WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sure, exercise is good for your waistline, your heart, your bones - but might it also help prevent addiction to drugs or alcohol?...
While the personal health and safety risks of drug and alcohol abuse are well-documented, a new study by researchers at LDS Hospital and Brigham Young University suggests substance ...
... of the American Journal of Psychiatry.
Seventy-seven people who sought treatment for drug and alcohol abuse were randomly assigned to receive traditional counseling or to get computer-assisted ...
Drug eases alcohol cravings and anxiety in rats addicted to alcohol.
... of alcohol abuse and 45 had drug misuse. Among all perpetrators, whether patients or not, drug and alcohol dependence were the most common diagnoses. In both suicide and homicide, most were not under ...
... chronic illnesses, such as diabetes or high blood pressure. This is especially important because drug or alcohol abuse increases the likelihood that patients will not follow their prescribed care, ...
... at the University of California, San Diego have found a 3,196 percent increase in fatal domestic medication errors involving alcohol and/or street drugs...
... may control expression of key genes that modulate drug-related brain changes and behavior," Dr. ... ages 12 and older needed treatment for drug or alcohol abuse, according to a Substance Abuse and Mental ...
More than 15 million Americans drink too much, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. New research on rats may help them curb that addiction. [More]
A new study shows that high levels of drug and alcohol consumption are behind the growth in violence among young tourists. The research work, focusing on Mallorca and Ibiza in Spain, shows that 5% of ...
... toke at a party. "These are kids who, by the age of 15, are invested in it, purchasing drugs and alcohol and using regularly."
A third of the girls from the "good kids" group were pregnant before age ...
... a genetic predisposition, and 44 who had no close relatives dependent on drugs or alcohol. Those with several alcohol-dependent relatives were more likely to have reduced volume of the OFC.
When the ...
... 's leading scientific journal in the substance use area, the Drug and Alcohol Review – published by Wiley-Blackwell, ... the high risk sample reported drinking alcohol. Drinking days involved less study ...
... young people 'not in education, employment or training' who are known to be most at risk of misusing drugs and alcohol.
Connexions advisers work with young people individually, in isolation from ...
Current government programs aimed at reducing drug and alcohol use among young people may be ineffective and may even be doing more harm than good, according to a new article.
