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Roundworms may provide new clues to nicotine dependence

Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute found that a previously dismissed genetic mechanism may contribute to nicotine dependence, and to the withdrawal effects that can make quitting smoking so difficult.

7 Nov 2017

Researchers find new way to restrict ability of cancer to use glucose for energy

Cancer cells consume exorbitant amounts of glucose, a key source of energy, and shutting down this glucose consumption has long been considered a logical therapeutic strategy.

7 Nov 2017

Sickle cell patients suffer discrimination, poor care — and shorter lives

For more than a year, NeDina Brocks-Capla avoided one room in her large, brightly colored San Francisco house — the bathroom on the second floor.

6 Nov 2017

Researchers develop new drug screening method for rapid, accurate identification of fentanyl

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new drug screening technique that could lead to the rapid and accurate identification of fentanyl, as well as a vast number of other drugs of abuse, which up until now have been difficult to detect by traditional urine tests.

3 Nov 2017

Molecular method reveals brain circuitry essential for alertness

Using a molecular method likely to become widely adopted by the field, researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have discovered brain circuitry essential for alertness, or vigilance - and for brain states more generally.

3 Nov 2017

Men who tan tend to do it in riskier ways, study finds

Even though men use tanning beds at lower rates than women, men who tan tend to do it in riskier ways, according to a study by researchers at the University of Connecticut. The findings should help public health officials rethink how, and to whom, they're targeting anti-tanning messages.

2 Nov 2017

Bioengineers develop brain sensor technique to understand cocaine addiction in adolescent mind

Several studies have provided strong evidence that adolescents--people in their teens to early twenties--have a higher vulnerability than adults to addictive substances like cocaine.

1 Nov 2017

UTHealth awarded federal grant to provide HIV treatment, education for individuals with substance abuse

A $2.5 million federal grant will allow a multidisciplinary team at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston to provide prevention and treatment information about HIV, AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases to underserved individuals with substance abuse or mental disorders.

31 Oct 2017

Sanford Health to evaluate effectiveness of non-opioid medications

Sanford Health is one of three sites in the U.S. to launch a study to determine if non-opioid medications are as effective in managing pain after carpal-tunnel surgery.

30 Oct 2017

Ameritox applauds President Trump’s declaration of opioid crisis as national public health emergency

Ameritox, a national leader in medication monitoring solutions for patients prescribed opioids and other medications for chronic pain and severe mental illness, today applauded the declaration of the opioid crisis as a national public health emergency by President Donald J. Trump.

30 Oct 2017

Experts issue new report with recommendations aimed at stemming opioid epidemic

A group of experts, led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in collaboration with the Clinton Foundation, today issued a new report with comprehensive recommendations aimed at stemming the opioid epidemic, a spiraling crisis that kills on average 90 people a day in the U.S., and shows few signs of reversing.

28 Oct 2017

ASA applauds President Trump’s declaration of opioid crisis as public health emergency

The American Society of Anesthesiologists today announced its support of President Donald J. Trump's announcement officially declaring the opioid crisis a public health emergency.

28 Oct 2017

New study investigates extent of opioid dependence and overdose in postoperative patients

Drug overdose was the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. in 2015. Although pain management after surgery continues to rely on opioids, there are concerns that ubiquitous use of opioids has led to a growing epidemic of addiction, dependence, and overdose (ODO).

27 Oct 2017

Pre-clinical study reports promising step forward in search for non-addictive painkillers

A pre-clinical study led by Indiana University scientists reports a promising step forward in the search for pain relief methods without the addictive side effects behind the country's current opioid addiction crisis.

25 Oct 2017

Duke Health researchers find anxiety disorders among some problematic marijuana users

About a quarter of adults whose marijuana use is problematic in early adulthood have anxiety disorders in childhood and late adolescence, according to new data from Duke Health researchers.

25 Oct 2017

Bariatric surgical patients may be vulnerable to opioid dependence

Nearly 9 percent of bariatric surgical patients--or about one in 12--who did not take opioid pain medications until their weight-loss operation, or the month before it, report that they are still using prescription opioids one year postoperatively, according to new research findings.

24 Oct 2017

APA shines light on important trends in psychology

Psychology is hot, and it's only getting hotter. It's critical to the development of such technological innovations as self-driving cars and smart devices.

23 Oct 2017

Resident physicians report lack of preparedness for counseling patients on medical cannabis

A recent study from Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, highlights the need for further education among resident physicians in the use of medical cannabis.

23 Oct 2017

Systematic review finds lack of data on medical cannabis use in children and adolescents

A systematic review of published studies on the use of medical cannabis in children and adolescents finds a notable lack of studies and a minimal number of the randomized, controlled trials needed to confirm the effectiveness of a treatment.

23 Oct 2017

Research finds decrease in opioid use among patients recovering from hip and knee replacement

Opioid use in patients recovering from hip and knee replacement decreased by one-third between 2006 and 2014, reflecting success in efforts to promote a multimodal approach to pain management (using a variety of methods to manage pain) rather than using opioids alone, reveals new research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2017 annual meeting.

23 Oct 2017

Addiction News and Research

Roundworms may provide new clues to nicotine dependence

Researchers find new way to restrict ability of cancer to use glucose for energy

Sickle cell patients suffer discrimination, poor care — and shorter lives

Researchers develop new drug screening method for rapid, accurate identification of fentanyl

Molecular method reveals brain circuitry essential for alertness

Men who tan tend to do it in riskier ways, study finds

Bioengineers develop brain sensor technique to understand cocaine addiction in adolescent mind

UTHealth awarded federal grant to provide HIV treatment, education for individuals with substance abuse

Sanford Health to evaluate effectiveness of non-opioid medications

Ameritox applauds President Trump’s declaration of opioid crisis as national public health emergency

Experts issue new report with recommendations aimed at stemming opioid epidemic

ASA applauds President Trump’s declaration of opioid crisis as public health emergency

New study investigates extent of opioid dependence and overdose in postoperative patients

Pre-clinical study reports promising step forward in search for non-addictive painkillers

Duke Health researchers find anxiety disorders among some problematic marijuana users

Bariatric surgical patients may be vulnerable to opioid dependence

APA shines light on important trends in psychology

Resident physicians report lack of preparedness for counseling patients on medical cannabis

Systematic review finds lack of data on medical cannabis use in children and adolescents

Research finds decrease in opioid use among patients recovering from hip and knee replacement

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