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Posted August 20, 2007:

• What Is The Link Between Racial Discrimination And Substance Use?

Posted August 16, 2007:

• Cannabis May Help Alleviate Allergic Skin Disease

Posted August 15, 2007:

• How Does Children's Mental Health Relate To Problems With Alcohol, Nicotine And Illegal Drugs?

Posted August 14, 2007:

• Meth Exposure In Young Adults Leads To Long-Term Behavioral Consequences

Posted August 13, 2007:

• New Treatment Effective In Counteracting Cocaine-Induced Symptoms

Posted August 8, 2007:

• Not All 'Drug-Related Deaths' Are 'Drug-Related'

Posted August 6, 2007:

• ADHD Appears To Be Associated With Depressed Dopamine Activity In The Brain

Posted August 3, 2007:

• Neural Damage Provoked By Ecstasy Is Related To Ambient Temperature At Which It Is Consumed

Posted August 1, 2007:

• Marijuana Component Opens The Door For Virus That Causes Kaposi's Sarcoma

Posted July 31, 2007:

• Cannabis Could Increase Risks Of Psychotic Illness By 40 Percent

Posted July 26, 2007:

• Malt Liquor Linked To Marijuana Use Among Young Adults

Posted July 11, 2007:

• Cicardian System Suffers And Protects From Prenatal Cocaine Exposure

Posted June 28, 2007:

• Researchers Identify Alcoholism Subtypes

Posted June 27, 2007:

• Painkiller Abuse Continues To Grow; New Treatments Offer Hope
• Crystal Methamphetamine Use In Young Adults May Be Higher Than Previously Reported

Posted June 25, 2007:

• Chronic Methamphetamine Abuse Linked To Cardiovascular Disease, Study Suggests

Posted June 22, 2007:

• Tracing Marijuana To Its Roots: Scientists Seek Marijuana's Isotopic Fingerprint

Posted June 21, 2007:

• New Vaccines Help Kick Drug Habits

Posted June 18, 2007:

• Does Stimulant Treatment For ADHD Increase Risk Of Drug Abuse?

Posted June 6, 2007:

• Female Teen Steroid Use Not Limited To Athletes

Posted June 4, 2007:

• Study Examines Characteristics Of Female High School Students Who Report Steroid Use

Posted May 24, 2007:

• How Smoking Marijuana Damages The Fetal Brain

Posted May 22, 2007:

• Inhaled Steroids May Not Be Enough For Some Children With Asthma

Posted May 16, 2007:

• New Study Examines 'Brain's Own Marijuana'

Posted May 15, 2007:

• Marijuana Vaporizer Provides Same Level Of THC, Fewer Toxins, Study Shows

Posted May 7, 2007:

• More Than 10 Percent Of Adults Abuse Or Become Dependent On Drugs During Their Lifetime
• Daily Steroids Help Boys With Muscular Dystrophy Walk Longer

Posted April 25, 2007:

• Morphine Makes Lasting -- And Surprising -- Change In The Brain

Posted April 18, 2007:

• Prescription Drug Addiction Is Under Investigation
• Lab Finds Meth Receptor That Could Lead To New Therapy

Posted April 4, 2007:

• Drug Abuse Prevention: Theater Motivates People To Help

Posted April 2, 2007:

• Amphetamine, Cocaine Usage Increase Risk Of Stroke Among Young Adults

Posted March 23, 2007:

• Alcohol Worse Than Ecstasy, According To Proposed 'Matrix Of Harm' For Drugs

Posted March 19, 2007:

• Genetic Link To Heavy Substance Abuse In Teenagers

Posted March 8, 2007:

• Sports, Unhealthy Weight Control And Steroid Use In Teens

Posted March 6, 2007:

• Potential Genetic Testing For Substance Abuse Raises Hope, Concern

Posted March 2, 2007:

• Addiction Breakthrough May Lead To New Treatments

Posted February 21, 2007:

• Smoking Produces Changes In Human Brain Like Those In Animals Using Illicit Drugs

Posted February 12, 2007:

• Long-Term Marijuana Smoking Leads To Respiratory Complaints

Posted February 7, 2007:

• Enhancing Activity Of Marijuana-Like Chemicals In Brain Helps Treat Parkinson's Symptoms In Mice

Posted January 31, 2007:

• Mechanism Of Hallucinogens' Effects Discovered

Posted January 23, 2007:

• New Dopamine Brain Target Discovered; Potential Breakthrough For Schizophrenia Treatment

Posted January 12, 2007:

• Prenatal Cocaine's Lasting Cellular Effects

Posted December 26, 2006:

• Methamphetamine Use Increases Risks Of Artery Tears And Stroke

Posted December 4, 2006:

• No 'Smoking' Gun: Research Indicates Teen Marijuana Use Does Not Predict Drug, Alcohol Abuse

Posted November 28, 2006:

• Ecstasy Can Harm The Brains Of First-Time Users

Posted November 7, 2006:

• Steroid Users May Be More Likely To Commit Crimes Involving Weapons, Fraud

Posted October 31, 2006:

• Hair Samples Show Babies Can Be Exposed To 'Crystal Meth' While In The Womb
• High-Tech Research Shows Cocaine Changes Proteins And Brain Function

Posted October 19, 2006:

• Pleasure And Pain: Study Shows Brain's 'Pleasure Chemical' Is Involved In Response To Pain Too

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