Pediatrics
Rare look at youth post detention is bleak
A new Northwestern Medicine study offers a bleak assessment in a rare look at the outcomes of delinquent youth five and 12 years after juvenile detention.
Dec 19, 2016
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Health
Why do teens reject drugs? Communication is the key, says researcher
Why do teens reject the use of marijuana? According to a new study by researchers from Rutgers University–Camden and the University of Pennsylvania, there are several factors: attributes of their peer group, how they ...
Dec 12, 2016
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Neuroscience
People with traumatic brain injury approximately 2.5 times more likely to be incarcerated
People who have suffered a traumatic brain injury are approximately 2.5 times more likely to be incarcerated in a federal correctional facility in Canada than people who have not, a new study has found.
Dec 8, 2016
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Health
The war on drugs has failed and doctors should lead calls for change, says BMJ
The enforcement of prohibition - a ban on the production, supply, possession, and use of some drugs for non-medical purposes - causes huge harm, and doctors should lead calls for drug policy reform, argues The BMJ today.
Nov 14, 2016
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Medications
Prisons fight opioids with $1,000 injection: Does it work?
U.S. prisons are experimenting with a high-priced monthly injection that could help addicted inmates stay off opioids after they are released, but skeptics question its effectiveness and say the manufacturer has aggressively ...
Nov 14, 2016
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Health
India's doctors raise questions over new president of top medical ethics body
The recent inauguration of Dr Ketan Desai as the new president of the World Medical Association (WMA) raises questions from senior doctors in The BMJ.
Nov 3, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain network of psychopathic criminal functions differently
A strong focus on reward combined with a lack of self-control appears to be linked to the tendency to commit an offence. Brain scans show that this combination occurs in psychopathic criminals, say researchers from Nijmegen ...
Aug 8, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Drug-use may hamper moral judgment
Regular cocaine and methamphetamine users can have difficulty choosing between right and wrong, perhaps because the specific parts of their brains used for moral processing and evaluating emotions are damaged by their prolonged ...
Jul 13, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researcher looks at why innocent people confess
Why would an innocent person accused of a crime tell investigators he's guilty? Saul Kassin, a psychology professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has spent decades researching that question, and says the answer ...
May 6, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Trauma exposure linked to African-Americans, criminal justice system
Frequent traumatic exposure to crime can take a toll on most people.
May 5, 2016
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