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Scientists Can Now Block Heroin, Morphine Addiction
August 14, 2012 — In a major breakthrough, an international team of scientists has proven that addiction to morphine and heroin can be blocked, while at the same time increasing pain ... > full story -
Scientists Show Two-Drug Combination Has Potential to Fight Cocaine Addiction
August 8, 2012 — A fine-tuned combination of two existing pharmaceutical drugs has shown promise as a potential new therapy for people addicted to cocaine -— a therapy that would reduce their craving for the ... > full story -
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Cannabis as Painkiller
August 7, 2012 — Cannabis-based medications have been demonstrated to relieve pain. Cannabis medications can be used in patients whose symptoms are not adequately alleviated by conventional treatment. The indications ... > full story -
The Scientific Side of Steroid Use and Abuse
August 6, 2012 — Scientists are investigating the cellular basis for behavioral changes seen with the abuse of anabolic androgenic steroids. New research looks at three major behavioral systems typically associated ... > full story -
Students Trading Sex for Drugs or Alcohol Happens Also in Rural Canada
August 1, 2012 — Just over two percent of teens in rural schools who have ever tried alcohol, marijuana or other drugs report they have also traded sex for these substances, according to new ... > full story -
New FDA Program Adds to Tools to Curb Opioid Abuse in United States
August 1, 2012 — With deaths associated with prescription opioids, often sold illegally, now reaching toward 14,000 each year, experts say a new risk management plan from the US Food and Drug Administration ... > full story -
Childhood Defiance Correlated With Drug Dependence
August 1, 2012 — Childhood defiance is correlated with drug dependence whereas inattention suggests a susceptibility to ... > full story -
Fruit Flies on Methamphetamine Die Largely as a Result of Anorexia
August 1, 2012 — A new study finds that, like humans, fruit flies exposed to methamphetamine drastically reduce their food intake and increase their physical activity. The study, which tracked metabolic and ... > full story -
Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment Report Using Someone Else's Medical Marijuana
July 31, 2012 — Diverted medical marijuana use among adolescents receiving treatment for substance abuse is very common, according to new research. Study participants from two adolescent substance abuse treatment ... > full story -
Modeling of New Enzymes Helps Develop Therapies for Cocaine Abuse
July 26, 2012 — Researchers have designed and discovered a series of highly efficient enzymes that effectively metabolize ... > full story
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