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Possible Connection Between Marijuana Abuse And Stroke Or Heart Attacks
May 13, 2008 — Marijuana abuse leads to blood flow problems in the brain and increased risks for heart problems. To understand the way that marijuana might cause these side-effects, NIH scientists measured proteins ... > full story -
Teen 'Self Medication' For Depression Leads To More Serious Mental Illness, New Report Reveals
May 9, 2008 — Millions of American teens report experiencing weeks of hopelessness and loss of interest in normal daily activities and many of these depressed teens are using marijuana and other drugs, making ... > full story -
Risks For Painkiller Abuse Do Not Outweigh Benefits Of Chronic Pain Control, Expert Says
May 9, 2008 — As controversy swirls about proper clinical use of opioids and other potent pain medications, research reported at the American Pain Society annual meeting shows that, contrary to widespread beliefs, ... > full story -
Young People Are Intentionally Drinking And Taking Drugs For Better Sex, European Survey Finds
May 8, 2008 — Teenagers and young adults across Europe drink and take drugs as part of deliberate sexual strategies. A third of 16-35 year old males and a quarter of females surveyed are drinking alcohol to ... > full story -
Caution Urged With New Anti-Obesity Drug In Kids
May 7, 2008 — Anti-obesity drugs that work by blocking brain molecules similar to those in marijuana could also interfere with neural development in young children, according to a new study from MIT's Picower ... > full story -
Gene Linked To Alcohol And Cocaine Dependence
May 5, 2008 — The search for genes associated with alcohol dependence has recently been extended to the tachykinin receptor 3 gene, located within a broad region on chromosome 4q. Researchers have found that seven ... > full story -
Computer Programs Help Drug Abusers Stay Abstinent, Yale Researchers Find
May 1, 2008 — Drug abusers who used a computer-assisted training program in addition to receiving traditional counseling stayed abstinent significantly longer than those who received counseling alone, a Yale ... > full story -
Rat Study Suggests Why Teens Get Hooked On Cocaine More Easily Than Adults
April 21, 2008 — New drug research suggests that teens may get addicted and relapse more easily than adults because developing brains are more powerfully motivated by drug-related cues. This conclusion has been ... > full story -
Marijuana, Genes, Medicines And Brain Scans Help Scientists Find Better Anxiety Treatments
April 18, 2008 — Right now, about half of all people who take medicine for an anxiety disorder don't get much help from it. And doctors have no definitive way to predict who will, and who won't, benefit from each ... > full story -
Gene Therapy For Addiction: Flooding Brain With 'Pleasure Chemical' Receptors Works On Cocaine, As On Alcohol
April 16, 2008 — Increasing the brain level of receptors for dopamine, a pleasure-related chemical, can reduce use of cocaine by 75 percent in rats trained to self-administer it. Earlier research had similar findings ... > full story
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