Users of high-potency cannabis are four times more likely to report associated problems, and twice as likely to report anxiety disorder, than users of lower-potency strains, according to new research from the University of ...
May 28, 2020
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New research led by University of South Australia has found that smokers who receive the medication varenicline tartrate combined with Quitline counselling following a period of hospitalisation due to a tobacco-related illness ...
May 01, 2020
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A team of researchers at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, has found a possible way to silence alcohol-related memory cues to prevent relapse in alcoholics. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group ...
The optimal minimum legal age for non-medical cannabis use is 19 years of age, according to a study published in BMC Public Health.
May 13, 2020
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New Zealand has won international praise for its strict lockdown conditions and public health response to COVID-19, but there's one glaring blindspot.
May 08, 2020
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A genome-wide analysis of more than 435,000 people has identified 29 genetic variants linked to problematic drinking, researchers at Yale University School of Medicine and colleagues report May 25 in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
May 25, 2020
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Higher alcohol consumption was shown to be associated with an increased risk of having a stroke or developing peripheral artery disease, according to new research published today in Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, ...
May 05, 2020
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Maintaining abstinence from alcohol can be exceptionally challenging. A main goal of addiction research has been to find out exactly why it's tough to give up the drink. In Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, a team of ...
May 27, 2020
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It's no secret that America has an ever-worsening drug addiction problem, but how much does a person's birth year come into play?
May 04, 2020
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Mojito, appletini or a simple glass of fizz—they may take the edge off a busy day, but if you find yourself bingeing on more than a few, you could be putting your physical and mental health at risk according new research ...
May 15, 2020
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