News Articles on Addiction
Playing Video Games Can Change your Brain
A new review of more than 100 studies shows that playing video games can cause changes in the regions of the brain responsible for attention and visuospatial skills and...
Passive Smoking in Childhood Can Hike Risk of Arthritis in Adult Smokers
A new study confirms the link between active smoking and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It also suggests, for the first time, that smokers who had early...
Mouse Study Finds Gene Error May Up Risk for Opioid Addiction, Bingeing
Emerging research suggest genetic impairment can increase the risk of opioid addiction as well as binge-eating in female mice. Investigators from Boston University Medical Center discovered dysfunction of the...
Many Cesarean Patients Discharged with More Opioid Meds than Needed
A majority of women who undergo a cesarean delivery are sent home from the hospital with more opioid pain medications than needed, according to a new study at Vanderbilt...
Study: Rising Heroin Use Costs US $51 Billion
Heroin use in the United States was estimated to cost society more than $51 billion in 2015, according to new research. According to the World Drug Report 2016 from...
Prenatal Exposure to Tobacco May Impair Adolescent Executive Functions
A new study shows that prenatal tobacco exposure has negative effects that can last well into a child’s future. While the negative short-term effects of smoking while pregnant are...
Pot Smoking Declines, But Doesn’t End, With Parenthood
A new study has found that adults who smoke marijuana often cut back after becoming parents, but they don’t necessarily quit. As laws change about marijuana use and cultural...
Study Shows Physical Proof of Internet Addiction
European researchers have discovered that among some people, high use of the internet is associated with elevated heart rate and increased blood pressure. In the study, scientists and clinicians...
Email Support Can Help Smokers Quit as Well as Top Meds
A new study by the American Cancer Society finds that smokers who received frequent, personalized emails with quitting tips, motivational messages and social support had quitting rates as high...
Experts Eschew Punitive Approach to Nurses with Substance Use Issues
For nurses and nursing students who struggle with addiction, a new position statement in the Journal of Addictions Nursing (JAN) emphasizes an “alternative-to-discipline” (ATD) approach, including specialized treatment and...
