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Abstinence is a voluntary restraint from indulging a desire or appetite for certain bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to abstention from sexual intercourse, alcohol or food. The practice can arise from religious prohibitions or practical considerations.

Base Pair Biotechnologies to develop point-of-care tests for opioids in newborns

Base Pair Biotechnologies announced today the receipt of a Fast Track Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the NIH

From Base Pair Biotechnologies, Inc. 25 Feb 2019

Relapse dreams more common in people with severe alcohol, drug addiction history

Vivid dreams involving drinking and drug use are common among individuals in recovery. A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital Recovery Research Institute, published in the January issue of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment after online release in October 2018, finds these relapse dreams are more common in those with more severe clinical histories of alcohol and other drug problems.

13 Feb 2019

What ‘dope sick’ really feels like

Detoxing off heroin or opioids without medication is sheer hell. I should know. For many users, full-blown withdrawal is often foreshadowed by a yawn, or perhaps a runny nose, a sore back, sensitive skin or a restless leg. For me, the telltale sign that the heroin was wearing off was a slight tingling sensation when I urinated.

8 Feb 2019

The Truth About E-cigarettes: Quit Smoking this World Cancer Day

We asked Dr. Lion Shahab, one of the UK's leading experts on e-cigarettes and smoking, to provide the truth about the safety of vaping and for his advice to people giving up cigarettes this World Cancer Day.

4 Feb 2019

E-cigarettes are almost twice as effective as nicotine replacement treatments, shows new study

E-cigarettes are almost twice as effective as nicotine replacement treatments, such as patches and gum, at helping smokers to quit, according to a clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London.

30 Jan 2019

Alcohol-linked disease overtakes hep C as top reason for liver transplant

An estimated 17,000 Americans are on the waiting list for a liver transplant, and there's a strong chance that many of them have alcohol-associated liver disease. ALD now edges out hepatitis C as the No. 1 reason for liver transplants in the United States, according to research published Tuesday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

23 Jan 2019

Social media is more detrimental to girls’ mental health than for boys’

Yet another study has revealed that more time spent on social media translates into higher rates of depression especially among young girls. The new study reveals that girls are worst affected by depression due to poor sleep and online bullying compared to boys.

6 Jan 2019

Higher levels of nicotine may help quit smoking, research suggests

Allowing smokers to determine their nicotine intake while they are trying to quit is likely to help them kick the habit, according to an early study in 50 people led by Queen Mary University of London.

2 Jan 2019

Dry January brings physical, psychological and emotional benefits

People taking part in Dry January report immediate physical, psychological and emotional benefits, according to the first qualitative study of the popular alcohol abstinence challenge.

2 Jan 2019

Limited alcohol consumption is associated with additional average survival than abstinence

Having seven or fewer alcoholic drinks a week was associated with increased survival in older adults with newly diagnosed heart failure compared with patients who abstained from alcohol after accounting for other potential mitigating factors.

31 Dec 2018

Using mobile phone-based intervention to encourage Chinese smokers to quit the habit

Among smokers receiving a 12-week-long mobile phone-based intervention encouraging them to quit, up to 6.5% of participants stopped smoking by the end of the study, according to a research article published this week in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Jinsong Tang of the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University in China, and colleagues.

20 Dec 2018

FDA clears mobile medical app to help increase retention in recovery program for opioid use disorder

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared a mobile medical application (app) to help increase retention (the amount of time a patient participates) in an outpatient treatment program for individuals with opioid use disorder.

10 Dec 2018

Increasing mental health problems related to drug use in over 55's

Reports have shown that individuals aged over 45 years are increasingly being admitted to hospitals with mental health problems related to drug use. The number of admissions due to mental health problems and behavioural problems associated with drug use, were 638 in 2007/8 and have now come to 1,182 says the report.

3 Dec 2018

Marijuana prevention programs should focus on promoting mental wellbeing of youth

High school students with positive mental health are less likely to consume cannabis, a recent University of Waterloo study has found.

19 Nov 2018

Sexuality education before age 18 may reduce risk of sexual assault in college

Students who receive sexuality education, including refusal skills training, before college matriculation are at lower risk of experiencing sexual assault during college, according to new research published today in PLOS ONE.

16 Nov 2018

Research shows how to achieve improved smoking cessation outcomes within California's Medicaid population

New research shows improved smoking cessation outcomes can be achieved within the Medi-Cal (California's Medicaid program) population by supplementing telephone counseling with access to nicotine-replacement patches and moderate financial incentives that are not contingent on outcomes.

16 Nov 2018

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Base Pair Biotechnologies to develop point-of-care tests for opioids in newborns

Relapse dreams more common in people with severe alcohol, drug addiction history

What ‘dope sick’ really feels like

The Truth About E-cigarettes: Quit Smoking this World Cancer Day

E-cigarettes are almost twice as effective as nicotine replacement treatments, shows new study

Alcohol-linked disease overtakes hep C as top reason for liver transplant

Social media is more detrimental to girls’ mental health than for boys’

Higher levels of nicotine may help quit smoking, research suggests

Dry January brings physical, psychological and emotional benefits

Limited alcohol consumption is associated with additional average survival than abstinence

Using mobile phone-based intervention to encourage Chinese smokers to quit the habit

FDA clears mobile medical app to help increase retention in recovery program for opioid use disorder

Increasing mental health problems related to drug use in over 55's

Marijuana prevention programs should focus on promoting mental wellbeing of youth

Sexuality education before age 18 may reduce risk of sexual assault in college

Research shows how to achieve improved smoking cessation outcomes within California's Medicaid population

Food insecurity during pregnancy linked to severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome

Study: Individuals with serious psychological distress less likely to quit smoking

Smoking pot can damage memory study confirms

Study finds increase in opioid-affected births to rural residents in rural and urban hospitals

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