Cocaine users' brains unable to extinguish drug associations
Cocaine-addicted individuals say they find the drug much less enjoyable after years of use, but they have great difficulty quitting. A new brain imaging study led by researchers at the Icahn School of...
View ArticleIs evidence for or against drug-testing welfare recipients? It depends on the...
The government's announcement in the May 2017 budget of a trial of random drug testing of 5,000 Youth Allowance and Newstart recipients has been almost universally criticised. While the prime minister...
View ArticleLegal weed—what your kids really need to know
Weed, pot, grass, marijuana—or cannabis to use the proper terminology—will be legal in Canada from July 1, 2018. Anyone over the age of 18 will be able to walk into a store and buy up to 30 grams of...
View ArticleHepatitis A outbreak seen in Los Angeles County
Public health authorities on Tuesday declared an outbreak of the highly contagious liver disease hepatitis A in Los Angeles County, the third California region to see significant infections this year.
View ArticleEpigenetics of addiction: Epigenetic study untangles addiction and relapse in...
Why do some drug users continue to seek out drugs despite the prospect of losing family, friends, health or livelihood?
View ArticleStudy finds Narcan revived 653 opioid overdose victims in Erie County
Over a two-year period, more than 650 people who overdosed on opioids in Erie County were revived using the overdose drug naloxone, known more commonly by its brand name Narcan.
View ArticleWorse HIV care outcomes for Hispanics, Latinos
(HealthDay)—HIV care outcomes are worse for Hispanics and Latinos, especially for injection drug users, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
View ArticleE-cigarettes are more likely to be used by alcohol drinkers and former...
Electronic cigarettes are more frequently used by people who recently quit smoking and alcohol drinkers, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific...
View ArticleBrain scans may reveal most effective anti-drug messages
What if you could look into the brains of potential drug abusers and see what messages would be most likely to persuade them to "just say no?"
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