Addiction

To circumvent current tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) laws in Australia, tobacco companies are incentivising retailers with cash payments, all-expenses paid holidays, exclusive parties and tickets to sporting events…

Worry, fear of COVID-19 amplifies risk of substance abuseCredit: University of Houston Long after a COVID-19 vaccination is developed and years after the coronavirus death toll is tallied, the impact on mental health will linger,…

BOSTON - A novel mobile health program created in early 2018 by the Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has proven to be an effective model for bringing opioid addiction treatment services directly…

Cocaine addiction is a chronic disorder with a high rate of relapse for which no effective treatment is currently available. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS, Inserm and the Paris Public Hospital Network (AP-HP) recently…

Variation in just three brain genes predicts how well a medication will work in treating a patient with alcohol use disorder, report Medical University of South Carolina researchersCredit: Medical University of South Carolina …

The findings are reported as use of cannabis during pregnancy has 'skyrocketed' While cannabis use during pregnancy is on the rise, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found evidence that the resulting children are more…

Credit: Image generated by Alexander C.W. Smith, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) announced the publication of Addiction, 2e, now available on its website in…

UCLA-led report calls for accreditation to include data on medical centers' smoking cessation programs A UCLA-led report published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine exposes what the authors call a…

Researchers say the results have serious implications for the American healthcare system A new study finds middle-aged Americans are now reporting more pain than the elderly -- and it has to do with their level of education and that pain…

JAMA Internal Medicine study shows iCanQuit app, based on acceptance and commitment therapy, is 1 1/2 times more efficacious than National Cancer Institute QuitGuide app, based on US clinical practice guidelinesCredit: Fred Hutch …

Increase of 123% occurred during a time when VCU Medical Center was experiencing a lower-than-average number of overall visits. RICHMOND, Va. (Sept. 21, 2020) -- In a paper published Friday by the Journal of the American Medical…

Prescription medications are most often misused by students with disabilities, according to Rutgers study College students with physical and cognitive disabilities use illicit drugs more, and have a higher prevalence of drug use disorder,…

Credit: University of Otago People who smoke are increasingly using e-cigarettes to try to quit smoking, a study by researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington, has found. The researchers found that between 2016 and 2018…

Montana university and its partners seek opioid vaccinesCredit: University of Montana/Tommy Martino MISSOULA - The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Montana a five-year, $33.4 million award for the development and…

Credit: IU School of Medicine Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are testing use of tezampanel, a novel antagonist at glutamate receptors that could treat opioid withdrawal syndrome and other addictions and mental…

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 17, 2020) - Opioid use disorder and overdose have reached unprecedented levels around the world. In the United States, remediation of pain is one of the most common reasons American…

This work, published in Cell and led by the UNC-Chapel Hill lab of Bryan L. Roth, MD, PhD, sets the stage for the discovery of new kinds of antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, and treatments for substance use disordersCredit: Roth Lab (UNC…

Children who experience neglect are seven times more likely than other abuse victims to have a teen pregnancy say University of Queensland researchers. A study of the long-term impact of child abuse and neglect found that neglect was…

With $11.8 million award, new center is a 'game changer' for community healthCredit: University of Houston Slated to have a bold research agenda, a new national research center focused on removing health disparities in Houston's…

Credit: University of Guelph University of Guelph researchers are the first to discover that adolescents react differently to e-cigarette vapour than adults. Led by Prof. Jibran Khokhar, Department of Biomedical Science in U of G's…