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Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease in Methamphetamine Users, Study Finds
July 26, 2011 — People who abused methamphetamine or other amphetamine-like stimulants are more likely to develop Parkinson's disease than those who do not, according to a new ... > full story -
Scientists Create Vaccine Against Heroin High
July 20, 2011 — Researchers have developed a highly successful vaccine against a heroin high and have indicated its therapeutic ... > full story -
New Hope for Treatment of Cocaine Addiction
July 15, 2011 — Researchers have discovered that a common beta blocker, used to treat people with hypertension, has shown to be effective in preventing the brain from retrieving memories associated with cocaine use ... > full story -
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Evidence for 'Food Addiction' in Humans
July 12, 2011 — New research suggests that people can become dependent on highly palatable foods and engage in a compulsive pattern of consumption, similar to the behaviors we observe in drug addicts and those with ... > full story -
Bodyguard for the Brain: Researchers Identify Mechanism That Seems to Protect Brain from Aging
July 12, 2011 — Researchers have discovered a mechanism that seems to protect the brain from aging. In experiments with mice, they switched off the cannabinoid-1 receptor. As a consequence, the animals showed signs ... > full story -
Athletes May Have Different Reasons for Marijuana Use
July 11, 2011 — College athletes tend to be less likely than their non-athlete peers to smoke marijuana. But when they do, they may have some different reasons for it, according to a new ... > full story -
Dentists' Role in Painkiller Abuse
July 1, 2011 — Dentists, pharmacists and addiction experts provides new research and recommendations to help dentists combat, rather than contribute to, abuse of addictive ... > full story -
Safety Issue Revealed as 1 in 20 Australian Workers Admits to Drinking at Work, Survey Finds
June 27, 2011 — A national survey has found that more than one in twenty Australian workers report using alcohol while at work or just before work, and more than one in fifty report taking drugs during or just ... > full story -
Two Talks With Teens Leads to Less Marijuana Use for at Least a Year, Study Finds
June 27, 2011 — Researchers found that a brief, voluntary conversation with an adult led to up to a 20 percent decrease in marijuana use for teenagers who frequently used the ... > full story -
Contaminated Cocaine Triggers Decaying, Dying Skin
June 23, 2011 — If the obvious reasons for avoiding recreational drug use aren't off-putting enough, physicians have another consequence to add -- crusty, purplish areas of dead skin that are extremely painful and ... > full story
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