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Why can't some people give up cocaine?
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Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction. However, not all people who are drug dependent progress in the same way once they stop taking drugs. A new study shows that, in the case of cocaine, a high score on the so-called ‘scale of craving’, an antisocial personality type and previous heroin abuse are the factors most commonly involved in people falling back into the habit. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 21, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: news
A Brief Intervention That Works For Drivers Who Persist In Driving While IntoxicatedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Driving while impaired (DWI) contributes significantly to road-traffic crashes, and is involved in more than one-third of all fatalities. Many DWI recidivists - drinking drivers who re-offend - do not participate in mandated alcohol-evaluation and intervention programs or else continue to drink problematically after their licenses have been re-issued. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
An Intervention That Can Reduce Hostile Perceptions In Children With Prenatal Alcohol ExposureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) has been linked to a wide array of developmental deficits, including significant impairments in social skills. An examination of a social- skills intervention called Children's Friendship Training found that it led to a decrease in hostile attributions or perceptions of children with PAE. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Linking The Treatment Of Alcohol-Use Disorders And TuberculosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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The integration of alcohol screening, treatment and referral into primary care and other medical settings is not routinely done. Nor are there any studies evaluating the effectiveness of integrating care for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) into routine treatment for tuberculosis (TB), despite the high co-occurrence and mortality associated with these two diseases. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
An Intervention That Can Reduce Hostile Perceptions In Children With Prenatal Alcohol ExposureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) has been linked to a wide array of developmental deficits, including significant impairments in social skills. An examination of a social- skills intervention called Children's Friendship Training found that it led to a decrease in hostile attributions or perceptions of children with PAE. Results will be published in the February 2010 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
A Brief Intervention That Works For Drivers Who Persist In Driving While IntoxicatedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Driving while impaired (DWI) contributes significantly to road-traffic crashes, and is involved in more than one-third of all fatalities. Many DWI recidivists - drinking drivers who re-offend - do not participate in mandated alcohol-evaluation and intervention programs or else continue to drink problematically after their licenses have been re-issued. (Source: Pediatrics News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pediatrics News From Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Linking The Treatment Of Alcohol-Use Disorders And TuberculosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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The integration of alcohol screening, treatment and referral into primary care and other medical settings is not routinely done. Nor are there any studies evaluating the effectiveness of integrating care for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) into routine treatment for tuberculosis (TB), despite the high co-occurrence and mortality associated with these two diseases. (Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today)
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Binge eating: Is it a form of addiction?Email this article to a colleague.
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Overeaters describe cravings and benders. Experts are split.
The notion that binge eating is a form of addiction comes up frequently in experts' discussions of the diagnosis. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Statement By Kathleen Sebelius Secretary Of Health And Human Services On The Great American SmokeoutEmail this article to a colleague.
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"Breaking a cigarette addiction may be one of the toughest commitments anyone can make. It takes a lot of support. But if you're a smoker, today you'll have the support of millions of other soon-to-be ex-smokers, if you join them in the Great American Smokeout. "Saying no to cigarettes is one of the most important commitments you can make to your health. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news
Statement By Kathleen Sebelius Secretary Of Health And Human Services On The Great American SmokeoutEmail this article to a colleague.
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"Breaking a cigarette addiction may be one of the toughest commitments anyone can make. It takes a lot of support. But if you're a smoker, today you'll have the support of millions of other soon-to-be ex-smokers, if you join them in the Great American Smokeout. "Saying no to cigarettes is one of the most important commitments you can make to your health. (Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today)
Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news
My Spouse Is OverweightEmail this article to a colleague.
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When I was growing up there was a couple on my block. She was heavy and he was thin.
My mother who never failed to notice anything, particularly weight, would comment: She is heavy, but he is thin. Periodically, we would run into them and my mother would repeat "she is heavy and he is thin." Appearances had great meaning to my mother, but she would never permit herself to say anything beyond that.
As I got older I began to wonder about that couple. Did she want him to be thin and smaller than her? Did he want her to be heavy? If she died and he married someone else, would the next woman also be heavy? If he died, would she...
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Simon Y. Feuerman, Psy.D., L.C.S.W. Tags: Diet Health Relationships breasts decades diet. health food addiction funny thing households intrigues issue one miseries obese man Obesity onset of puberty pediatric studies personal creativity shame young girls Source Type: consumer
Readers Respond on "Do Parents Matter?"--And More...Email this article to a colleague.
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Parents and Peers As a psychologist very familiar with the research, I think in “ Do Parents Matter? ” Judith Harris is conflating personality and behavior, which are two different concepts. Personality has more to do with genetic traits related to mood and energy (which plenty of research indicates are strongly influenced by genetics). Behavior, on the other hand, depends on context and is guided by laws of behaviorism--that is, reinforcement principles. If parents do (or do not) provide reinforcement for specific types of behavior, you will either see or not see those behaviors. Likewise, certain behaviors wi...
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - November 20, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Biology,Health & Medicine,Mind Brain,Society Policy,Everyday Science,Basic Science,Language Linguistics,Language Linguistics,addiction Recovery,Neuroscience,Psychiatry,Psychology,Thought Cognition,Pharmaceuticals Source Type: journals
Prevalence of high blood pressure levels and associated factors among adults in Southern BrazilEmail this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS: One third of the assessed adults presented high blood pressure levels, similar to most of the Brazilian findings. Factors that can be prevented, such as overweight, obesity and self-reported diabetes were associated with high blood pressure levels. (Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia)
Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia - November 20, 2009 Category: Cardiology Source Type: journals
Mathematical Abilities Examined In Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderEmail this article to a colleague.
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Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have a number of cognitive deficits, but mathematical ability seems particularly damaged. Little is known about the brain structures related to mathematical deficits in children with FASD. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Mathematical Abilities Examined In Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderEmail this article to a colleague.
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Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have a number of cognitive deficits, but mathematical ability seems particularly damaged. Little is known about the brain structures related to mathematical deficits in children with FASD. A new study that used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to investigate the relationship between mathematical skills and brain white matter structure in children with FASD supports the importance of the left parietal area for mathematical tasks. (Source: Psychology / Psychiatry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Psychology / Psychiatry News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Why Can't Some People Give Up Cocaine?Email this article to a colleague.
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Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction. However, not all people who are drug dependent progress in the same way once they stop taking drugs. A new study shows that, in the case of cocaine, a high score on the so-called 'scale of craving', an antisocial personality type and previous heroin abuse are the factors most commonly involved in people falling back into the habit. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Why Can't Some People Give Up Cocaine?Email this article to a colleague.
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Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction. However, not all people who are drug dependent progress in the same way once they stop taking drugs. A new study shows that, in the case of cocaine, a high score on the so-called 'scale of craving', an antisocial personality type and previous heroin abuse are the factors most commonly involved in people falling back into the habit. (Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today)
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Clarification to Budget Requirements for RFA-DA-10-005 Targeted Library Synthesis and Screening at Novel Targets for Potential Drug Addiction Treatments and Research Tools (R21/R33)Email this article to a colleague.
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Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - November 20, 2009 Category: Research Source Type: funding
MIND Reviews: Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental HospitalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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BOOKS Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals [More] (Source: Scientific American Topic - Medical Technology)
Source: Scientific American Topic - Medical Technology - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health & Medicine,Society Policy,Basic Science,addiction Recovery,Neurological Disorders,Neuroscience,Psychiatry,Psychology,Thought Cognition,Ethics,Medical Technology,Pharmaceuticals Source Type: info
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BOOKS Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - November 20, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Health & Medicine,Society Policy,Basic Science,addiction Recovery,Neurological Disorders,Neuroscience,Psychiatry,Psychology,Thought Cognition,Ethics,Medical Technology,Pharmaceuticals Source Type: journals
[Comment] Government vs science over drug and alcohol policyEmail this article to a colleague.
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My statement in October that alcohol was more dangerous than many illegal drugs, including cannabis, ecstasy, and LSD, referred back to a paper I published in The Lancet 2 years ago. It would be an understatement, given the political, media, and academic interest, to say that I stirred up a hornets' nest in the UK Parliament and elsewhere. The Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, sacked me from my role as chair of the ACMD (the government's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, on which I had served with distinction for 10 years), and the Conservative shadow minister said it should have happened earlier this year when I publis...
Source: LANCET - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: David Nutt Tags: Comment Source Type: journals
[Perspectives] Film In Brief: Afghanistan's addictsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Kabul's Russian Cultural Centre is a burnt-out shell of a building; destroyed in the chaos that followed the Soviets' withdrawal in 1989. Today, the erstwhile arts centre stands in stately decay—gaping holes where once there were windows, its gardens covered in dust and dotted with fallen brickwork. Occasionally, NATO helicopters cross overhead. (Source: LANCET)
Source: LANCET - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Talha Burki Tags: Perspectives Source Type: journals
Integrated programs for women with substance use issues and their children: a qualitative meta-synthesis of processes and outcomesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A number of distinct but interconnected processes emerged as being important to women's addiction recovery. Women experienced individual growth and transformative learning that led to a higher quality of life and improved interactions with their children. The findings support the need for programs to adopt practices that focus on improving maternal health and social functioning in an environment characterized by empowerment, safety, and connections. Women's relationships with their children require particular attention as positive parenting practices and family relationships can alter predispositions toward su...
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - November 20, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Wendy SwordSusan JackAlison NiccolsKaren MilliganJoanna HendersonLehana Thabane Source Type: journals
NEW ON THE BOOKSHELF: 2006 National Academies reports funded by National Institutes of HealthEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Bookshelf's collection of NIH-funded reports from the National Academies has been updated with 12 reports published in 2006: Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Furthering Research Barney Cohen and Jane Menken, Editors; Panel on Policy Research and Data Needs to Meet the Challenge of Aging in Africa; Committee on Population, National Research CouncilWashington, D.C.: The National Academies Press; 2006 Asbestos: Selected CancersCommittee on Asbestos: Selected Health Effects, Institute of MedicineWashington, D.C.: The National Academies Press; 2006 Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment: Moving Beyond t...
Source: Bookshelf News - November 19, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books
Ontario examining tougher painkiller rulesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Ontario government wants to impose new rules before the end of the year to restrict how the highly-addictive painkiller Oxycontin is prescribed and dispensed. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Don't lose your head over beer claimEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion
Although this study demonstrated a link between higher alcohol intake and reduced CHD risk, it is has several limitations. Therefore, it cannot be assumed that high levels of alcohol consumption lower the risk of CHD. People are advised not to exceed the recommended daily limits of 2-3 units a day for women and 3-4 units a day for men.
Importantly, the study did not take into account any other adverse effects of alcohol, such as the increased risk of liver disease, obesity, pancreatic diseases, certain cancers, possible addiction, depression, accidental injury or reduced judgement in social situations.
Further l...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Heart/lungs Source Type: news
Neuroprotective and Neurotoxic Effects of NicotineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pharmacopsychiatry 2009; 42: 255-265DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1224138AbstractThe interest in the action of nicotine in the central nervous system (CNS) has significantly increased during the past 15 years. This is due in part to the growing importance of nicotine addiction and its consequences in terms of life quality and costs for public health systems in industrialized countries and, on the other hand, to the significantly higher prevalence of tobacco consumption in patients with psychiatric disorders. The actual data indicate opposite effects of nicotine in the CNS. Nicotine seems to have, at the same time, positive, neuropro...
Source: Pharmacopsychiatry - November 19, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Review Source Type: journals
Factors affecting infection after calcaneal fracture fixationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract: A retrospective study of 178 operatively managed intra-articular calcaneal fractures was undertaken. The primary purpose of the study was to investigate whether delay prior to surgery was related to the prevalence of post-operative deep infection although other factors related to infection were also examined.The deep infection rate was 5.6% but there was no statistical correlation between surgical delay and deep infection. However analysis of the results showed that surgical experience did correlate with deep infection. The infection rate for a group of inexperienced surgeons was 14.3% compared with 2.8% for the ...
Source: Injury - November 19, 2009 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Charles M. Court-Brown, Matthias Schmidt, Bernard G. Schutte Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Increased Risk Of Seizures Faced By Current Cigarette SmokersEmail this article to a colleague.
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A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. Boston-based researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School also found that long-term, moderate intake of caffeine or alcohol does not increase the chance of having a seizure or developing epilepsy. (Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today)
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Epilepsy Source Type: news
Alkermes Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Study Of ALKS 33 For The Treatment Of Alcohol DependenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) announced the initiation of a phase 2 clinical study of ALKS 33, an investigational oral opioid modulator for the potential treatment of alcohol dependence and other central nervous system disorders. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
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Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) announced the initiation of a phase 2 clinical study of ALKS 33, an investigational oral opioid modulator for the potential treatment of alcohol dependence and other central nervous system disorders. The study will assess the safety and efficacy of multiple doses of ALKS 33 in patients with alcohol dependence and is designed to further define the clinical profile of ALKS 33. (Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today)
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Why can't some people give up cocaine?Email this article to a colleague.
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(FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction. However, not all people who are drug dependent progress in the same way once they stop taking drugs. A new study shows that, in the case of cocaine, a high score on the so-called "scale of craving," an antisocial personality type and previous heroin abuse are the factors most commonly involved in people falling back into the habit. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
GSK and Nabi announce agreement for NicVAX®, a vaccine for nicotine addictionEmail this article to a colleague.
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GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA (GSK) and Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (Nabi) announcedan exclusive worldwide option and licensing agreement for a nicotine conjugate candidate vaccine (NicVAX®), an investigational vaccine for the treatment of nicotine addiction and the prevention of smoking relapse, as well as for the development of a second generation nicotine vaccine. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - November 19, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
The cost-effectiveness of consistent and early intervention of harm reduction for injecting drug users in BangladeshEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions The analysis confirms that harm reduction activities are cost-effective. Early intervention is more cost-effective than delaying activities, although this should not preclude later intervention. Starting harm reduction activities when IDU HIV prevalence reaches as high as 40% is still cost-effective. Continuing harm reduction activities once a project has matured is vital to sustaining its impact and cost-effectiveness. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 19, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Lorna Guinness, Peter Vickerman, Zahidul Quayyum, Anna Foss, Charlotte Watts, Andrea Rodericks, Tasnim Azim, Smarajit Jana, Lilani Kumaranayake Source Type: journals
Orexins Excite Neurons of the Rat Cerebellar Nucleus Interpositus Via Orexin 2 Receptors In Vitro.Email this article to a colleague.
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In this study, perfusing slices with orexin A (100 nM-1 muM) or orexin B (100 nM-1 muM) both produced neurons in the rat cerebellar interpositus nucleus (IN) a concentration-dependent excitatory response (96/143, 67.1%). Furthermore, both of the excitations induced by orexin A and B were not blocked by the low-Ca(2+)/high-Mg(2+) medium (n = 8), supporting a direct postsynaptic action of the peptides. Highly selective orexin 1 receptor antagonist SB-334867 did not block the excitatory response of cerebellar IN neurons to orexins (n = 22), but [Ala(11), D-Leu(15)] orexin B, a highly selective orexin 2 receptor (OX(2)R) agoni...
Source: Cerebellum - November 19, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Yu L, Zhang XY, Zhang J, Zhu JN, Wang JJ Tags: Cerebellum Source Type: journals
Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?Email this article to a colleague.
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Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them. The following self-assessment tests can help you determine whether or not it may be time to get help.
Alcohol Abuse Screening Quiz
Drug Abuse Screening Quiz
Could You Be Depressed?
Is Your Child Using Drugs or Alcohol?
Is Your Child Huffing Inhalants?
Questions for Families:
Are You Troubled by Someone's Drinking?
Are You Enabling an Alcoholic or Addict?
Did You Grow Up With a Problem Drinker?
Domestic Abuse Screening Quiz
Adult Child Scre...
Source: About.com Alcoholism - November 19, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: consumer
Suboxone® (Buprenorphine/Naloxone) as an Agonist Opioid Treatment in Spain: A Budgetary Impact AnalysisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Eur Addict Res 2010;16:31-42 (DOI:10.1159/000259614) (Source: European Addiction Research : Last 20 articles)
Source: European Addiction Research : Last 20 articles - November 18, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: journals
GPs and criminal justice staff to receive training as part of national strategy to improve offenders' healthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: BMJ Online First - November 18, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: O'Dowd, A. Tags: Health policy, Child and adolescent psychiatry (paedatrics), Drug misuse (including addiction), Prison medicine, Child and adolescent psychiatry, Drugs misuse (including addiction), Personality disorders, Disability, Screening (epidemiology), Health servi Source Type: journals
First Forensic Nurses Week Highlights the Problems of...Email this article to a colleague.
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Nov. 9. 2009 - “Violence is a Health Care Problem” is the theme of the first Forensic Nurses Week, taking place November 9-13, 2009. This week, which is expected to become an annual event, was created to honor and celebrate forensic nurses. This year’s theme reflects data showing that up to 37.5 percent of health care costs may be the result of violence, and research such as the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study that found a strong correlation between childhood experiences of violence and adult health problems such as diabetes and tobacco addiction. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - November 18, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Coed College Housing Connected To Frequent Binge DrinkingEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study in the Journal of American College Health finds that students placed by their universities in coed housing are 2.5 times more likely to binge drink each week than students placed in all-male or all-female housing. More than 500 students from five college campuses around the country participated in the study: 42 percent of students in coed housing reported binge drinking on a weekly basis. (Source: Psychology / Psychiatry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Psychology / Psychiatry News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Coed College Housing Connected To Frequent Binge DrinkingEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study in the Journal of American College Health finds that students placed by their universities in coed housing are 2.5 times more likely to binge drink each week than students placed in all-male or all-female housing. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Vaccine To Treat Nicotine Addiction Steps Closer To Market As Companies Agree Option DealEmail this article to a colleague.
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An experimental vaccine called NicVAX, designed to treat nicotine addiction that works by stopping the drug from reaching the brain, moved a step closer to the market when the vaccine developer Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (Nabi), based in Rockville, Maryland, US agreed an option and licensing deal with GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA (GSK), based in Brussels, Belgium. (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)
Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news
Vaccine To Treat Nicotine Addiction Steps Closer To Market As Companies Agree Option DealEmail this article to a colleague.
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An experimental vaccine called NicVAX, designed to treat nicotine addiction that works by stopping the drug from reaching the brain, moved a step closer to the market when the vaccine developer Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (Nabi), based in Rockville, Maryland, US agreed an option and licensing deal with GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA (GSK), based in Brussels, Belgium. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news
Studies Suggest Parental Monitoring Can Help Decrease Adolescent Marijuana UseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug by adolescents, with almost 42% of high school seniors admitting to having experimented with it. Continued marijuana use may result in a number of serious consequences including depression, cognitive impairment, cardiovascular disease, and certain forms of cancer. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Studies Suggest Parental Monitoring Can Help Decrease Adolescent Marijuana UseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug by adolescents, with almost 42% of high school seniors admitting to having experimented with it. Continued marijuana use may result in a number of serious consequences including depression, cognitive impairment, cardiovascular disease, and certain forms of cancer. As such, it is critical to prevent marijuana use by adolescents and numerous behavioral and medical scientists have been trying to establish the best means of prevention. (Source: Pediatrics News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pediatrics News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Research On College Students' Drinking Beliefs And BehaviorEmail this article to a colleague.
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Unrealistic optimism about drinking behavior can lead to later alcohol-related problems, according to research published in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB), the official monthly journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
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Unrealistic optimism about drinking behavior can lead to later alcohol-related problems, according to research published in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB), the official monthly journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Researchers interviewed 800 college students several times over the course of two years about whether their drinking resulted in hangovers, memory loss or trouble with police. (Source: Psychology / Psychiatry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Psychology / Psychiatry News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Alcohol / addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Older addicts 'lose will to live'Email this article to a colleague.
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Research published in Glasgow suggests rates of suicide among addicts aged over 35 may be higher than previously thought. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Scotland Source Type: news
The impact of cigarette deprivation and cigarette availability on cue–reactivity in smokersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions The data suggest that, even under conditions of immediate cigarette availability, deprivation and cue presentations have independent, additive effects on self-reported craving levels in smokers. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 18, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Steffani R. Bailey, Katherine C. Goedeker, Stephen T. Tiffany Source Type: journals
Antiepileptic Drug Curbs Cocaine UseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Vigabatrin, an epilepsy treatment, could break the vicious cycle of drug addiction and incarceration. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
