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A new study has found that the attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder medication Ritalin improves brain function in cocaine addicts. The study, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and Stony Brook University’s General Clinical Research Center, will be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
A new study from Concordia University examined the effect of several drugs—including alcohol—on sexual behavior. The results, published in the journal Hormones and Behaviour, show that using drugs recreationally can actually decrease your sex drive, not increase it as some believe.
New research shows that smoking during pregnancy not only can have lasting effects on the child’s health, but can also lead to psychiatric problems, increasing the need for children to take psychotropic medication.
Huffing, or inhaling solvents such as glues, paint thinner, nail polish remover, and other household products, is gaining popularity among students in Saudi Arabia, and many of these teens graduate from solvent abuse to harder drugs such as opium and heroin.
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed an imaging protocol that allows them to visualize the activity of the brain’s reward circuitry in both normal individuals and those addicted to drugs. The technique could lead to better insight into why people take recreational drugs as well as help determine which treatment strategies might be most effective.
A new study discovered that the drinking habits of the people in your extended social group play a major role in determining your own alcohol consumption. Researchers used data from a previous study, Framingham Heart Study, which looked at the behavioral patterns of 12,067 people for more than 30 years in terms of obesity, smoking, and sexually transmitted diseases. For this study, the researchers explored patterns of drinking in a large social network.
A brand name for generic combination of oxycodone and acetaminophen, Percocet 2.5/325 is used to treat moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone is a narcotic pain reliever often used to treat moderate to severe pain. The acetaminophen works to intensify the effects of the oxycodone.
We all know of the dangers of drunk driving, but what some people may still be unfamiliar with is the deadly consequences of drugged driving, or driving under the influence of both illicit and legal drugs.
Inhalants are household items that can be inhaled to achieve euphoria, or a feeling of being “high.” This practice is becoming increasingly popular among adolescents; in fact, the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found that more 12-year-olds have used inhalants to get high than marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined.
Four out of every 10 Afghan police force recruits testing positive for illegal drugs in some areas, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Afghanistan produces 90 percent of the world’s opium.
A new study suggests that increasing the normally occurring process of making nerve cells, or neurogenesis, could help prevent drug addiction and relapse. Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center tested rats, demonstrating that blocking new growth of nerve cells in the brain increases the chances of developing addiction and relapsing. The study is the first to find a direct link between neurogenesis and addiction in the hippocampus region of the brain.
Richard Zwolinski, LMHC, CASAC talked with Dr. David Sack, CEO of Promises Treatment Centers and addiction psychiatrist, about dual diagnosis, or people who suffer from mental illness and substance-abuse disorders. Following is the article, published on Psychentral.com:
Scientists have discovered that anti-anxiety drugs such as Valium, Xanax, and Ativan affect the brain’s reward pathways in a way that is similar to illicit drugs such as cocaine and heroin.
New research reveals that Ecstasy-related death rates in young users is a cause for concern. Fabrizio Schifano at the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Pharmacy is lead author of the paper, which was published online in Neuropsychobiology on January 29, 2010.
A new study explores why Alcoholics Anonymous can help so many people get and stay clean and sober. The study, which appears in the journal Addiction, pulled data from 1,706 people from Project MATCH, a federally funded trial that compared three alcohol treatment programs.
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