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Substance Abuse
Nearly half of all substance abuse treatment admissions involving college students were primarily for treating alcohol disorders
New report shows college students have a significantly higher rate of treatment admissions for alcohol problems than their non-student counterparts
Tackling alcohol abuse
Hospital patients with a drink problem are to be identified and offered help through a unique new University partnership with the Welsh Government....NYU School of Medicine's Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Program Releases a Tobacco Treatment Toolkit for Dental Providers
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....Opioid treatment gets Government go-ahead
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. ...More than Half of Hookah Tobacco Websites Don’t Include the Word “Tobacco,” Pitt-led Study Finds
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. ...Addicts’ cravings have different roots in men and women
By Bill Hathaway - When it comes to addiction, sex matters. ...‘Dabbling’ in hard drugs in middle age linked to increased risk of death
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. ...Drinking cultures and social networking sites
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....CAMH discovery identifies potential target for anti-craving medications
(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. ...Rutgers Program Expands Family's Role in Treating Loved Ones Suffering from Substance Abuse
By Stacey Makely - Emphasis is on teaching alternative and more effective skills to cope with family member's addiction...
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Jon
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12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
on
07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
on
29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
lo chung yin
on
28/09/2011 04:57:08
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