Nearly All ER Visits…
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There were an estimated 1,199 emergency department (ED) visits related to the accidental ingestion of buprenorphine in 2009more than double the number of visits in 2008 and representing 5% of all buprenorphine-related ED visits in 2009 (see CESAR FAX, Volume 20, Issue 26). According to data…
Stress and Alcohol &…
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Acute stress is thought to precipitate alcohol drinking. Yet the ways that acute stress can increase alcohol consumption are unclear. A new study investigated whether different phases of response to an acute stressor can alter the subjective effects of alcohol. Findings indicate bi-directional…
Response To Various …
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A low level of response (LR) to alcohol is one of several genetically influenced characteristics that may increase an individuals risk for heavy drinking and alcohol problems. A new study has confirmed key elements of a LR-based model of risk through examination of a large sample of…
Research Offers Hope…
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New discoveries by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) offer potential for development of a first-ever pharmacological treatment for cocaine addiction.
A common beta blocker, propranolol, currently used to treat people with hypertension and anxiety, has shown to be…
New Ecstasy&..
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Scientists at Anglia Ruskin University have revealed for the first time the serious long-term health risks associated with Benzylpiperazine (BZP), dubbed the new ecstasy.
BZP was a popular legal high before it was reclassified as a controlled substance in December…
Behavioral Problems …
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Cortisol, the so-called stress hormone, seems to behave in contradictory ways in children. Some youngsters with behavioral problems have abnormally high levels of cortisol, while others with identical problems have abnormally low levels. Whats going on?
Researchers at Concordia…
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a brain disorder due to thiamine deficiency.
Causes
Wernickes encephalopathy and Korsakoff syndrome are different conditions that are both due to brain damage caused by a lack of vitamin B1 (thiamine).
A lack of vitamin B1 is common in people with alcoholism. It is also common in persons whose bodies do not absorb food properly (malabsorption), such as sometimes occurs after obesity surgery.
Korsakoff syndrome, or Korsakoff psychosis, tends to develop as Wernickes symptoms go away. Wernickes encephalopathy causes brain damage in lower parts of the brain called the thalamus and…
Current Depression Predicts Crack Cocaine Use
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Even after accounting for current crack use, a new study finds that women in drug court who are experiencing current major depression are more likely to use crack within four months than other women in drug court. The papers lead author argues that depression screening and treatment may be important components of drug court services for crack-using women.
Women who are clinically depressed at the time they enter drug court have a substantially higher risk of using crack cocaine within four months, according to a new study. Because current but not past depression was associated with a higher risk of use, the study published in the…
Pain Management: Dru…
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In general, the chance of addiction is very small when narcotics are used under proper medical supervision.
Clinical Symptoms Of…
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Research to be presented at the upcoming annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, suggests that people can become dependent on highly palatable foods and engage in a compulsive…
