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Stress Triggers Relapse In Meth Abuse, Study Finds
October 18, 2006 — Oregon Health & Science University research showing stress triggers relapse of methamphetamine abuse in mice could be a step toward developing a drug to curb this frustrating obstacle to ... > full story -
New Data Hint At Oncoming Cocaine Epidemic
October 17, 2006 — New data from UF and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement show that since 2000 cocaine has increasingly been cited as the cause of death in coroner's reports, and that the number of cocaine ... > full story -
Prescription Pain Medication Abuse On Surprising Increase, With Unexpected Geographic Distribution
October 17, 2006 — Researchers at Rush University Medical Center found prescription pain medication (PPM) abuse is a rapidly growing problem with surprising and often unpredictable distribution ... > full story -
Altered Perception Of Reward In Human Cocaine Addiction
October 15, 2006 — People addicted to cocaine have an impaired ability to perceive rewards and exercise control due to disruptions in the brain's reward and control circuits, according to a series of brain-mapping ... > full story -
Marijuana's Active Ingredient May Slow Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease
October 9, 2006 — Scientists are reporting discovery in laboratory experiments of a previously unknown molecular mechanism in which the active ingredient in marijuana may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease ... > full story -
LSD Treatment For Alcoholism Gets New Look
October 7, 2006 — For the past five years, Dr. Erika Dyck has been unearthing some intriguing facts related to a group of pioneering psychiatrists who worked in Saskatchewan, Canada in the '50s and '60s. Among other ... > full story -
Use, As Well As 'Meth Mouth,' On The Rise
October 6, 2006 — It's cheap, addictive and can harm your smile for life. Its use is also rapidly increasing both nationally and world-wide. It is methamphetamine. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and ... > full story -
New Medications Are Battling Substance Abuse And Addiction
September 25, 2006 — The number of medications for treating addictions - one of the nation's most serious public health problems - has nearly doubled in recent years, along with a gradually expanding public willingness ... > full story -
Methamphetamine Use Restricts Fetal Growth, Study Finds
September 15, 2006 — Results from the first large-scale, prospective study of prenatal methamphetamine use show that newborns exposed to the drug are more than three times as likely to be born underweight. Appearing in ... > full story -
Enzyme Builds Neurotransmitters Via Newly Discovered Pathway
September 15, 2006 — Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have uncovered a previously unknown function of an enzyme that appears to play a primary role in the biosynthesis of a large class of lipids that help ... > full story
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