News Articles on Addiction
New Fingerprint Test Can Detect Cocaine Use in Minutes
Scientists have developed a fast-acting, highly sensitive fingerprint test to determine whether a person has recently used cocaine. The new tool comes as a result of the first large...
Still No Medications to Control Alcohol Dependency
A new study shows no evidence of a pharmacological solution to control drinking in patients with alcohol dependence or alcohol use disorder. Researchers specifically reviewed the benefits of nalmefene,...
What Makes Alcoholics Drink?
New research has found that a major factor predicting how much an alcoholic will drink is immediate mood. The new study also found that suffering from long-term mental health...
New Model of Serotonin Function Holds Promise for New Treatments
In a review paper published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, researchers from Imperial College London suggest that serotonin pathways are more nuanced than previously thought. They argue that the...
Minimal Mindfulness Training Can Help Drinkers Cut Back
New research suggests less than 15 minutes of mindfulness training helps heavy drinkers reduce the amount they drink. Investigators from University College London found that after an 11-minute training...
Peer Influence Doubles Risk of Teen Smoking
Perhaps it is no surprise to learn that a teen’s peers will influence whether the teen will smoke. However, the magnitude of the effect is staggering as new research...
Smoking Linked to Frailty in Older Adults
Older people who still smoke increase their risk of developing frailty, according to a new study. The study, published in Age & Ageing, the scientific journal of the British...
Regular Energy Drink Use by Young Adults May Hike Risk of Substance Abuse
A new study by University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers suggests young adults who regularly consume highly caffeinated energy drinks may be at risk for future substance...
12-Step Programs Plus Evidence-Based Care Show Promise for Young Adults
Combining the practices and philosophies of 12-step treatment programs, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), with the motivational/cognitive-behavioral therapies currently being used to treat substance use disorders appears to produce...
Opioids and Obesity Driving Increased Death Rates for White Men, Not Despair
A new study finds that contrary to other reported research findings, suicide and alcohol-related deaths are not to blame for higher death rates among middle-aged white men. Those reports...
