Forgotten how to party? Safety tips from a drug and alcohol expert
Canceled dance parties, festivals and other events have shaped how Australians use alcohol and other drugs during the pandemic.
Oct 22, 2021
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Canceled dance parties, festivals and other events have shaped how Australians use alcohol and other drugs during the pandemic.
Oct 22, 2021
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The coronavirus pandemic is pushing more people into drug use, while illicit cultivation could also get a boost, the UN said Thursday, warning that the crisis's fallout was likely to be felt "for years to come".
Jun 24, 2021
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An emotion regulation strategy known as cognitive reappraisal helped reduce the typically heightened and habitual attention to drug-related cues and contexts in cocaine-addicted individuals, a study by Mount Sinai researchers ...
May 31, 2021
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New research from the Clemson University Center for Human Genetics has identified specific cell clusters in the brain of the common fruit fly affected by acute cocaine exposure, potentially laying the groundwork for the development ...
May 25, 2021
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Cocaine use may be associated with aggression between rival football fans, according to a new paper published by Dr. Martha Newson, an expert in group bonding and conflict, with the Universities of Kent and Oxford.
May 4, 2021
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Radiomics—the extraction of very detailed quantitative features from medical images—provides a refined understanding of how cocaine use and other risk factors affect the course of coronary artery disease, according to ...
Feb 16, 2021
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When Hunter Biden, son of President-elect Joe Biden, was recently interviewed by Amy Robach at ABC News, Robach brought up Hunter's substance use issues, noting that he had been "in and out of rehab seven, eight times."
Jan 5, 2021
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Sleep deprivation may pave the way to cocaine addiction. Too-little sleep can increase the rewarding properties of cocaine, according to new research in mice published in eNeuro.
Nov 2, 2020
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Nucleus accumbens in the brain play a central role in the risk-reward circuit. Their operation is based chiefly on three essential neurotransmitters: dopamine, which promotes desire; serotonin, whose effects include satiety ...
Oct 29, 2020
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Drugs of abuse, like cocaine, are very addictive due in part to their cellular interaction, creating strong cellular memories in the brain that promote compulsive behaviors. Researchers have tried to understand the formation ...
Oct 15, 2020
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