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Posted May 20, 2013:

• Anabolic Steroids May Affect Future Mental Health

Posted May 10, 2013:

• Cocaine Vaccine Passes Key Testing Hurdle

Posted May 5, 2013:

• Study Adds to Evidence That Cigarettes Are Gateway to Marijuana

Posted May 1, 2013:

• Adderall Abuse as Final Exam Study Aid 'Trending' Among U.S. Students
• Scientists Weaken HIV Infection in Immune Cells Using Synthetic Agents

Posted April 25, 2013:

• Prevention Programs Dramatically Cut Substance Abuse Among Teens

Posted April 22, 2013:

• Mephedrone Boosts Illegal Drug Use

Posted April 10, 2013:

• Alcohol Use, Anxiety Predict Facebook Use by College Students

Posted April 7, 2013:

• First Trial to Investigate Magic Mushrooms as a Treatment for Depression Delayed by UK and EU Regulations

Posted April 3, 2013:

• Laser Light Zaps Away Cocaine Addiction

Posted March 28, 2013:

• Children of Deployed Parents at Higher Risk for Alcohol, Drug Use

Posted March 18, 2013:

• Study Shows Rising Rate of Propofol Abuse by Health Care Professionals

Posted March 15, 2013:

• Discovery Could Yield Treatment for Cocaine Addicts

Posted March 6, 2013:

• Study Pinpoints, Prevents Stress-Induced Drug Relapse in Rats
• How the Brain Suppresses Pain During Times of Stress

Posted March 1, 2013:

• New Study Shows Cannabis Effects on Driving Skills

Posted February 22, 2013:

• Parents Talking About Their Own Drug Use to Children Could Be Detrimental

Posted February 14, 2013:

• Prevention Efforts Focused on Youth Reduce Prescription Abuse Into Adulthood
• 12th Grade Dropouts Have Higher Rates of Cigarette, Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use, U.S. Study Finds

Posted February 13, 2013:

• Cocaine Addiction Study Reveals Targets for Treatment

Posted February 11, 2013:

• Large Study Shows Substance Abuse Rates Higher in Teenagers With ADHD

Posted February 6, 2013:

• Smoking Marijuana Associated With Higher Stroke Risk in Young Adults

Posted January 31, 2013:

• Disulfiram: New Support for an Old Addiction Drug

Posted January 24, 2013:

• Medical Cannabis Provides Dramatic Relief for Sufferers of Chronic Ailments, Israeli Study Finds

Posted January 23, 2013:

• Socially Isolated Rats Are More Vulnerable to Addiction, Report Researchers

Posted January 22, 2013:

• Gene Interactions Make Cocaine Abuse Death Eight Times More Likely

Posted January 17, 2013:

• People With Low Risk for Cocaine Dependence Have Differently Shaped Brain to Those With Addiction
• Drug Abuse Impairs Sexual Performance in Men Even After Rehabilitation

Posted December 20, 2012:

• Brain Imaging Insight Into Cannabis as a Pain Killer

Posted December 19, 2012:

• Regular Marijuana Use by Teens Continues to Be a Concern
• Drug Tests in Humans for Methamphetamine Addiction

Posted December 17, 2012:

• Holiday Spices Often Abused for Cheap Highs, Says Toxicologist

Posted December 16, 2012:

• Resistance to Cocaine Addiction May Be Passed Down from Father to Son

Posted December 14, 2012:

• Combined Chronic Alcohol and Marijuana Use During Youth Can Compromise White-Matter Integrity

Posted December 10, 2012:

• Binge Eating, Overeating May Be Associated With Initiating Use of Marijuana, Other Drugs

Posted December 4, 2012:

• Overprescribing of Opioids Impacts Patient Safety and Public Health
• Parents Key to Preventing Alcohol, Marijuana Use by Kids
• Street Forms of 'Synthetic Marijuana' Products Linked to Thousands of Hospital Emergency Departments Visits Each Year

Posted November 28, 2012:

• Treating Cocaine Dependence: Promising New Pharmacotherapy

Posted November 26, 2012:

• Brain Area's Role in Learning Identified

Posted November 19, 2012:

• Pain Medication Addiction Reaching Epidemic Level

Posted November 14, 2012:

• A Risk Gene for Cannabis Psychosis

Posted November 5, 2012:

• Recreational Cocaine Use Linked to Conditions That Cause Heart Attack

Posted November 2, 2012:

• Alcohol, Drug Abuse Counselors Don't Always Require Total Abstinence

Posted November 1, 2012:

• Meth Vaccine Shows Promising Results in Early Tests; Blocking a Meth High Could Help Addicts Committed to Recovery

Posted October 23, 2012:

• Diabetes Drug Could Be Effective in Treating Addiction, Researchers Find

Posted October 17, 2012:

• Overcoming Memories That Trigger Cocaine Relapse

Posted October 16, 2012:

• Young People Driving Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse, Study Finds; Abuse of Nonmedical Analgesics Up 40 Percent

Posted October 15, 2012:

• Does Motherhood Dampen Cocaine’s Effects?
• Research Reveals Decline in Illicit Drug Abuse; Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise

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