Hope for cannabis as treatment for opioid addiction
Canada currently finds itself at the intersection of two historic social phenomena with massive implications for public health.
Nov 22, 2018
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Canada currently finds itself at the intersection of two historic social phenomena with massive implications for public health.
Nov 22, 2018
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Michael Fendrich is associate dean for research and a professor in the UConn School of Social Work, whose research focuses on policies, services, interventions, and risk factors related to substance misuse and mental health. ...
Oct 22, 2018
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The same immune system that fights infection and the flu could join the battle against opioid addiction, new research out of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research indicates.
Sep 5, 2018
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(HealthDay)—A U.S. government study using monkeys to investigate nicotine addiction has been halted and an investigation launched after four monkeys died.
Jan 26, 2018
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A protein known as FosB in the reward centre of the brain alters in chronically ill people suffering from an addictive disorder (e.g. heroin addiction). It is genetically modified, split off and shortened. This modification ...
Dec 21, 2016
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On a "bittersweet day" that brought back memories of loved ones lost, President Barack Obama signed into law legislation that makes new investments in cancer research and battling drug abuse.
Dec 13, 2016
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Addiction may be viewed as a disorder of reward learning. To date, addiction research has focused on the molecular adaptations through which memories of exposure to abused substances are encoded and maintained by nerve cells.
Jun 9, 2016
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(HealthDay)—The potential health hazards of e-cigarettes remain unclear, and more regulation on their use is needed, say two groups representing cancer researchers and specialists.
Jan 8, 2015
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Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have identified a network of genes that appear to work together in determining alcohol dependence. The findings, which could lead to future treatments and therapies for alcoholics ...
Dec 2, 2014
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Twin studies offer a critical method to studying questions of nature and nurture in addiction research. Identical twins arise from the same fertilized egg, so they share 100 percent of their genes. If a trait is entirely ...
Nov 6, 2013
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