http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Men who are heavy drinkers and homeless for long periods of time have 400 times the number of head injuries as the general population, according to a new study by researchers who said they were shocked by their findings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-statistics-injuries-people-homeless.html Health Thu, 16 May 2013 13:12:18 EST news287928725 He's less than two weeks old, but he has the telltale signs of a baby in pain: a sore on his chin where he's rubbed the skin raw, along with a scratch on his cheek. He suffers from so many tremors that nurses watch him around the clock in case he starts seizing—or stops breathing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-drug-dependent-babies-hospitals.html Addiction Mon, 13 May 2013 02:35:40 EST news287630972 Compared to a survey conducted nearly 20 years ago, about twice the proportion of addiction counselors now find it acceptable for at least some of their patients to have a drink occasionally – either as an intermediate goal or as their final treatment goal, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-alcohol-drug-abuse-counselors-dont.html Addiction Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:16:14 EST news271080959 Previous research has shown that personality traits such as impulsivity or compulsiveness are indicators of an increased risk of addiction. Now, new research from the University of Cambridge suggests that these impulsive and compulsive personality traits are also associated with a traumatic upbringing during childhood. The study was published today, 31 August, in the journal American Journal Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-traumatic-childhood-drug-addiction.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:39:17 EST news265599537 People with an opioid addiction had the highest risk of death when compared with rates for alcohol and other drugs, according to a new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-opioids-highest-death.html Addiction Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:14:48 EST news253876483 Illegal online pharmacies are using social media to attract young customers and sell them illicit drugs and medicines, a UN agency warned Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-social-media-illegal-drugs-youth.html Medications Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:29:37 EST news249661765 (Medical Xpress) -- Researchers funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) at the University of Cambridge have identified a brain abnormality which is found in drug-dependent individuals as well as their siblings who have had no history of drug addiction. The brain abnormality identified by the researchers makes it more difficult for individuals to exercise self-control. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-brains-addicts-inherently-abnormal.html Neuroscience Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:15:46 EST news247425336 Being impulsive can lead us to say things we regret, buy things we really don't need, engage in behaviors that are risky and even develop troublesome addictions. But are different kinds of hastiness and rashness embedded in our DNA? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-ids-genetic-links-impulsivity-alcohol.html Genetics Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:04:32 EST news240674664 (AP) -- Some 38 percent of Europeans, or 165 million people, suffer from mental illness or neurological disorders on a broad spectrum ranging from anxiety to dementia, a new study published Tuesday says. Most are not being treated, though some experts said many may not need psychiatric help. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-europeans-mental-disorders.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:10:29 EST news234533418 28 June 2011. Geneva, Switzerland. As Boris Gryzlov, speaker of the Russian state Duma, calls for a "total war on drugs" to tackle Russia's growing drug problem, the International AIDS Society (IAS) urges the Russian government to radically reassess its approach to drug policy, and to accept that the war on drugs has failed dramatically from both a law enforcement and a public health perspective. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-ias-urges-russian-radically-reassess.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:02:35 EST news228409340