http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Disulfiram was the first medication approved for the treatment of alcoholism over 50 years ago. It works, at least in part, by preventing the metabolism of an alcohol by-product, acetaldehyde. High levels of acetaldehyde in the body quickly cause unpleasant symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, headache, and accelerated heart rate. Thus, disulfiram provides a very strong incentive to avoid drinking. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-disulfiram-addiction-drug.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:39:49 EST news278851182 on purpose – quicker than their male counterparts, and live a more sedentary life than they do, according to a study by the University of Vigo. Results show that 56.1% of female students are considered binge drinkers, as opposed to 41.3% of males. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-percent-female-university-students-drunk.html Health Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:06:47 EST news275915196 A total of 500 Australians aged 15 to 54 died from accidental opioid overdoses in 2008 and preliminary estimates suggest deaths of this nature will be higher again in 2009 and 2010, according to the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-australia-heroin-opioid-deaths.html Addiction Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:04:32 EST news269075066 A proposal to open treatment centers in the Colombian capital for drug addicts is causing a stir in this cocaine-producing Latin American country. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-colombia-drug-treatment-center-debate.html Medical research Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:40:44 EST news264390030