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Posted November 16, 2010:

• 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

Posted October 19, 2010:

• Heavy Alcohol Use Suggests a Change in Normal Cognitive Development in Adolescents

Posted October 18, 2010:

• Why Cocaine Is So Addictive: Activation of Specific Neurons Linked to Alterations in Cocaine Reward

Posted October 5, 2010:

• How Serotonin Works: Findings Point to New Treatments for Schizophrenia and Depression

Posted October 4, 2010:

• Study Focuses on Mephedrone Use in Northern Ireland Post-Ban

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

Posted September 20, 2010:

• Compound Boosts Marijuana-Like Chemical in the Body to Relieve Pain at Injury Site

Posted September 16, 2010:

• Why the Craving for Cocaine Won’t Go Away

Posted September 8, 2010:

• Brain Mechanism Linked to Relapse After Cocaine Withdrawal

Posted September 7, 2010:

• Ritalin Improves Brain Function, Task Performance in Cocaine Abusers, Study Finds

Posted September 2, 2010:

• Risk of Marijuana's 'Gateway Effect' Overblown, New Research Shows

Posted September 1, 2010:

• Hispanic Kids Show Greater Risk of Substance Use, Study Suggests

Posted August 30, 2010:

• Smoked Medical Cannabis May Be Beneficial as Treatment for Chronic Neuropathic Pain, Study Suggests

Posted August 26, 2010:

• Experimental Treatments for Cocaine Addiction May Prevent Relapse

Posted August 24, 2010:

• Painkilling System in Brain: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Posted August 16, 2010:

• Amphetamine Use Increases Risk of Aortic Tears in Young Adults, Study Suggests

Posted August 15, 2010:

• Possible Cocaine Addiction Trigger Uncovered: Protein Linked to Mental Retardation May Be Controlling Factor in Drug's Effect in the Brain

Posted August 10, 2010:

• Drugs to Treat Cocaine Abuse? Effectiveness May Depend on How One Uses Cocaine
• Chemical System in Brain Behaves Differently in Cocaine Addicts, Scientists Find

Posted August 6, 2010:

• Newly Discovered Mechanism Controls Levels and Efficacy of a Marijuana-Like Substance in the Brain

Posted August 3, 2010:

• Memory-Boosting Drug May Help Cocaine Addicts Avoid Relapse

Posted July 21, 2010:

• Most Men in Long-Term Study of HIV Report Low Use of Illicit Drugs

Posted July 19, 2010:

• Tuning Cocaine Addiction
• MDMA (Ecstasy)-Assisted Psychotherapy Relieves Treatment-Resistant PTSD, Study Suggests

Posted July 7, 2010:

• Marijuana Derivative Could Be Useful for Pain Treatment
• Previously Unknown Natural Mechanism Controls Cocaine Use

Posted July 6, 2010:

• Combining Sex and Drugs Reduces Rock and Roll

Posted June 24, 2010:

• Addiction: A Loss of Plasticity of the Brain?

Posted June 23, 2010:

• Ignoring Stress Leads Recovering Addicts to More Cravings

Posted June 16, 2010:

• Sex, Drugs and Moral Goals: Study of Reproductive Strategies and Recreational Drug Use

Posted June 7, 2010:

• Fewer Meth-Related Emergency Visits Reported Following Oregon 'Anti-Meth' Legislation

Posted June 1, 2010:

• Study Finds Poker Players Using Drugs to Enhance Performance

Posted May 27, 2010:

• Snails on Methamphetamine: Memories Formed by Snails Under Influence of Meth Are Harder to Forget

Posted May 12, 2010:

• Study Overturns Decade-Old Findings in Neurobiology: Research Suggests Potential Target for Drugs to Combat Alcohol Addiction

Posted April 26, 2010:

• Researchers Develop Technique to Visualize 'Your Brain on Drugs'
• New Therapy for Cocaine Toxicity: Enzyme Break Downs Cocaine Into Inactive Products Nearly 1,000 Times Faster Than Human Body Does

Posted March 31, 2010:

• Crack and Cocaine Use a Significant HIV Risk Factor for Teens

Posted March 28, 2010:

• Compulsive Eating Shares Addictive Biochemical Mechanism With Cocaine, Heroin Abuse, Study Shows

Posted March 19, 2010:

• Sleep Deprivation Influences Drug Use in Teens' Social Networks, Study Finds

Posted March 16, 2010:

• Brain Abnormalities Identified That Result from Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure

Posted March 12, 2010:

• 12 Year Olds More Likely to Use Potentially Deadly Inhalants Than Cigarettes or Marijuana

Posted March 3, 2010:

• Toxicologist Warning to Parents: Look for Signs of K2 -- 'Fake Marijuana'

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