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Many research studies have reported on the elevated health risk and deviance of youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning (LGBQ) but a new study using national data suggests that many of those…
Amphetamine and opioid use in pregnancy increased substantially over the last decade in the United States, a new study finds. And a disproportionate rise occurred in rural counties.
New research has found that MDMA, the main ingredient in ecstasy, causes people to cooperate better -- but only with trustworthy people. In the first study to look in detail at how MDMA impacts cooperative behavior the…
A large study links social isolation with a higher risk of death from all causes combined and heart disease for all races studied, and with increased cancer mortality in white men and women.
Rats given the drug that reduced dopamine were much less likely to work for preferred morsels of food. But when these rats were then given one of the experimental drugs, they regained their motivation to work for the…
Addiction is a disease with a range of harmful conditions and behaviors. Recognizing these signs can help a person with addiction ...
Addiction is a complicated disease involving an inability to stop taking a substance or carrying out a particularly damaging behavior ...
The cerebellum, once thought to be limited to controlling movement, is involved in every aspect of higher brain function, according to a new study.
Imagine a website that reviewed narcotics. Imagine that people who were really into methamphetamine or heroin could go to one of ...
TRENTON — Opioid addicts in New Jersey, no matter how they got hooked on the deadly drugs, including heroin and prescription ...
A high-fat diet in female mice affects their offspring's obesity, insulin resistance and addictive-like behaviors for three generations, according to a new study.
The brain disease model is the most prevalent model of addiction in the western world. Particularly in the United States, it ...
Scientists have discovered that regular use of the party drug GHB, and especially unconsciousness following GHB use, is associated with brain changes including negative effects on long-term memory, working memory, IQ…
By studying the genome of a kind of octopus not known for its friendliness toward its peers, then testing its behavioral reaction to a popular mood-altering drug called MDMA or 'ecstasy,' scientists say they have found…
While conventional wisdom says that people don't like uncertain gains or rewards, a new study finds that uncertainty can play an important role in motivating repeat behaviors.
"Mom, I'm a heroin addict." Graham Heindel uttered these words to his mother, Donna, in April 2017. His declaration triggered ...
Many people think of psychedelics as relics from the hippie generation or something taken by ravers and music festival-goers, but they may one day be used to treat disorders ranging from social anxiety to depression…
Sex addiction describes a compulsive need for sexual acts, similar to alcohol or opioid use disorders. However, it’s not ...
White adolescent boys experiencing early puberty are at higher risk for substance use than later developing boys, a new study finds.
The NPS DataHub allows forensic chemists to share data on new drug analogs, including their chemical structures and signatures, which are the keys to identifying them in the lab.
After countless prevention efforts and a state of emergency, opioid deaths are still increasing in York County. That’s no ...
An addiction is a chronic dysfunction of the brain system that involves reward, motivation, and memory. It’s about the way your ...
Behavioral addictions and process addictions at this point appear to reflect an over-focus on transient, limited behavior problems. Indeed, a follow-up study by these same researchers found that ...
Nursing facilities routinely turn away patients seeking post-hospital care if they are taking medicine to treat opioid addiction ...
When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make ...
HACKENSACK — Thomas Sussina never had a chance. After he was introduced to opioids at age 11 by his drug-addicted mother ...
Recognizing an addiction problem in someone you know can be harder than it seems. The American Society of Addiction Medicine ...
Work addiction, often called workaholism, is a real mental health condition. Like any other addiction, work addiction is the ...
Jacob Norton doesn't want to become part of York County's deadly heroin epidemic — but he knows he came close. It was about ...
An average of nearly 500 calls a day rang into Cincinnati's Center for Addiction Treatment (CAT) in September. The website caught ...
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