Researchers define traits associated with prescription drug disorders in a primary care setting

Researchers define traits associated with prescription drug disorders in a primary care setting
The study identified a number of factors associated with PDUD, including jail time, severely disabling pain, cigarette smoking, family history of substance abuse, white, male and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Researchers define traits associated with prescription drug disorders in a primary care setting

Researchers define traits associated with prescription drug disorders in a primary care setting
The study identified a number of factors associated with PDUD, including jail time, severely disabling pain, cigarette smoking, family history of substance abuse, white, male and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Smoking cessation treatments work and are safe for people with severe mental illness

Smoking cessation treatments work and are safe for people with severe mental illness
In a study published in the journal Addiction, researchers have determined that treatment for smoking dependence is as effective among people with severe mental illnesses as it is for the general population. Importantly, they also found that offering such treatments does not appear to cause deterioration in mental health.

New research suggests potential target for drugs to combat alcohol addiction | News | Addiction Professional

New research suggests potential target for drugs to combat alcohol addiction | News | Addiction Professional In findings that should finally put to rest a decade of controversy in the field of neurobiology, a team at The Scripps Research Institute has found decisive evidence that a specific neurotransmitter system—the endocannabinoid system—is active in a brain region known to play a key role in the processing of memory, emotional reactions, and addiction formation. See http://www.nature.com/npp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/npp201070a.html

Non-daily use of tobacco can trigger nicotine dependency among adolescents

Kids who have just started smoking, but not on a daily basis, don't seem to recognize the early symptoms of dependence, according to a new study.

Hangover remedy promotes alcoholism

Thursday, 6 May 2010

According to researchers at the University of South Hampton in the United Kingdom, using alcohol to quell a hangover promotes alcohol dependence, affects the brain and should not be a go-to remedy.