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Rural Doctors, Administrators Push For Health Reform To Include Safeguards Against Rx Drug AbuseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An increase in prescription drug fraud has caused doctors and hospital administrators to call for legislation to provide stronger safeguards. They say that such measures are especially important to protect government programs such as Medicaid and that heath reform proposals should increase coverage for drug treatment and rehabilitation. They note that prescription drug abuse and Medicaid fraud are especially sensitive issues in rural areas that struggle to attract providers.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - October 21, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

DrugScope Responds To NTA Figures On Drug TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New figures published by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) show that in 2008/09, a record number of people entered drug treatment in England. The NTA highlights a reduction in the number of 18-24 year olds presenting with heroin or crack cocaine addiction but an increase in the number of young people with cocaine powder problems.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - October 9, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

What Is Chronic Pancreatitis? What Causes Chronic Pancreatitis?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Chronic pancreatitis is long-term progressive inflammatory disease of the pancreas that leads to permanent deterioration of the structure and function of the pancreas. It is estimated that in Western Europe and North American chronic pancreatitis is diagnosed in 3 to 9 people in every 100,000 each year. The most common cause is long-term alcohol abuse - it is thought to account for approximately 70% of all cases.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - August 12, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Source Type: news

Needle Exchange Restrictions Included In House Bill Could Hinder Programs, Advocates SayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A recently passed House spending bill that lifts the ban on the use of federal funding for needle exchange programs, which included an amendment addressing the locations of needle exchanges, "according to many health and human rights advocates, has been diluted to the point that it won't help the same urban areas most afflicted by" blood-borne illnesses such as HIV, the
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - August 4, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news

Police Search Offices Of Michael Jackson's Doctor For Evidence Of ManslaughterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Police detectives searched the offices of one of Michael Jackson's doctors for evidence of manslaughter on Wednesday, according to various US media reports. Dr Conrad Murray, who is 51, and was at Jackson's Los Angeles home when the pop star died on 25 June, has offices in Houston, Texas.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - July 24, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Litigation / Medical Malpractice Source Type: news

Minister Brady Announces Publication Of 2008 Annual Report Of The Alcohol Marketing Communications Monitoring Body, IrelandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ms Ãine Brady T.D. Minister for Older People and Health Promotion, announced the publication of the 2008 Annual Report from the Alcohol Marketing Communications Monitoring Body (AMCMB). The AMCMB was established to monitor the level of adherence by advertisers and media owners to the Codes of Practice on Alcohol Marketing, Communications and Sponsorship. The AMCMB has concluded that there continues to be overall compliance with the Codes.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - July 14, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

APhA Publishes Reference On Drugs And Substances Of AbuseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) will publish in mid-July the second edition of Pagliaros' Comprehensive Guide to Drugs and Substances of Abuse. Written by veteran authors Louis A.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 29, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Alcohol Contributes To 1 In 25 Deaths WorldwideEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Research led by scientists in Canada suggests that alcohol is a factor in 1 in 25 deaths worldwide, prompting calls that an international framework is needed to reduce the harm that alcohol is causing to global health.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 26, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

IRIN Examines PEPFAR Funding Of IDU ProgramsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
IRIN examines a recent comment piece in the journal Lancet that argues PEPFAR can do more to prevent the spread of HIV among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Africa (IRIN, 6/24). Although PEPFAR has helped to provide "antiretroviral therapy to 2.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 25, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news

British Medical Association Scotland Calls For An End To The Ridiculous Pricing Of AlcoholEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Doctors leaders called for an end to the ridiculous pricing of alcohol for off sales in light of findings from the Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS). The survey shows that 52% of 13 year olds and 82% of 15 year olds have had at least one alcoholic drink and that shops and off-licences were the second most common source for purchasing alcohol.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 24, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Learning More About The Placebo EffectEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this trial, a sample of alcohol-dependent patients received naltrexone, acamprosate or placebo for 12 weeks. While there were no differences in outcomes between treatment groups, those who believed they had been taking active medication consumed fewer alcoholic drinks and reported less alcohol dependence and cravings. That is, irrespective of actual treatment, perceived medication allocation predicted health outcomes.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 24, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

America's Silent Crisis: Addiction -- Downturn Fuels Rising Drug And Alcohol Abuse, Phoenix House Study RevealsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
"Addiction is on the upswing, fueled by pressures from our economic downturn," says Howard Meitiner, President and CEO of Phoenix House, the nation's largest non-profit alcohol and drug abuse treatment and prevention facility. "Eighty-eight percent of the population feels that drug abuse is at either serious or crisis levels today, reflecting the devastating impact that addiction is having on individuals, families, and communities." Says Mr.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 24, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Higher Drinking Age Linked To Less Binge Drinking...except In College StudentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found substantial reductions in binge drinking since the national drinking age was set at 21 two decades ago, with one exception: college students. The rates of binge drinking in male collegians remain unchanged, but the rates in female collegians have increased dramatically.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 23, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

UBC Researchers Develop New Method To Study Gambling AddictionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
UBC researchers have created the world's first animal laboratory experiment to successfully model human gambling. The advance will help scientists develop and test new treatments for gambling addictions, a devastating condition that affects millions worldwide.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 19, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

'Cannabis Alters Human DNA' - New StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new study published by University of Leicester researchers has found "convincing evidence" that cannabis smoke damages DNA in ways that could potentially increase the risk of cancer development in humans. Using a newly developed highly sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method, the University of Leicester scientists found clear indication that cannabis smoke damages DNA, under laboratory conditions.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Dangerous College Drinking: Prevention Is Possible, Studies SuggestEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alcohol is sometimes seen as part and parcel of college life, but there are programs that can significantly reduce students' risky drinking, according to a series of studies in a special college drinking supplement of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Problem drinking among U.S. college students is not going away and, by some measures, is getting worse.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Expert On College Alcohol Abuse And Prevention Available To Speak On New StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A report released by the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism found that binge drinking and drinking-related deaths among college-age students are increasing. Kitty Harris-Wilkes, director of Texas Tech University's Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery, can speak about drug and alcohol abuse among college students and prevention methods that could help curb these trends.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Colleges, Communities Combat Off-Campus Student DrinkingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Programs that bring colleges and their surrounding neighborhoods together may help reduce off-campus drinking problems, a new study suggests.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

College Drinking Problems, Deaths On The RiseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alcohol-related deaths, heavy drinking episodes and drunk driving have all been on the rise on college campuses over the past decade, a new government study shows. Using figures from government databases and national surveys on alcohol use, researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) found that drinking-related accidental deaths among 18- to 24-year-old students have been creeping upward -- from 1,440 in 1998 to 1,825 in 2005.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Marijuana Damages DNA And May Cause CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Using a highly sensitive new test, scientists in Europe are reporting "convincing evidence" that marijuana smoke damages the genetic material DNA in ways that could increase the risk of cancer. Their study can be found in the June 15 issue of ACS' Chemical Research in Toxicology, a monthly journal. Rajinder Singh and colleagues note that toxic substances in tobacco smoke can damage DNA and increase the risk of lung and other cancers.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Impact Of Young Londoners' Alcohol Misuse Revealed, EnglandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The capital's 11-15 year olds now drink the equivalent of 180,000 bottles of lager every week - and the amount they drink is on the rise, a new report from the London Assembly today warns. In the first comprehensive assessment of the drinking habits of the capital's young people, the report, Too much too young? also reveals that although they drink less than their peers elsewhere in the country, more than a third1 of young Londoners are regular drinkers.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

The Risk Factors For Sporadic Colorectal CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers in China. Although the association between the epidemiological factors and sporadic colorectal cancer has been studied, the relation between smoking, alcohol drinking, family history of cancer, body mass index (BMI) and sporadic colorectal cancer still remains uncertain. So it is important to investigate the role of these factors in the development of sporadic colorectal cancer.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - June 13, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Colorectal Cancer Source Type: news

The Economics Of Methadone DispensingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Despite reports of pharmacies providing cash incentives to patients to provide them with methadone, the current system is still valid, writes Dr. Aslam Anis from the University of British Columbia in a commentary. It may not be detrimental to the care of those receiving treatment for addiction. Pharmacies dispense methadone daily to people in treatment for heroin withdrawal with pharmacists observing the ingestion.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - May 27, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

One Step Closer: Novel Opioid Receptor Compound In Phase I Clinical TrialsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For more than 10 years, Mark Wentland, professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, led a Rensselaer team in the discovery of a family of novel opioid receptor compounds with the potential to treat nervous system disorders and addiction. The family of compounds was licensed to Alkermes Inc., and the company identified a lead product candidate from the library. Clinical trials with the candidate, known as ALKS 33, began in December 2008.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - May 9, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Eliminating Drug-Associated Memories To Treat Drug AddictionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Addicts, even those who have been abstinent for long periods of time, are often still vulnerable to their own memories of prior drug use. For example, exposure to the same environment in which they commonly used drugs - a contextual memory - can increase their craving for the drug dramatically and can lead to relapse. A new study in the April 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry (http://www.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - April 27, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

BMA Cymru Wales Response To Increase In Taxation On Alcohol - Budget 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Commenting on the Chancellor Alistair Darling's taxation increase on alcohol by 2%, Dr Richard Lewis, Welsh Secretary of the BMA says; "We're pleased to see this rise in the cost of purchasing alcohol, but in our view, it doesn't go far enough. "Doctors have been campaigning for some time for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks, but crucially, this increase should be proportionate to the amount of alcohol in the product.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - April 24, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

IUPUI Study Reports Inherited Impulsivity Predicts AlcoholismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Solving the age-old chicken and the egg dilemma, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis researchers report that genetic predisposition to impulsivity is a trait predictive of alcoholism. The study appears on the July print issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, available online on April 22. The researchers, led by Nicholas Grahame, Ph.D.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - April 24, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

New Study Finds "it's Never Too Late To Stop Drinking"Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Where there is life there is hope and it is never too late to stop drinking, even with the most severe case of alcohol-related liver disease, according to new research from the University of Southampton. However, the downside is that up a quarter of people with alcohol-related cirrhosis die before they get the chance to stop drinking. Alcohol-related cirrhosis develops silently but usually presents with an episode of internal bleeding or jaundice - which is often fatal.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - April 16, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Needle-Exchange Program Needed In Canadian City Of Victoria, Health Researcher SaysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Needle-exchange efforts in the Canadian city of Victoria are "clearly inadequate" and do not meet international health guidelines on HIV/AIDS prevention, Thomas Kerr, a health researcher with the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, said recently, the Victoria Times Colonist reports.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - April 9, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news

Texas Needle-Exchange Bill Deserves 'Fair Hearing' In State House, Editorial SaysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Texas Legislature should give a bill (S.B. 188) to establish a needle-exchange program a "fair hearing so that Texas can join the other 49 states in allowing the creation of programs that save lives and save taxpayer money," a San Antonio Express-News editorial says.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - April 6, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news

STD Risks Better Predicted By Partner BehaviorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Risky behaviors such as not using condoms or having sex with multiple people put young adults at risk for contracting sexually transmitted diseases, but perhaps not as much as the characteristics of their sexual partners, University of Florida researchers say. The findings, which UF and University of Pittsburgh researchers report in the April issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, could help health-care providers better screen patients for STD risks, said Stephanie A. S.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - April 6, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Sexual Health / STDs Source Type: news

Healthy Living Linked To Better Survival For Head And Neck CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A US study found that head and neck cancer patients who drank alcohol, smoked, didn't eat enough fruit, and didn't exercise, had poorer survival than patients with healthier lifestyles. The study was the work of Dr Sonia Duffy, associate professor of nursing at the University of Michigan (U-M) School of Nursing and colleagues, and is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - April 3, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news

EU Ban On Alcohol Advertising Needed To Protect ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A cross border initiative to ban alcohol advertising that appeals to children and adolescents is needed to protect young people from the harmful effects of alcohol, according to leading public health doctor, Peter Anderson, writing in this month's Clinical Medicine, the journal of the Royal College of Physicians. Evidence from 13 studies of more than 38,000 young people found that alcohol advertising increases drinking by young people.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - April 3, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Hormone Suppression In Brain's 'Pleasure Center' Limits Craving For CocaineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
UC Irvine pharmacological researchers have discovered that blocking a hormone related to hunger regulation can limit cocaine cravings. Their findings could herald a new approach to overcoming addiction. Led by Shinjae Chung and Olivier Civelli, the study identified how the melanin-concentrating hormone works with dopamine in the brain's "pleasure center" to create an addictive response to cocaine use.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - April 3, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Anti-Cancer Effects In Active Component Of MarijuanaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Guillermo Velasco and colleagues, at Complutense University, Spain, have provided evidence that suggests that cannabinoids such as the main active component of marijuana (THC) have anticancer effects on human brain cancer cells. In the study, THC was found to induce the death of various human brain cancer cell lines and primary cultured human brain cancer cells by a process known as autophagy.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - April 3, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news

Program That Emphasizes Housing For Homeless Persons With Alcoholism Associated With Reduced Alcohol Use And Health Care CostsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An intervention that provides housing for homeless persons with severe alcohol problems without requiring abstinence from drinking was associated with reduced health care use and costs and a decrease in the use of alcohol, according to a study in the April 1 issue of JAMA. Chronically homeless people with severe alcohol problems are costly to the public because of their high use of publicly funded health and criminal justice systems resources.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - April 3, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Housing For Homeless Alcoholics Can Reduce Costs To TaxpayersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Providing housing and support services for homeless alcoholics costs taxpayers less than leaving them on the street, where taxpayer money goes towards police and emergency health care. Stable housing also results in reduced drinking among homeless alcoholics, according to a Seattle-based study published yesterday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - April 2, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Alcopops Revenue Should Be For Advertising Buy-back Trial, Australian Medical AssociationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The AMA recommends that the money raised by the failed alcopops tax should be spent on a trial buy-back to reduce alcohol advertising in sport. AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, said handing the money, $340 million in total, back to the liquor industry made no sense. "This money should be put to good use.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - March 26, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Study Helps Identify College Drinkers At Risk For Adult Alcohol AbuseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
College students who are problem drinkers using alcohol to cope with personal problems and boost self-confidence are more likely to continue excessive drinking into adulthood, a recent study suggests. The Ohio State University survey results suggest that adults who are still high-risk drinkers by age 34 may have inadvertently used alcohol to blunt the social and cognitive development that typically occurs during college, including the ability to handle alcohol.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - March 25, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Caltech Researchers Find Tiny Genetic Change Keeps Nicotine From Binding To Muscle CellsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A tiny genetic mutation is the key to understanding why nicotine--which binds to brain receptors with such addictive potency--is virtually powerless in muscle cells that are studded with the same type of receptor. That's according to California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers, who report their findings in the March 26 issue of the journal Nature.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - March 24, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Alcohol-induced Flushing Is A Risk Factor For Esophageal Cancer From Alcohol ConsumptionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There is growing evidence, say researchers in this week's PLoS Medicine, that people who experience facial flushing after drinking alcohol are at much higher risk of esophageal cancer from alcohol consumption than those who do not. About a third of East Asians (Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans) show a characteristic physiological response to drinking alcohol that includes facial flushing, nausea, and an increased heart rate.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - March 24, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Increased Risk Of Injury Even After First Glass Of Alcoholic DrinkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Most alcohol-related damage occurs after moderate consumption, according to a new doctoral thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet on the association between alcohol and injury.Physical injury related to alcohol consumption causes substantial costs to society. But while the link between severe intoxication, road accidents and violence is well-known, the consequences of "normal" drinking are much less researched.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - March 24, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Texas Senate Approves Bill To Allow Needle-Exchange ProgramsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Texas Senate on Wednesday voted 23-7 to approve a bill (S.B. 188) that would allow local state health agencies to run needle-exchange programs to help curb the spread of HIV and other bloodborne diseases among injection drug users, the
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - March 23, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news

Addressing Heavy Drinking And Off-Premise Alcohol Outlets To Reduce Gun ViolenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
While inappropriate gun use certainly contributes to gun violence, other contributing factors, such as alcohol, deserve greater scrutiny. New research has found that heavy drinking near off-premise alcohol outlets, such as take-out establishments and delis, is a risk factor for being shot in an assault. The authors suggest that reducing the density of off-premise alcohol outlets and better training servers in these outlets may help to reduce gun violence.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - March 12, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Red Wine Vs. White? It Makes No Difference When It Comes To Breast-Cancer RiskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The largest study of its kind to evaluate the effect of red versus white wine on breast-cancer risk concludes that both are equal offenders when it comes to increasing breast-cancer risk. The results of the study, led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, were published in the March issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. "We were interested in teasing out red wine's effects on breast-cancer risk.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - March 11, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news

Long-Term Recovery Options Increase Long Term Abstinence From DrugsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Addicted women's abstinence from drugs and alcohol is directly proportional to the length of time they stay in a structured, long-term recovery program, according to new research. In a 2009 New Jersey CASA study, long-term recovery doubled rates of abstinence (47% vs. 24%) and full-time employment (22% vs. 9%) for women patients by their 24th month of treatment.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - March 10, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Maternal Methadone Use And The Consequences On BabyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
450 drug-dependent women prescribed substitute methadone delivered babies of singleton pregnancies at the Princess Royal Maternity in Glasgow over three years from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2006. The hospital has a comprehensive care pathway to deal with such women from the pre- to the postnatal periods. Researchers found a strong association between social deprivation and drug misuse in pregnancy, with 77.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - March 10, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

Final Call For Views On Underage DrinkingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Department for Children, Schools & Families is calling all key stakeholders and partners, including the medical sector, to have their say and get involved with the consultation on alcohol and young people before the closing date of 23rd April 2009. DCSF has already had an excellent response to the consultation with over a third of feedback being generated by young people themselves.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - March 8, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Gender Divide In Alcohol-Related Deaths Persists, ScotlandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A study by the University of Glasgow and the Medical Research Council (MRC) has found that more than twice as many men die every year in Scotland from alcohol misuse than women. The findings, published online today (Monday 23 February), reveal that men's death rate from alcohol is 38 deaths per 100,000, while women's rate is 16 per 100,000. On average, the study found that 999 Scottish men and 448 women die from alcohol-related causes each year.
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - March 4, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Alcohol On TV Makes People Drink MoreEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New research has shown for the first time that portrayals of alcohol in films and TV advertisements have an immediate effect on the amount of alcohol that people drink. The research, published online today (Wednesday 4 March) in the journal
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - March 4, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

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