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- Steady Relationships Reduce Amphetamine's Rewarding Effects, Animal Study Suggests
- Higher Return to Prison for Women Without Drug Abuse Programs; Many Barriers to Treatment Programs, Study Finds
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- Nicotine and Cocaine Leave Similar Mark on Brain After First Contact
- Ecstasy Associated With Chronic Change in Brain Function
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- How Marijuana Affects the Way the Brain Processes Emotional Information
- Opioids Now Most Prescribed Class of Medications in America
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- Doctors Lax in Monitoring Potentially Addicting Drugs, Study Suggests
- Six out of 10 Male Drug Addicts Abuse Their Partners, Spanish Study Finds
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Posted February 22, 2011:
- Cannabis Ingredient Can Help Cancer Patients Regain Their Appetites and Sense of Taste, Study Finds
- National Anti-Drug Campaign in US Succeeds in Lowering Marijuana Use, Study Suggests
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Posted November 17, 2010:
- Hope for Treatment of Cocaine Addiction: Block Memories
- Differences in Brain Development Between Males and Females May Hold Clues to Mental Health Disorders
Posted November 16, 2010:
- Adolescent Rats More Vulnerable to Drug Addiction Than Adults; Younger Animals Consumed More Cocaine and Worked Harder for It Than Did Adults
- Human Study Shows Greater Cognitive Deficits in Marijuana Users Who Start Young
- Aerobic Exercise May Reduce Excessive Cocaine Use
Posted November 15, 2010:
- Mother’s Young Alter Brain’s Response to Drug
- Early-Life Brain Inflammation May Increase Susceptibility to Drug Addiction in Adulthood
- Morphine Abuse During Adolescence Has Multigenerational Effects on Brain
- Sweets or Cocaine? Male Rats Prefer Sweets, Female Rats Favor Cocaine
Posted November 1, 2010:
- Alcohol 'Most Harmful Drug', According to Multicriteria Analysis
- Non-Medical Prescription Drug Use More Common Among Rural Teens Than City Dwellers
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Posted September 29, 2010:
- Cocaine Stored in Alcohol: Testing Techniques from Outside the Bottle Unveiled
- Father's Incarceration Associated With Elevated Risks of Marijuana and Other Illegal Drug Use, Study Finds

