Than ExpectedA new study suggests that when something causes less pain than expected, it is possible for ...