News tagged with substance abuse
30 year study uncovers linkages between mothers and their children's health
Researchers at The University of Queensland have been documenting the lives of mothers and their children over 30 years to uncover what role genetic and environmental factors have on mental illness, substance abuse and heart ...
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Dec 05, 2012 |
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Adult entertainment workers likely to benefit from health care intervention
It probably won't come as a surprise to hear that most adult entertainment club workers – exotic dancers and other female club employees such as bartenders, waitresses and hostesses – don't have great medical benefits. ...
Health
Nov 28, 2012 |
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Scientists identify promising target for development of new alcohol abuse medications
(Medical Xpress)—Decreasing the level of a key brain protein led to significantly less drinking and alcohol-seeking behavior in rats and mice that had been trained to drink, according to a study by researchers ...
Neuroscience
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Study pinpoints brain area's role in learning
An area of the brain called the orbitofrontal cortex is responsible for decisions made on the spur of the moment, but not those made based on prior experience or habit, according to a new basic science study ...
Neuroscience
Nov 26, 2012 |
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Unkindness linked to alcohol, drug abuse in black populations, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Blacks who feel mistreated and discriminated against are more likely to abuse alcohol and illegal drugs, and a new study from Purdue University shows this usage can become a problematic ...
Health
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Systematic incarceration of African American males is a wrong, costly path
Mental health experts from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine have released the first comprehensive report on the correlation between the incarceration of African American males and substance abuse and other health ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 11, 2012 |
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Study: Alcohol, drug abuse counselors don't always require total abstinence
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 ...
Addiction
Nov 02, 2012 |
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Programs for treating addiction in doctors pose ethical issues
State physician health programs (PHPs) play a key role in helping doctors with substance abuse problems. But the current PHP system is inconsistent and prone to potential conflicts of interest and ethical issues, according ...
Addiction
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Veterans are at higher risk of alcohol abuse relapse due to smoking
In a new study published in Frontiers, Dr Timothy Durazzo and colleagues from the San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, expand upon their decade of research showing that smoking while ...
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Oct 12, 2012 |
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Canada tackles mental health woes in developing countries
Canada announced Wednesday it was disbursing Can$19.4 million in aid for 14 poorer countries to treat mental health disorders.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 10, 2012 |
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350 million people have depression in world: WHO
More than 350 million people suffer from depression globally, the World Health Organization said, ahead of World Mental Health Day on Wednesday.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 09, 2012 |
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New tool measures emergency department interventions to reduce patient drinking
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have developed and validated a new tool, the first of its kind, to measure how well emergency department physicians administer a brief intervention ...
Addiction
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Changing the prescription for addicts
A call for change is afoot in the difficult and often heartbreaking world of addiction treatment.
Addiction
Sep 26, 2012 |
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People who self-harm are three times as likely to die prematurely often due to poor physical health
People who have a history of self-harm are more than three times as likely to die prematurely as the general population, and not just from the obvious causes, with deaths due to natural causes at least two times greater than ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 17, 2012 |
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When battered women fight back stereotyping can kick in
The topic of domestic abuse remains a controversial issue when it comes to determining punishment for battered women who use violence towards their partner. According to a recent study published in Psychology of Women Qu ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 12, 2012 |
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