Tag: addiction
Jamie Lee Curtis Details Her Vicodin Addiction After 20 Years of Sobriety
This Kids' Phone Network Aims to Curb Screen Time Addiction
Study finds flavors play a role in initiation, addiction to e-cigarette use
Scientists find psychiatric drugs affect gut contents
People are more likely to try drugs for the first time during the summer
Legalized recreational marijuana a substitute for alcohol, but not tobacco
Study finds electronic cigarettes damage brain stem cells: UC Riverside research on mouse neural stem cells has implications for nicotine use
‘My life is a miracle’: Coming back from the brink of addiction
Marijuana use increases, shifts away from illegal market
Geneticists continue to unravel how genes impact drug use and addiction: Study assesses naturally occurring variation in drug self-administration
ADHD drug Ritalin has no effect on primate prefrontal cortex
MDMA users more empathetic than other drug users, study suggests
We Need to Talk About This Addiction Crisis
Worrisome statistics around medical cannabis users operating vehicles: More public education and guidelines are needed to increase marijuana users’ understanding of cannabis-related driving impairment
Improved treatment for alcohol use disorders, chronic pain, mood disorders: Purdue-patented technology shown to have fewer side effects than conventional therapeutics
Does screen time addiction rewire kids’ brains?
Cutting societal alcohol use may prevent alcohol disorders developing
Pedestrian fatalities increase on Halloween, particularly among children
The long-term effects of alcohol demand on retail alcohol markets
Addiction: Risk factors for addictive disorders
How to Quit Smoking
SMS reminders significantly increase addiction treatment session attendance, study finds
Differences between combined, isolated use of cannabis, nicotine on brain networks
Why the effects of a boozy binge could last longer than you think
Drug makes rats less likely to imbibe alcohol
Vaping draws strong support — from bots: A team’s study of Twitter posts found both robots and real human underplay the health risks associated with e-cigarettes.
Novel combination as potential therapy for high-risk neuroblastoma
Can watching pro sports on TV prevent crime? Study finds consistent decreases in crime during televised Super Bowl, other major games in Chicago