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Hope For Treating Relapse To Methamphetamine Abuse
A new study suggests that
vigabatrin blocks
drug-seeking behavior in
animals previously trained
to associate methamphetamine
with a particular
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Drug Addiction: Environmental Conditions Play Major Role In Effective Treatment And Preventing Relapses, Animal Study Shows
Environmental conditions
play a major role in
treating drug addiction and
in preventing relapses,
according to new research.
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Could Marijuana Substance Help Prevent Or Delay Memory Impairment In The Aging Brain?
Scientists are finding that
specific elements of
marijuana can be good for
the aging brain by reducing
inflammation there and
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Steroid Therapies Following Transplant Can Be Eliminated, Study Suggests
Using modern
immunosuppressive drugs
eliminates the need for
steroid therapy as early as
seven days following a
... > full story
- Hope For Treating Relapse To Methamphetamine Abuse
- Drug Addiction: Environmental Conditions Play Major Role In Effective Treatment And Preventing Relapses, Animal Study Shows
- Could Marijuana Substance Help Prevent Or Delay Memory Impairment In The Aging Brain?
- Steroid Therapies Following Transplant Can Be Eliminated, Study Suggests
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Methamphetamine Abuse Linked To Underage Sex, Smoking And Drinking
November 23, 2008 — Teens who have never done drugs, but engage in other risky behaviours such as drinking, smoking and being sexually active, are more likely to use crystal meth, medical researchers have ... > full story -
Drug-related Preference In Cocaine Addiction Extends To Images
November 20, 2008 — When given a choice between viewing pictures of cocaine and a variety of other images, cocaine addicted individuals, as compared to healthy, non-addicted research subjects, show a clear preference ... > full story -
Extended Treatment With Combination Medication For Opioid-addicted Youths Shows Benefit
November 4, 2008 — Adolescents addicted to opioids who received continuing treatment with the combination medication buprenorphine-naloxone had lower rates of testing positive or reporting use of opioids compared to ... > full story -
Could Brain Abnormality Predict Drug Addiction?
October 22, 2008 — Scientists are to use MRI technology to discover whether abnormalities in the decision-making part of the brain could make some people more likely to become addicted to ... > full story -
Steroids Aid Recovery From Pneumonia, Researchers Say
October 20, 2008 — Adding corticosteroids to traditional antimicrobial therapy might help people with pneumonia recover more quickly than with antibiotics alone, scientists have ... > full story -
Methamphetamine Enters Brain Quickly And Lingers
October 16, 2008 — Using positron emission tomography to track tracer doses of methamphetamine in humans' brains, scientists find that the addictive and long-lasting effects of this increasingly prevalent drug can be ... > full story -
Thinner Cortex In Cocaine Addicts May Reflect Drug Use And A Pre-existing Disposition To Drug Abuse
October 13, 2008 — New research findings suggest that structural abnormalities in the brains of cocaine addicts are related in part to drug use and in part to a predisposition toward addiction. The research maps the ... > full story -
Religiosity Curbs Teen Marijuana Use By Half, National Study Finds
October 12, 2008 — While many congregations of different faiths preach against drug abuse, it has been unclear whether a youth's religious involvement has any effect on his risk of drug abuse. Now a new national study ... > full story -
Can Taking Ecstasy Once Damage Your Memory?
October 11, 2008 — Academics in the UK are issuing new warnings about the dangers of ecstasy and its effects on the ... > full story -
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ADHD Stimulant Treatment May Decrease Risk Of Substance Abuse In Adolescent Girls; Results Mirror Findings In Boys
October 8, 2008 — Researchers have found that treatment with stimulant drugs does not increase and appears to significantly decrease the risk that girls with ADHD will begin smoking cigarettes or using alcohol or ... > full story
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