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Bodybuilding With Steroids Damages Kidneys
Athletes who use anabolic
steroids may gain muscle
mass and strength, but they
can also destroy their
kidney function, according
to a new article. The
... > full story
Teen Attitudes Toward Smoking Linked To Likelihood Of Drinking And Using Drugs
New research looks at the
specific ways parents and
peers influence teenagers to
smoke, drink and use
marijuana in combination. ... > full story
Hemp And Marijuana: Genes Producing THC, Active Ingredient In Cannabis Plant, Identified
In a first step toward
engineering a drug-free
Cannabis plant for hemp
fiber and oil, researchers
have identified genes
... > full story
Growing Evidence Of Marijuana Smoke's Potential Dangers
In a finding that challenges
the increasingly popular
belief that smoking
marijuana is less harmful to
health than smoking tobacco,
researchers in Canada are
... > full story
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Stress-induced Changes In Brain Circuitry Linked To Cocaine Relapse
October 31, 2009 — Stress-evoked changes in circuits that regulate serotonin in certain parts of the brain can precipitate a low mood and a relapse of cocaine-seeking, based on mouse ... > full story -
Cocaine Exposure During Pregnancy Leads To Impulsivity In Male, Not Female, Monkeys
October 24, 2009 — Adult male monkeys exposed to cocaine while in the womb have poor impulse control and may be more vulnerable to drug abuse than female monkeys, even a decade or more after the exposure, according to ... > full story -
Amino Acid May Help Reduce Cocaine Cravings
October 23, 2009 — A new study in rats has found that N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a commonly available and generally nontoxic amino acid derivative, reverses changes in the brain's circuitry associated with cocaine ... > full story -
Cognitive Problems Are Direct Result Of Cocaine Exposure, New Animal Research Suggests
October 23, 2009 — New animal studies suggest that memory and other cognitive problems experienced by cocaine-addicted people can result directly from the cocaine abuse in addition to pre-existing traits or lifestyle ... > full story -
Minimal Relationship Between Cannabis And Schizophrenia Or Psychosis, Suggested By New Study
October 22, 2009 — Last year the UK government reclassified cannabis from a class C to a class B drug, partly out of concerns that cannabis, especially the more potent varieties, may increase the risk of schizophrenia ... > full story -
Cocaine Vaccine May Help Some Reduce Drug Use
October 6, 2009 — A vaccine to treat cocaine dependence appears to reduce use of the drug in a subgroup of individuals who attain high anti-cocaine antibody levels in response, according to a new report. However, only ... > full story -
What Proportion Of Psychotic Illness Is Due To Cannabis?
September 29, 2009 — In a new paper, a team of researchers from Australia and the US makes the case for estimating the role that cannabis has worldwide as a risk factor for ... > full story -
Group Therapy Benefits Homeless Veterans Prone To Violence, Researchers Find
September 28, 2009 — A new study examines the rates of violence among homeless veterans and their partners and the significant results of group ... > full story -
Computer Model Shows Changes In Brain Mechanisms For Cocaine Addicts
September 23, 2009 — Researchers are utilizing computational models to study how the brain's chemicals and synaptic mechanisms, or connections between neurons, react to cocaine addiction and what this could mean for ... > full story -
Researchers Explore Long-term Adolescent Vulnerability To Drugs
September 20, 2009 — As part of efforts to understand drug abuse, researchers are finding that adolescent rats appear to be less vulnerable to the long-term effects of withdrawal and relapse in certain types of drug use ... > full story
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