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Disulfiram: New Support for an Old Addiction Drug
January 31, 2013 — Disulfiram was the first medication approved for the treatment of alcoholism over 50 years ago. It works, at least in part, by preventing the metabolism of an alcohol by-product, acetaldehyde. High ... > full story -
After Super Bowl, Many Fans Will Suffer Football Withdrawal Symptoms
January 30, 2013 — On Sunday night, many fans will start experiencing withdrawal symptoms from not being able to watch any more football. A psychiatrist describes the effects this has on the brain, and offers tips on ... > full story -
Binge Drinking Increases Risk of Type 2 Diabetes by Causing Insulin Resistance
January 30, 2013 — Binge drinking causes insulin resistance, which increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to the results of an animal study. The authors further discovered that alcohol disrupts ... > full story -
Excessive Alcohol Use When You’re Young Could Have Lasting Impacts on Your Brain
January 30, 2013 — There is growing evidence for the lasting impact of alcohol on the brain. Excessive alcohol use accounts for 4% of the global burden of disease, and binge drinking particularly is becoming an ... > full story -
Rats, Like Humans, Return to Drinking Once Punishment Is Removed
January 30, 2013 — Once heavy drinking impairs function, a variety of punishment-related threats may motivate people to stop drinking: spouses may threaten divorce, employers may threaten job loss, and courts threaten ... > full story -
Neural Mechanism Underlying Drug Cravings
January 28, 2013 — Addiction may result from abnormal brain circuitry in the frontal cortex, the part of the brain that controls decision-making. Researchers report that the lateral and orbital regions of the frontal ... > full story -
Best Friends Influence When Teenagers Have First Drink
January 28, 2013 — Researchers have found that teenagers who exhibit problem drinking likely got their first drink from a friend. The reason, the researchers explain, is that friends who drink are more likely to have ... > full story -
Liquid Crystal's Chaotic Inner Dynamics
January 24, 2013 — Scientists have unearthed a new dynamic process induced by strong electric fields in thin liquid crystal cells. Liquid crystal displays are ubiquitous. Now, physicists have demonstrated that the ... > full story -
Socially Isolated Rats Are More Vulnerable to Addiction, Report Researchers
January 23, 2013 — Rats that are socially isolated during a critical period of adolescence are more vulnerable to addiction to amphetamine and alcohol. Amphetamine addiction is also harder to extinguish in the socially ... > full story -
Parents Numb to Misuse of Narcotic Pain Meds by Youth, New Poll Shows
January 23, 2013 — Only 1 in 5 parents say they are very concerned about children and teens misusing narcotics, according to U-M's National Poll on Children's ... > full story
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