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Health News http://www.healthcanal.com/files.php?file=Health News from HealthCanal.com http://www.healthcanal.com/ Nearly half of all substance abuse treatment admissions involving college students were primarily for treating alcohol disorders http://www.healthcanal.com/substance-abuse/26369-Nearly-half-all-substance-abuse-treatment-admissions-involving-college-students-were-primarily-for-treating-alcohol-disorders.html Substance Abuse Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:34:00 +0000 New report shows college students have a significantly higher rate of treatment admissions for alcohol problems than their non-student counterparts 58e4a82e992ee3eb4a776bbdf6d59077 Tackling alcohol abuse http://www.healthcanal.com/substance-abuse/26362-Tackling-alcohol-abuse.html Substance Abuse Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:04:00 +0000 Hospital patients with a drink problem are to be identified and offered help through a unique new University partnership with the Welsh Government. 0b70bb790561c99f776888dd7d0b45bf NYU School of Medicine's Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Program Releases a Tobacco Treatment Toolkit for Dental Providers http://www.healthcanal.com/substance-abuse/26091-NYU-School-Medicines-Manhattan-Tobacco-Cessation-Program-Releases-Tobacco-Treatment-Toolkit-for-Dental-Providers.html Substance Abuse Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:01:00 +0000 The Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Program (MTCP) at the New York University School of Medicine (NYUSM) announces its release of Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: A Toolkit for Dental Providers. The toolkit, already at use in NYU College of Dentistry’s teaching clinics, will be distributed to dental professionals New York State and the greater dental community nationwide. bf5e90fe505a634b0b25fbb87161fc5f Opioid treatment gets Government go-ahead http://www.healthcanal.com/substance-abuse/26005-Opioid-treatment-gets-Government--ahead.html Substance Abuse Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:38:00 +0000 Research at National Addiction Centre (NAC) at King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) has played a central role in the Department of Health’s (DH) recent declaration that Injectable Opioid Treatment (IOT) is a “clinically-effective second-line treatment” for people with chronic heroin addictions who have repeatedly failed to respond to standard treatment. 6fcd0e125862cdc7a473b44adbb6b714 More than Half of Hookah Tobacco Websites Don’t Include the Word “Tobacco,” Pitt-led Study Finds http://www.healthcanal.com/substance-abuse/25959-More-than-Half-Hookah-Tobacco-Websites-Dont-Include-the-Word-Tobacco-Pitt-led-Study-Finds.html Substance Abuse Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:39:00 +0000 PITTSBURGH – Of the growing number of businesses promoting hookah tobacco smoking on the Internet, fewer than 1 percent included a tobacco-related warning about the practice on the first page of their websites, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study available online in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 47ac6773c16d5f5a81b951ee9c9aa265 Addicts’ cravings have different roots in men and women http://www.healthcanal.com/substance-abuse/25957-Addicts-cravings-have-different-roots-men-and-women.html Substance Abuse Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:36:00 +0000 By Bill Hathaway - When it comes to addiction, sex matters. d99269b42f32f25e40ab090de11b109d ‘Dabbling’ in hard drugs in middle age linked to increased risk of death http://www.healthcanal.com/substance-abuse/25933-Dabbling-hard-drugs-middle-age-linked-increased-risk-death.html Substance Abuse Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:10:00 +0000 By Jennifer Lollar - Young adults often experiment with hard drugs, such as cocaine, amphetamines and opiates, and all but about 10 percent stop as they assume adult roles and responsibilities. 4357544ff8cf400007b77e07bdee37c7 Drinking cultures and social networking sites http://www.healthcanal.com/substance-abuse/25871-Drinking-cultures-and-social-networking-sites.html Substance Abuse Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:45:00 +0000 The degree to which social networking is embedded in New Zealand’s youth drinking culture is highlighted in preliminary results from a new study by researchers at Victoria and Massey universities. ec32dfc56e2a71081c6461335b9baf9f CAMH discovery identifies potential target for anti-craving medications http://www.healthcanal.com/substance-abuse/25830-CAMH-discovery-identifies-potential-target-for-anti-craving-medications.html Substance Abuse Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:34:00 +0000 (Toronto) — Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have identified a potential target for the development of anti-craving medications for people with addictions to stimulants such as methamphetamine. 556246a0fed9e913e169f0e5788daf96 Rutgers Program Expands Family's Role in Treating Loved Ones Suffering from Substance Abuse http://www.healthcanal.com/substance-abuse/25787-Rutgers-Program-Expands-Familys-Role-Treating-Loved-Ones-Suffering-from-Substance-Abuse.html Substance Abuse Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:30:00 +0000 By Stacey Makely - Emphasis is on teaching alternative and more effective skills to cope with family member's addiction c3893093016cc90a6a73fa97a6192b86