Health
Why the effects of a boozy binge could last longer than you think
The effects of a heavy drinking session on our thoughts and performance may last longer we think, according to a new study.
Aug 25, 2018
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Buzz kills: No amount of alcohol safe to drive
In the United States, the blood-alcohol limit may be 0.08 percent, but no amount of alcohol seems to be safe for driving, according to a University of California, San Diego sociologist. A study led by David Phillips and published ...
Jun 20, 2011
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Health
Safety issue revealed as 1 in 20 Australian workers admits to drinking at work
A national survey has found that more than one in twenty Australian workers report using alcohol while at work or just before work, and more than one in fifty report taking drugs during or just before work. These findings, ...
Jun 28, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Surge in smoking among young adults during lockdown
The number of 18- to 34-year-olds who smoke increased by 25% in England during the first lockdown, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.
Aug 25, 2021
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Addiction
Parental monitoring lowers odds of a gambling problem
Keeping an eye on your child can lower their odds for gambling by young adulthood, according to research conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Adolescents who had poor parental supervision at ...
Nov 12, 2013
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Addiction
Shopping vouchers could help 1 in 5 pregnant women quit smoking
Financial incentives could help one in five women quit smoking during pregnancy, according to new research published today in the journal Addiction. The study, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge and King's ...
Feb 25, 2015
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Addiction
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement threatens public health
An editorial to be published by the scientific journal Addiction has been made available online, revealing that negotiations are underway behind closed doors for a far-reaching new trade and investment agreement that could ...
Mar 12, 2012
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Neuroscience
Scientists show molecule in brain may drive cocaine addiction
A new study from scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), funded by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), ...
Aug 10, 2016
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Addiction
Medications greatly improve smokers' chances of quitting, study finds
(Medical Xpress) -- Smokers who try to quit have a better chance of succeeding when they use FDA-approved stop-smoking medications rather than going it alone, according to a new study by researchers at Roswell Park Cancer ...
Aug 15, 2012
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Addiction
Capitalizing on a teachable moment motivates parents of kids with asthma to quit smoking
Parents who smoke are more likely to quit smoking after receiving motivational smoking cessation counseling following a "teachable moment" (TM) such as witnessing their child experience an asthma attack.
May 17, 2016
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