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The Dangerous Trend of Heroin Abuse

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the harmful health effects of prescription pain reliever abuse have dramatically increased over recent years. Unintentional poisoning deaths caused by these opioids quadrupled from 1999 to 2010. This growing trend is especially troubling considering the large number more...

Pain Relief, Mental Health Issues Behind Teens’ Abuse of Prescription Opioids

A substantial number of U.S. teenagers abuse a restricted opioid medication normally prescribed for the treatment of pain or certain other medical issues. Some of these teens initially receive such a medication from their doctors, while others obtain access through non-legitimate means. In a study published in 2014 in more...

College Students Who Abuse Stimulants Seeking Improved Grades, Not ‘High’

February 28th, 2015 Drug Addictions, Helpful Articles
In the U.S., significant numbers of young adults enrolled in college (and college-age young adults not enrolled in school) abuse some sort of prescription medication. This form of drug abuse poses a number of risks, including clearly increased odds of developing diagnosable symptoms of drug addiction. In a study publis more...

Drug Use Soars Among Teens With Traumatic Brain Injuries

February 24th, 2015 Drug Addictions, Helpful Articles
A team of Canadian researchers has uncovered a strong link between substance abuse and traumatic brain injury (TBI) among adolescents, specifically that students in grades 9 through 12 who had suffered such an injury were two to four times more likely to abuse drugs than peers with no history of TBI, according to a new more...

Regular Marijuana Use May Compromise Ability to Enjoy the Good Things in Life

February 22nd, 2015 Drug Addictions, Helpful Articles
As we move toward widespread legal sanction of marijuana use, there is a scarcity of good information available about the drug’s true effects on the human mind and body. Unfortunately, the scientific study of marijuana has been complicated by political considerations: advocates of marijuana refuse to accept evidence more...

Even Short-Term Oxycodone Use Linked to Opioid Addiction

February 20th, 2015 Drug Addictions, Helpful Articles
Brief, legitimate oxycodone consumption can trigger brain changes that increase long-term susceptibility for opioid addiction, a new study finds. (more…) more...

People in Opioid Detox Prone to Abusing Other Drugs, Study Finds

February 14th, 2015 Drug Addictions, Helpful Articles
People in detox treatment for opioid abuse are more than twice as likely to misuse other types of medication such as prescription stimulants, prescription sedatives and tranquilizers than alcoholics undergoing detox, a new study finds. (more…) more...

Lower Nicotine Levels Don’t Increase Number of Cigarettes Smoked, Study Finds

January 30th, 2015 Drug Addictions, Helpful Articles
Cigarettes with low nicotine levels may help reduce addiction without causing smokers to puff more cigarettes, a new study finds. (more…) more...

Low Serotonin Levels May Fuel Drug Addiction

January 28th, 2015 Drug Addictions, Helpful Articles
It’s well understood that various neurochemicals, particularly dopamine, play crucial roles in drug addiction, but a new study finds that serotonin may also be involved in the development of addiction. The finding has the potential to change how we view and treat addiction. However, the study isn’t perfect, focusin more...

The Link Between Substance Use and Violence in Young People

January 4th, 2015 Drug Addictions, Helpful Articles
Excessive alcohol consumption and illicit/illegal drug use are both linked to increased risks for exposure to violent behavior and perpetration of violent behavior. Several factors help explain this connection in various population groups. In a study published in September 2014 in the journal Addictive Behaviors, a tea more...

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