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Posted November 24, 2009:

• Drug Users Know Their Stuff

Posted November 21, 2009:

• Why Can't Some People Give Up Cocaine?

Posted November 20, 2009:

• Drug Use: Effects of Ketamine (K) on Users

Posted November 17, 2009:

• The Straight Dope: Studies Link Parental Monitoring With Decreased Teen Marijuana Usage

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Use Of Cannabinoids Could Help Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Patients

Posted October 31, 2009:

• Stress-Induced Changes In Brain Circuitry Linked To Cocaine Relapse

Posted October 24, 2009:

• Cocaine Exposure During Pregnancy Leads To Impulsivity In Male, Not Female, Monkeys

Posted October 23, 2009:

• Amino Acid May Help Reduce Cocaine Cravings
• Cognitive Problems Are Direct Result Of Cocaine Exposure, New Animal Research Suggests

Posted October 22, 2009:

• Minimal Relationship Between Cannabis And Schizophrenia Or Psychosis, Suggested By New Study

Posted October 6, 2009:

• Cocaine Vaccine May Help Some Reduce Drug Use

Posted October 3, 2009:

• Teen Attitudes Toward Smoking Linked To Likelihood Of Drinking And Using Drugs

Posted October 2, 2009:

• Nation's Leading Experts On Substance Abuse Outline New Research Agenda

Posted September 28, 2009:

• Group Therapy Benefits Homeless Veterans Prone To Violence, Researchers Find

Posted September 23, 2009:

• Computer Model Shows Changes In Brain Mechanisms For Cocaine Addicts

Posted September 20, 2009:

• Researchers Explore Long-Term Adolescent Vulnerability To Drugs

Posted September 19, 2009:

• New Dangers Of 'Clubbing Drugs' On The Web

Posted September 13, 2009:

• Ketamine Reduces Suicidality In Depressed Patients, Study Suggests

Posted August 18, 2009:

• Excessive Exercise Can Be Addicting, New Study Says

Posted August 13, 2009:

• Substance Abuse, Schizophrenia And Risk Of Violence

Posted August 4, 2009:

• How Marijuana Causes Memory Deficits

Posted July 31, 2009:

• Drug-Proof Zebrafish Reveal Secrets Of Addiction

Posted July 16, 2009:

• Wastewater Used To Map Illicit Drug Use

Posted July 15, 2009:

• Active Ingredient In Cannabis Eliminates Morphine Dependence In Rats

Posted July 2, 2009:

• Brain Functions That Can Prevent Relapse Improve After A Year Of Methamphetamine Abstinence

Posted June 30, 2009:

• Teenagers In Northern Ireland Are Experimenting With Cocaine

Posted June 28, 2009:

• New Gene Discovery Links Obesity To The Brain

Posted June 15, 2009:

• Marijuana Damages DNA And May Cause Cancer, New Test Reveals

Posted May 29, 2009:

• Marijuana Rivals Mainstream Drugs For Alleviating HIV/AIDS Symptoms
• Flipping The Brain's Addiction Switch Without Drugs

Posted May 26, 2009:

• Brain-Behavior Disconnect In Cocaine Addiction

Posted May 22, 2009:

• Substance Abuse Factor In Higher Risk Of Violent Crime By Persons With Schizophrenia

Posted May 20, 2009:

• Cocaine: Perceived As A Reward By The Brain?

Posted May 17, 2009:

• Painkiller Patch Can Lead To Addiction

Posted May 15, 2009:

• Cocaine-Linked Genes Enhance Behavioral Effects Of Addiction

Posted May 14, 2009:

• Parental Guidelines, Consequences May Be Why Fewer Black Teens Smoke Than Whites

Posted May 13, 2009:

• Terrorist Attacks Provoke Surge In Alcohol And Drug Use

Posted May 4, 2009:

• Brain Protein Central To Both Parkinson's, Drug Addiction Identified

Posted May 2, 2009:

• Prenatal Cocaine Exposure May Compromise Neurocognitive Development
• Adding Steroid Drug To MS Treatment May Reduce Disease Activity

Posted April 24, 2009:

• Herbal Remedy: Teens Often Use Cannabis For Relief, Not Recreation, Study Finds
• Treating Addiction By Eliminating Drug-Associated Memories

Posted April 22, 2009:

• Following Meth Use In Mice: Exercise Protects Against Damage Causing Leakage In Blood-Brain Barrier
• Adolescent Risk-Taking Has Major Consequences When It Comes To Marriage

Posted April 20, 2009:

• Human Brains Make Their Own 'Marijuana'
• THC Exposure As Adolescents Linked To Negative Effects Of THC As Adults
• Early Isolation Linked To Enhanced Response To Cocaine

Posted April 17, 2009:

• Hollow Mask Illusion Fails To Fool Schizophrenia Patients

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