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Discovery identifies potential target for anti-craving medications
Feb 2, 2012 20:18
Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have identified a potential target for the development of...
Early intervention may curb dangerous college drinking
Jan 30, 2012 19:22
Now Penn State researchers have a tailored approach that may help prevent students from becoming heavy drinkers. “Research...
Addicts’ cravings have different roots in men and women
Jan 30, 2012 19:19
When it comes to addiction, sex matters. A new brain imaging study by Yale School of Medicine researchers suggests stress...
Does inability to express emotions affect treatment in substance-abuse?
Jan 21, 2012 19:45
In substance use disorders (SUD), alexithymia rates of up to 67% have been reported, but evaluations of therapy in alexithymic...
Homeless heavy drinkers imbibe less when housing allows alcohol
Jan 20, 2012 20:11
A study of a controversial housing project that allows chronically homeless people with severe alcohol problems to drink...
Poorest smokers face toughest odds for kicking the habit
Jan 20, 2012 20:05
Quitting smoking is never easy. However, when you’re poor and uneducated, kicking the habit for good is doubly hard, according...
Reinforcing behavior in the brain
Jan 19, 2012 20:06
Harvard scientists have developed the fullest picture yet of how neurons in the brain interact to reinforce behaviors ranging...
Researchers quantify the damage of alcohol by timing and exposure during pregnancy
Jan 18, 2012 18:37
Prenatal exposure to alcohol is associated with a spectrum of abnormalities, referred to as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders....
Comparing alcohol use and other disorders between the United States and South Korea
Jan 18, 2012 8:39
Hazardous alcohol use and depression are among the 10 leading causes of disability and premature death worldwide, according...
A family history of alcoholism may make adolescent brains respond differently
Jan 17, 2012 19:49
Researchers know that adolescents with a family history of alcoholism (FHP) are at risk for developing alcohol use disorders....
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