An extensive, long-term study of Danish children followed into adulthood shows that moving to a new home during childhood increases the likelihood of multiple adverse outcomes later in life. This unique residential mobility ...
Jun 7, 2016
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(HealthDay)—When they're not hitting the books, many U.S. college students are hitting the bars or getting high, a new government report shows.
May 26, 2016
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Family rejection increases the risk of two critical health outcomes that are common among transgender individuals-suicide attempts and substance misuse-according to a new study published in LGBT Health.
May 16, 2016
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The United Nations General Assembly recently convened a special session on drugs, marking its first meeting on the topic since 1998. As part of the proceedings, Northeastern University drug policy expert Leo Beletsky spoke ...
Apr 27, 2016
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In a general sense, medical studies support the popular intuition—a staple of movies and literature—that suicidal behavior and substance misuse are linked. But the relationship between the two is not so simple. A new ...
Apr 8, 2016
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Addictions directly affect up to one in five Albertan adults. They involve alcohol, gambling, legal and illicit drugs and a variety of other substances and types of behaviour.
Nov 20, 2015
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A visit to the dentist has the potential to be more than a checkup of our teeth as patients are increasingly screened for medical conditions like heart disease and diabetes. A new study by researchers at Columbia University's ...
Aug 13, 2015
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Delays in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder, particularly in those with alcohol and substance misuse disorders, could be preventing people from receiving effective treatment for the condition, according to a new study by ...
May 21, 2015
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Alcohol and drug misuse are responsible for around a third of all deaths in former male prisoners and half in female ex-prisoners, a new study of almost 48000 ex-prisoners published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal has found. ...
Apr 22, 2015
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After studying 1,100 retirement-age blue collar workers, Peter Bamberger urges Baby Boomers to "anticipate things happening unexpectedly so that you are more psychologically prepared … if you're pushed out [of a job] … ...
Oct 24, 2014
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