- New Teen Risk Behavior Uncovered
Nearly 650,000 American teens have exchanged sex for drugs or money, new research has revealed. About two- thirds of them are boys. - Drug Addiction Treatment Sees Drop In Success Rate
According to new research by Liverpool John Moores University, the proportion of drug users who completed treatment for drug addiction decreased between 1998 and 2002, although the overall number of drug users who entered treatment increased. - Meth Promotes Spread Of Virus In HIV-infected Users
Researchers at the University at Buffalo have presented the first evidence that the addictive drug methamphetamine, or meth, also commonly known as "speed" or "crystal," increases production of a docking protein that promotes the spread of the HIV-1 virus in infected users. - NYPD Targets Black, Hispanic And Poor Neighborhoods For Arrests For Smoking Marijuana In Public
Arrests for smoking marijuana in public have shifted from occurring mostly in rich, central areas of New York City (NYC) in the early 1990's, to occurring mostly in poor, black or Hispanic areas of the city in 2003. A study published today in the open access journal Harm Reduction Journal reveals that arrests for smoking marijuana in public now occur mostly in the black, Hispanic or poor areas of New York City, especially in the Hispanic areas of the Bronx. - Brain's "gambling Circuitry" Identified
From gamblers playing blackjack to investors picking stocks, humans make a wide range of decisions that require gauging risk versus reward. However, laboratory studies have not been able to unequivocally determine how the very basic information-processing "subcortical" regions of the brain function in processing risk and reward. - Frequency Of Counseling Does Not Improve Outcomes For Patients Addicted To Opioids
Increased counseling and more frequent dispensing of medication does not improve abstinence in drug abuse treatment, according to a Yale School of Medicine study published July 27 in the New England Journal of Medicine. - Marijuana Use Causes Early Pregnancy Failure
Marijuana use at the time of conception and early in pregnancy prevents embryos' safe passage from the ovary to the uterus, resulting in early pregnancy failure, suggests a new study in mice. The study appears in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. - Presidential Award For Effort To Reduce Violence, Alcohol And Drugs In Baltimore Neighborhoods
Walking through the streets of inner- city Baltimore, Debra Furr-Holden, Ph.D., could see the conditions that contributed to the alcohol and other drug use among young people and the violence that often ensued. She wanted to pinpoint environmental factors such as broken windows and the number of bars and liquor stores that children are exposed to, and clarify how those and other factors are linked to violence and drugs in those communities. - Teen's Addiction Leads Family To Unique Wilderness Therapy Program
At age 12, straight-A student James turned to methamphetamines to help him cope with his mother's near-fatal illness and to be accepted by peers. Little did he know the drug would later place him in his own life-or-death struggle to overcome addiction. - European Union's CHMP Adopts Positive Opinion For SUBOXONE(R) (Buprenorphine/Naloxone)
Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has granted a positive opinion recommending approval of SUBOXONE(R) (buprenorphine hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride) Sublingual Tablets for the substitution treatment of opioid dependence, within a framework of medical, social and psychological treatment. - Recommendations To Treat Drug Abusers, Save Money And Reduce Crime Announced By NIDA
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, today released a landmark scientific report showing that effective treatment of drug abuse and addiction can save communities money and reduce crime. Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations outlines some of the proven components for successful treatment of drug abusers who have entered the criminal justice system, leading to lower rates of drug abuse and criminal activity. - Medical Cannabis Is A Blunt Tool
IF anecdotes and ancient medicine are to be trusted, cannabis is a wonder drug. Yet results of clinical trials have been mixed and its use in modern medicine remains limited. Now it seems the reasons may be practical as much as political and cultural: there are fundamental problems with how our bodies respond to the stuff. - Wall Street Journal Examines Reimportation Of U.S. Drugs From Canada, Increased Number Of Seizures
The Wall Street Journal on Monday examined how thousands of U.S. residents are having their prescription drug orders from Canada seized as a result of a policy change last November that some lawmakers and other critics allege is "intended to protect U.S. drug makers' sales at high domestic prices." In the past, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and FDA "had tended to turn a blind eye" toward individuals' drug purchases from Canada, but as of Nov. 17, 2005. - Help For Alcoholics In Battle With The Booze Using New Training Technique
A new training technique developed in the UK is proving successful in helping excessive drinkers curb their alcohol abuse. Researchers funded by the Economic and Social Research Council have experimentally tested a computer-based training programme which helps abusive drinkers pay less attention to alcohol, feel more in control of their drinking and drink less. - Drinking Can Be Dangerous
People who drink alcohol are up to four times more likely than non-drinkers to be hurt from physical injuries such as a fall or punch, new research shows.
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