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Past Month Illicit Drug Use among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age: 2008 and 2009
+ Difference between this estimate and the 2009 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
From 2008 to 2009, statistically significant increases in the rate of illicit drug use were observed…

Helping others helps alcoholics stay on the road to recovery
ScienceDaily (2011-01-28) — Participating in community service activities and helping others is not just good for the soul; it has a healing effect that helps alcoholics and other addicts become and stay sober, new research…

DRUGS & The Brain 
Introducing the Human Brain
The human brain is the most complex organ in the body. This three-pound mass of gray and white matter sits at the center of all human activity – you need it to drive a car, to enjoy a meal, to breathe, to create an artistic…

Training the brain to think ahead in addiction
ScienceDaily (2011-01-27) — The growing numbers of new cases of substance abuse disorders are perplexing. After all, the course of drug addiction so often ends badly. The negative consequences of drug abuse appear regularly on TV, from…

Understanding why drug addicts relapse
by Sarah Nightingale
People who have used cocaine are at high risk for a relapse, even after long drug-free periods.
It’s something families, friends and even addicts are hard pressed to understand.
Researchers in Sweden have made some headway in…

Support not punishment is the key to tackling substance abuse and addiction among nurses, study suggests
ScienceDaily (2011-01-26) — As many as 10 to 20% of nurses and nursing students may have substance abuse and addiction problems, but the key to tackling this difficult issue –…

First Specific Drug Associated with Initiation of Illicit Drug Use among Past Year Illicit Drug Initiates Aged 12 or Older: 2009
Note: The percentages do not add to 100 percent due to rounding or because a small number of respondents initiated multiple drugs on the same day. The first…

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The personality traits of a child under 12 years can predict his or her predisposition to alcohol abuse in later years, as evidenced the studies carried out by researchers from the Personality and…

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Drug abuse first aid
Definition of Drug abuse first aid:
Drug abuse is the misuse or overuse of any medication or drug, including alcohol. This article discusses first aid for drug overdose and…

Adolescent alcohol use linked with genetic variation in DRD2 gene and drinking to cope
ScienceDaily (2011-01-18) — Drinking in teens is a problem, no matter where in the world. A recent study in the Netherlands shows that individuals with a genetic variation in the DRD2 gene may be at…

Past Month Use of Selected Illicit Drugs among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 2002-2009
Source:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Office of Applied Studies
+ Difference between this estimate and the 2009 estimate is…

First direct evidence that response to alcohol depends on genes: Dopamine receptor deficiency leads to significant brain changes in response to drinking
ScienceDaily– A study in mice provides the first experimental evidence to directly support the idea that genetic differences make…

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Alcoholics Overestimate Their Ability to Recall Things: Study
They may believe their memory is as good as non-alcoholics, but tests show otherwise
URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_102694.html (*this news item will not be available after 11/25/2010)
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How We Get Addicted
By MICHAEL D. LEMONICK
I was driving up the Massachusetts Turnpike one evening last February when I knocked over a bottle of water. I grabbed for it, swerved inadvertently–and a few seconds later found myself blinking into the flashlight beam of a state trooper….

Past Month Illicit Drug Use among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age: 2008 and 2009
Source:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Office of Applied…

The Heart of Addiction
How psychology drives addictive behavior.
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Blowing Up a Myth
Understanding the true nature of addiction.
Addiction has been poorly understood for a long time, and recently the problem has become worse with the popularization of the notion that…

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Researchers have uncovered a whole new reason to be thankful this ThanksgivingFred Yager
ConsumerAffairs.com
November 24, 2010
Scientists on both coasts have determined that being grateful can improve your psychological, emotional and physical…