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In Mice Study, Dieting Can Cause Food Withdrawal and Depression

December 13th, 2012
In Mice Study, Dieting Can Cause Food Withdrawal and DepressionNew laboratory research provides another reason to stay away from the cookies and punch bar ...

Teen Dating Violence Linked to Depression, Substance Abuse

December 12th, 2012
Teen Dating Violence Linked to Depression, Substance AbuseTeens in an abusive relationship may be more likely to develop later emotional and substance abuse problems, according to ...

Significant Risk from Online ‘Legal Highs’

December 7th, 2012
Significant Risk from Online Legal HighsA new UK study finds that recreational drug users may be putting their health at risk by ingesting substances purchased legally via the ...

AA Helps Men and Women In Different Ways

December 6th, 2012
Alcoholics Anonymous Helps Men and Women In Different Ways Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a group self-help program that helps people stay sober and assists alcoholics in ...

Parents Key to Sober and Straight Kids

December 5th, 2012
Parents Key to Sober and Straight KidsA new study discovers parental involvement is critical for preventing or limiting use of alcohol and marijuana by their children. Researchers from North Carolina ...

Gene Variant May Make Some Teens More Prone to Drink to Excess

December 4th, 2012
New Research Shows Why Some Teens More Prone to Binge DrinkingNew research helps explain why some teenagers are more prone to drinking alcohol than others. The ...

Study Examines Depression from Youth to Adulthood

December 4th, 2012
Researchers Compare Depression from Youth to AdulthoodA new study analyzes and compares symptoms of depression from childhood to parenthood. Previously, the characteristics of depression at different developmental stages had not ...

How Drugs Hijack Decision-Making in The Brain

November 27th, 2012
How Drugs Hijack Decision-Making in The BrainA new study by substance abuse researchers has discovered that an area of the brain called the orbitofrontal cortex is responsible for ...

Smoking in Pregnancy Tied to Lower Reading Scores

November 23rd, 2012
Smoking in Pregnancy Tied to Lower Reading ScoresChildren born to mothers who smoked more than a pack of cigarettes a day during pregnancy struggle on tests that measure ...

Marijuana Withdrawal Linked to Behavior Changes in People with Schizophrenia

November 23rd, 2012
Marijuana Withdrawal Linked to Behavior Changes in People with SchizophreniaIn patients with schizophrenia, withdrawal symptoms from marijuana are clinically significant as they are often associated with ...
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