Addiction research, studies, and current treatment trends as reported in the media and by the CDC, NIH, and other organizations devoted to addiction research.
Addiction research, studies, and current treatment trends as reported in the media and by the CDC, NIH, and other organizations devoted to addiction research.
According to a new study, children who are regularly exposed to tobacco smoke at home were more likely to develop early emphysema in adulthood. This finding by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health suggests that the lungs may not recover completely from the effects of early-life exposures to tobacco smoke (ETS). The study was published in the December 2009 American Journal of Epidemiology.
Alcoholism is a condition that can have a lasting impact on an individual. The consequences long-term drinking can have on a person will vary according to the individual, the length of time they have been drinking heavily and the amount of alcohol that is ingested over the course of their drinking occasions.
For those individuals who struggle with a gambling problem, medication may provide some relief. According to researchers at the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), medication could be used to decrease urges and increase inhibitions for pathological gamblers.
An individual’s attitude toward smoking plays a significant role in whether or not they actually take up the habit. This is especially true for non-smoking Mexican-American adolescents, according to researchers at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
A longitudinal study showed that only 15 percent of those committed to never smoking at the start of the study experimented with cigarettes over three years of follow-up. At the same time, 45 percent of those who were deemed to be susceptible at first went on to experiment.
In an evaluation for Faculty of 1000 Biology, Neil Grunberg looks into why adolescents are more prone to substance abuse, especially smoking.
Children who are exposed to tobacco smoke during their early development can develop abnormal behavioral symptoms by the age of 10. This association was discovered using data from the GINI-plus study by scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München in collaboration with colleagues of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Technische Universität München, and Marienhospital Wesel. The scientists observed that the impact of tobacco smoke was especially detrimental during gestation. The results of the study have been published in the current online issue of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
Research from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands suggests that asthmatic smokers may be able to reverse some of the damage to their lungs that exacerbates asthmatic symptoms just by quitting smoking. The research will be published in the December 15 issue of the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Internet addiction has been found to double the normal levels of self-harm among high-school students, according to a new study. However, the researchers say it is not clear that the addiction led to self-injury, and that both behaviors may be symptoms of a deeper problem—a lack of self-control.
A new report has found that older people who abuse alcohol drink more than their younger counterparts—possibly because they need more alcohol to achieve the desired effects.
The naturally occurring brain chemical 4-hydroxybutyrate (4-HB), also called gamma hydroxybutyrate or GHB, can be abused or used as a date-rape drug when taken by mouth. A team of Ohio and Michigan scientists have determined new routes by which 4-HB is metabolized by the body.
