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Posted May 4, 2008:

• Absinthe Uncorked: The 'Green Fairy' Was Boozy -- But Not Psychedelic
• Computer Programs Help Drug Abusers Stay Abstinent, Yale Researchers Find

Posted April 28, 2008:

• Brain's Reaction To Potent Hallucinogen Salvia Explored

Posted April 22, 2008:

• Rat Study Suggests Why Teens Get Hooked On Cocaine More Easily Than Adults
• Marijuana, Genes, Medicines And Brain Scans Help Scientists Find Better Anxiety Treatments

Posted April 18, 2008:

• Gene Therapy For Addiction: Flooding Brain With 'Pleasure Chemical' Receptors Works On Cocaine, As On Alcohol

Posted April 14, 2008:

• Doctor's Offices Can Help Stem Abuse Of Oxycontin, Other Narcotic Painkillers

Posted April 12, 2008:

• Methamphetamine Use In Pregnancy Damages Learning Ability Of Offspring, Study Suggests

Posted April 11, 2008:

• Marijuana And Alcohol Taken Together Induced Widespread Nerve Cell Death In Brains Of Young Rats

Posted April 10, 2008:

• Animal Research Suggests Long-term Effects Of Fetal Cocaine Exposure
• Methamphetamine Addiction Mechanism Discovered, Explains Why Cravings Last So Long

Posted April 8, 2008:

• New Strategy For Treating Cocaine Addiction, Animal Research Suggests
• Prenatal Exposure To Drugs, Alcohol And Tobacco Affect The Brain Into Early Adolescence, Scans Show

Posted April 7, 2008:

• Subordinate Monkeys More Likely To Choose Cocaine Over Food
• Environmental Enrichment Can Reduce Cocaine Use, Researchers Find

Posted April 1, 2008:

• Glamorization Of Drugs In Rap Music Jumped Dramatically Over 2 Decades

Posted March 27, 2008:

• New Brain Cells Implicated In Machinery Of Cannabinoid Signaling

Posted March 21, 2008:

• Many Moms Use Cigarettes, Marijuana, Alcohol During Pregnancy; Dads Don't Help, Study Suggests

Posted March 14, 2008:

• Emotional 'Bummer' Of Cocaine Addiction Mimicked In Animals

Posted March 13, 2008:

• Sexual Activity and Marijuana Use Associated with HPV-Positive Head and Neck Cancer, Study Shows

Posted March 10, 2008:

• Curing Addiction With Cannabis Medicines?

Posted March 5, 2008:

• Drug Use Trends Affect Risk Of Marijuana In Deviance Prone Boys, But Not Girls, Study Finds

Posted March 4, 2008:

• Non-medical Use Of Prescription Medications Associated With Drug Abuse Among College Students

Posted March 2, 2008:

• Stimulant Treatment For ADHD Has No Effect On Risk Of Future Substance Abuse, Study Finds

Posted February 28, 2008:

• New Receptor Complex Identified In Brain
• Common Heart Drug May Reduce Cocaine Cravings

Posted February 25, 2008:

• Cocaine's Effects On Brain Metabolism May Contribute To Abuse

Posted February 19, 2008:

• Opiate And Nicotine Have Surprisingly Similar Effect On Brain's Reward System

Posted February 18, 2008:

• Marijuana-based Drug Reduces Fibromyalgia Pain, Study Suggests

Posted February 14, 2008:

• Smoking Marijuana Impairs Cognitive Function In MS Patients, Study Shows

Posted February 7, 2008:

• Brain Circuitry That Drives Drug-seeking Compulsion Identified

Posted February 6, 2008:

• References To Explicit Substance Use Common In Popular Music
• Subconscious Signals Can Trigger Drug Craving

Posted February 5, 2008:

• Former Substance Abusers Rarely Relapse After Organ Transplantation

Posted January 30, 2008:

• Potential Cause Of Age Differences In Stimulant Response Identified

Posted January 25, 2008:

• Marijuana Withdrawal As Bad As Withdrawal From Cigarettes

Posted January 13, 2008:

• Millions Of Young People Have Used Cough Syrup To Get High

Posted January 10, 2008:

• Experimental Weight-loss Drug Cuts Appetite, Burns More Energy, Study Suggests

Posted January 7, 2008:

• Assembling The Jigsaw Puzzle Of Drug Addiction

Posted January 6, 2008:

• Some Antipsychotic Drugs May Be Missing Their Mark

Posted December 18, 2007:

• Marijuana Smoke Contains Higher Levels Of Certain Toxins Than Tobacco Smoke

Posted December 11, 2007:

• Alarming Rise In Substance Abuse Among Somali Combatants

Posted November 30, 2007:

• Club Drugs Inflict Damage Similar To Traumatic Brain Injury
• Separating The Therapeutic Benefits Of Cannabis From Its Mood-altering Side-effects

Posted November 12, 2007:

• Cocaine Abuse Blunts Sensitivity To Monetary Reward

Posted November 11, 2007:

• One Of Every Three Popular Songs Contains References To Substance Use

Posted November 9, 2007:

• Enzyme Regulates Brain Pathology Induced By Cocaine, Stress

Posted November 8, 2007:

• Why Teens Are Such Impulsive Risk-takers

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