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Marijuana Use Higher in Young Adult Smokers Than Previously Reported
April 18, 2012 — Half of young adult tobacco smokers also have smoked marijuana in the last 30 days, according to a recent Facebook-based survey, indicating a greater prevalence of marijuana and tobacco co-use among ... > full story -
Antidote for Cocaine Overdose Looks Promising in Lab Studies
April 18, 2012 — Scientists have shown that an injectable solution can protect mice from an otherwise lethal overdose of cocaine. The findings could lead to human clinical trials of a treatment designed to reverse ... > full storyMore: -
Curbing College Binge Drinking: What Role Do 'Alcohol Expectancies' Play?
April 18, 2012 — Alcohol expectancy challenges, or social experiments aimed at challenging one's beliefs about the rewards of drinking, can successfully reduce both the quantity of alcohol consumed and the frequency ... > full story -
Electronic Cigarettes May Help Smokers' Memory While They Kick the Habit
April 17, 2012 — Electronic cigarettes - battery-operated devices that provide nicotine via inhaled vapor - may help the memory as well as ease cravings as smokers quit their habit, new research ... > full story -
Feelings of Immaturity Accompany Alcohol Misuse Into Adulthood
April 17, 2012 — Tipping back one too many cocktails during an individual's early 20s doesn't correlate to a personal sense of immaturity; however if this habit doesn't stop as they reach age 30, young adults can ... > full story -
Basolateral Amygdala May Hold Key to Helping Prevent Drug Cravings and Relapse
April 16, 2012 — Researchers have discovered evidence that the basolateral amygdala may play a critical role in helping to adjust the ability of conditioned hints or triggers that enhance a recovering addict’s ... > full story -
Discovery Paves Way for Improved Painkillers
April 2, 2012 — Scientists have made a major discovery that could lead to more effective treatment of severe pain using ... > full story -
Teen Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use and Abuse Starts Earlier Than You Might Think
April 2, 2012 — A survey of a nationally representative sample of US teenagers suggests that most cases of alcohol and drug abuse have their initial onset at this important period of development. The median age at ... > full story -
Genes for Learning, Remembering and Forgetting
March 29, 2012 — Certain genes and proteins that promote growth and development of embryos also play a surprising role in sending chemical signals that help adults learn, remember, forget and perhaps become addicted, ... > full story -
Structure of ‘salvia’ Receptor Solved
March 21, 2012 — A research team has determined the structure of the kappa-opioid receptor—site of action of the widely abused hallucinogen Salvia divinorum – solving longstanding scientific mysteries and ... > full story -
Atomic Structure of Molecule That Binds to Opioids in the Brain Discovered
March 19, 2012 — Scientists have for the first time determined the three-dimensional atomic structure of a human opioid receptor, a molecule on the surface of brain cells that binds to opioids and is centrally ... > full story -
Smoking May Restore Tapped-out Self-Control Resources
March 19, 2012 — When researchers deplete a smoker's self control, smoking a cigarette may restore self-control, new research ... > full story
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