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Missing Enzyme Linked to Drug Addiction
June 17, 2013 — A missing brain enzyme increases concentrations of a protein related to pain-killer addiction, according to an animal ... > full story -
Medical Marijuana Not the Answer for Teens With Chronic Pain, Doctors Say
June 17, 2013 — Adolescents can have chronic pain, just like adults. As patients, their parents and physicians search for solutions, there is one increasingly available option they should avoid, researchers say: ... > full story -
Brain's 'Dark Side' as Key to Cocaine Addiction
June 12, 2013 — Scientists have found evidence that an emotion-related brain region called the central amygdala —- whose activity promotes feelings of malaise and unhappiness —- plays a major role in ... > full story -
Not Really 'Bath Salts': Update on 'Designer Stimulants'
June 4, 2013 — The last few years have seen the emergence of a new drug problem in so-called "bath salts"—- actually "designer stimulants," packaged and sold in ways that skirt drug ... > full story -
Researchers Focus on a Brain Protein and an Antibiotic to Block Cocaine Craving
June 3, 2013 — A new study by neuroscientists demonstrates that GLT1, a protein that clears glutamate from the brain, plays a critical role in the craving for cocaine that develops after only several days of ... > full story -
Low Doses of THC (Cannabis) Can Halt Brain Damage, Study Suggests
May 30, 2013 — Medical cannabis is often used by sufferers of chronic ailments, including cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder, to combat pain and other symptoms. Now a researcher says that the drug has ... > full story -
Brain Makes Its Own Version of Valium
May 30, 2013 — Researchers have found that a naturally occurring protein secreted only in discrete areas of the mammalian brain may act as a Valium-like brake on certain types of epileptic ... > full story -
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Are Children Who Take Ritalin for ADHD at Greater Risk of Future Drug Abuse?
May 29, 2013 — Children who take medication such as Ritalin and Adderall for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at no greater risk for later taking alcohol, marijuana, nicotine and cocaine than ... > full story -
Childhood Abuse Linked With Food Addiction in Adult Women
May 29, 2013 — Women who experienced severe physical or sexual abuse during childhood are much more likely to have a food addiction as adults than women who did not experience such abuse, according to a new study. ... > full story -
Increasing Problem of Prescription Drug Abuse Among Youth
May 28, 2013 — Young people are increasingly turning to prescription drugs to get high. Research sheds new light on what could increase or lower that ... > full story
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