Consider someone addicted to alcohol, drugs, or a behavior like gambling. Why do they continue, even when they say they want to stop? It's a question that highlights a fundamental disconnect: the gap between intention and ...
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Most convenience stores feature rows of colorful vapes promising tastes of cotton candy or iced mango, but none of them should be there.
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Medications proven to effectively treat opioid addiction are rarely given after emergency department visits for overdose, and who gets them varies, sometimes greatly, depending on race, ethnicity or geography, University ...
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A person's ability to hold on to positive emotions seems to reduce the risk of problems after drinking, independent of how much alcohol is consumed.
May 8, 2025
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All 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have adopted vertical identification laws, which require state drivers' licenses issued to individuals under age 21 to be vertically oriented, with the goals of lowering the ...
May 7, 2025
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When picturing a "typical" alcoholic, people tend to imagine a person drinking at home alone. But that focus overlooks the social origins of many serious alcohol problems, say the authors of a new review paper in the journal ...
May 6, 2025
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As the opioid epidemic continues to plague the United States, Narcan and other treatments that administer naloxone have emerged as effective tools to quickly reverse overdoses and save lives.
May 7, 2025
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A new study has found that collegiate recovery programs with multiple sources of funding serve twice as many students as programs with only one source of funding. These programs, particularly those that offer support groups ...
May 7, 2025
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Researchers have identified anxiety and depression symptom trajectories that may help explain the high relapse rates for people who quit drinking.
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