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...very could have implications in the development of addiction therapy. To understand the effects of morphine on the brain, researchers demonstrated the ability of morphine to impede the brain’s capacity to energize the inhibitory synapse connections. During trials conducted on rats, it became evident that ev...Addictive Drugs Harms the Brain
... University, would now help to understand the drug addiction in the humans and even find an antidote for it. ...effect of strong craving could help those fighting addiction resisting the temptation of relapse. <...Health Effects of Casinos Have Been Ignored: Experts
...ated health consequences. Problem gambling is an addiction that medical professionals should be aware of, say the authors. Anything that makes the poor people in Britain even poorer, especially if they do not derive benefits in kind, will damage their health, further increasing inequality in health. The UK...Don't Gamble With People's Health, Warn Experts
...ted health consequences. Problem gambling is an addiction that medical professionals should be aware of, say the authors. Anything that makes the poor people in Britain even poorer, especially if they do not derive benefits in kind, will damage their health, further increasing inequality in health. The U...Stricter Norms for Chemists in Punjab to Curb Addiction
...ll frame stricter rules for the chemists to// curb addiction to medicines, especially among the youth. Medic...aid. The minister said that drug dependence and addiction was on the rise, especially in rural areas and small towns. He said the pharmacy council will set...ADHD Problem in Children – a Risk Factor for Alcohol Problems in Later Lif
... that children suffering ADHD are prone to alcohol addiction in adult life. Now, two insights have proved this link//, suggesting that alcohol related problems could begin around the age of 15. Parental alcoholism and family stress appear to add to the risk of children with ADHD developing alcohol problems ...Smoking And Drinking Are More Dangerous Than LSD
According to a latest study complied by addiction specialists and published in Lancet Medical journal, tobacco and alcohol are// more detrimental to health than class A drugs. Prof David Nutt from Bristol University headed this research. This study rates alcohol as the fifth most dangerous drug ...Partners of Alcoholics May Need to Seek help
...el the need to pull their partners away from their addiction and at the same time hide it from their mutual sur...aid Christa Merfert-Diete of the German centre for addiction questions in Hamm. When there's no longer any doubt that there is a problem, relatives can't do mu...Drug Addicts-you Could Blame Your Genes
...eeking behavior has been previously linked to drug addiction in humans. Researchers agree that drug addiction and excessive sensation seeking, or impulsivity, are linked but it has been unclear (at least till, ...A Call To Band Online Drug Pharmacies and Online Consultation by So Called “Cyber Doctor
... global problem. It is believed that, prescription addiction abuse has already surpassed that of heroin and cocaine in some parts of the world. These findings have led to the call from doctor’s world over, to ban online consolations. Patients are often given prescriptions without being spoken too or even seein...Mobile Phone Addiction may Cause Psychological Problems
...ealth portal News Medical. Torrecillas said this addiction was the result of social changes that occurred in ...t decade. The main difference between this kind of addiction and alcoholism or drug addiction is that mobile phones do not apparently cause physical effects - on...Smoking Alters the Human Brain Like Those in Animals Using Illicit Drugs
...ribute to addiction, and provides insight into how addiction works, says lead author Bruce Hope, PhD, of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The study, supported by NIDA, is published in the issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. "The data show that there are long lasting chemical changes in the bra...Genes for Nicotine Dependence Identified
...c factors play an important role in the continuing addiction to cigarettes, suggest scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.// Results of two studies show that certain genetic variations can influence smoking behaviors and contribute to a person's risk for nicotine dependence. S...A New Approach to Manage Opiate Addiction
...es, the researchers mimicked the pattern of opiate addiction and withdrawal in mice that were genetically defic...ein for coping with stressful events. In mimicking addiction and withdrawal, the researchers gave the mice increasing doses of morphine and then stopped morphine...Ten Percent of Tihar Jail Inmates are Drug Addicts
... due to curiosity. Jail officials said that drug addiction is highly prevalent among the 24 to 30 years age g...we have constructed a 120 bedded integrated dug de addiction centre in the jail hospital premises." "In 2006, 5,180 prisoners took the de-addiction treatment,"...Alcohol Dehydrogenase Gene may Protect from Developing Alcoholism
... particular ADH variant may be both protective for addiction and a risk factor for liver disease in African-descent individuals in the same way that another ADH variant, ADH1B*2, is both a protective and risk allele in East Asians." "We still do not know what causes alcoholism," said Ehlers. "It appears that...A 'Damaged' Brain May Ease Urge To Smoke
...sula has not attracted very much attention in drug addiction research until now, but some imaging studies have shown that this region is activated by drug-associated cues, such as the sight of people doing drugs or drug paraphernalia. Though intriguing, the possibility of insula-targeting drugs that might hel...Chain-Smokers can Kick the Habit –A ‘brainy’ Iea
...“One of the most difficult problems in any form of addiction is the difficulty in stopping the urge to smoke, to take a drug, or to eat for that matter. Now we have identified a brain target for further research into dealing with that urge.” The findings suggest the possibility of helping smokers to give up ...Drug Treatment Seekers Likely to Use Needle Exchange
... Individuals who enter treatment programs for drug addiction were more likely to be HIV-positive females who use the Baltimore City needle exchange programs. The study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health highlights the need for treatment facilities to address co-occurring p...Long-Term Narcotics Use for Back Pain May Be Ineffective and Lead to Abuse
...ncerns clinicians have with patients developing an addiction to these medications,” said first author Bridget Martel, M.D., assistant clinical professor of general internal medicine at Yale School of Medicine. “Our findings suggest that clinicians should consider other treatments with similar benefits but fewe...Other Tagsaside 2aside 3aside 4aside 5construct 2construct 3construct 4Other Contentsadenovirusesadenomyosisadenovirusadenovirusadenovirusadenovirusadhesionadhesionadhesionadhesionadhesionadhesionadhesionadolescentsadolescentsadolescentsadolescentsadjustmentadjustmentadjustmentadjustmentadjustmentadjustmentadjustmentadjustmentadolescentadolescentadolescentadolescentadoptionadoptionadoption
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