NEW RESEARCH GIVES H…
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Studies have shown a correlation in animal models between learning and cell survival in the hippocampus. Research also provides evidence that there are sets of neurons in the brain that code the critical features of habits, and as a habit is acquired, brain circuits change their activity to…
Alcohol Harms The Br…
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A nice drink cannot do any harm? Brain says no. A new study by a Chinese research group shows that even low doses of alcohol can harm the brain immediately though not permanently. We were investigating the acute effects of low and high doses of alcohol by diffusion tensor imaging,…
How can I report dru…
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Please report the sale of drugs on the Internet or emails advertising the sale of drugs to the following agencies:the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3),the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Diversion Control Program, andthe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (for prescription…
Drug Abuse and Addic…
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Drug abuse is a disorder that is characterized by a destructive pattern of using a substance that leads to significant problems or distress.Drug addiction is a disease that is characterized by a destructive pattern of drug abuse that leads to significant problems involving tolerance to or…
What Is Addiction? What Causes Addiction?
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People with an addiction do not have control over what they are doing, taking or using. Their addiction may reach a point at which it is harmful. Addictions do not only include physical things we consume, such as drugs or alcohol, but may include virtually anything, such abstract things as gambling to seemingly harmless products, such as chocolate in other words, addiction may refer to a substance dependence (e.g. drug addiction) or behavioral addiction (e.g. gambling addiction). This article focuses mainly on addiction to physical substances. In the past addiction used to refer just to psychoactive substances that…
Research Study Revea…
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Female drink-drivers are more likely to be older, better-educated and divorced, widowed or separated, research has shown. The study by academics at The University of Nottingham found that emotional factors and mental health problems were common triggers in alcohol-related offences…
Trans-Disciplinary P…
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ALICE RAP is a new dynamic trans-disciplinary EU project which aims is to help policy makers re-think and re-shape current and future approaches to the huge human and economic costs of addictions and lifestyles in Europe. This project is supported by the Catalan Ministry of…
The Four Loko Effect
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The popular, formerly caffeinated, fruity alcoholic beverage, Four Loko, has been blamed for the spike in alcohol-related hospitalizations, especially throughout college campuses.Initially, caffeine was deemed the culprit and the Food and Drug Administration ordered all traces of caffeine to be removed from Four Loko and all other similar beverages. However, according to an upcoming evaluation in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, caffeine might not be the primary cause of the spike in hospitalizations.Four Loko didnt have the extraordinary intoxicating effect…
NY health commissioner bans sale of bath sa…
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New York State Health Commissioner Nirav Sha is issuing an order to ban the sale of a substance sold as bath salts that packs as much punch as cocaine or methamphetamines when abused.The amphetamine-type substance is resulting in hundreds of hospitalizations nationwide.The substance is most often sold in small convenience stores. It causes hallucinations, paranoia, delusions, suicidal behavior and violence as well as chest pains and increased blood pressure.U.S. Sen. Charles of Schumer of New York is seeking a nationwide ban.The state health commissioners order issued Monday takes effect immediately. The commissioner can order a…
Unintentional Drug O…
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While motor vehicle traffic accidents continue to be the leading cause of unintentional deaths in the United States (comprising 42,031 or 34% of all such deaths in 2007), drug overdose deaths have been rapidly increasing. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were…
