Substance in Medical News

New CASA* Report Finds Federal, State and Local Governments Spend Almost Half a Trillion Dollars a Year on Substance Abuse and Addiction

Of Every Federal And State Dollar Spent, 96 Cents Goes to Shovel up Wreckage of Illness, Crime, Social Ills; Only 2 Cents Goes to Prevention and Treatment WASHINGTON, May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Substance abuse and addiction cost federal, state and local governments at least $467.7 bi...

Statement by Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Chairman and Founder, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University and Former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, on New Report by the National Association of Boards of Pha

NEW YORK, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University commends the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy(R) (NABP(R)) for its report State of the Internet: NABP Position Paper on the Continued Proliferation of Rogue I...

Nation's Substance Abuse Problem Will Be Solved Only if Patients Are Given Same-Time, Same-Place Access to Mental Health Services, Says Leading Expert

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In order for the United States to address its growing substance abuse problem, states must change their treatment center laws and regulations so providers may be licensed to offer substance abuse and mental health services at the same time, in the same lo...

Statement by Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Chairman and President, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University and Former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare on New York State's Action Council

NEW YORK, April 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Chairman and President, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University : Congratulations to New York State Governor David Paterson and Karen Carpenter-Palumbo, ...

Teens Undertreated for Substance Abuse

Therapy gap likely driven by limited availability of adolescent-only services MONDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Only about 10 percent of the 1.4 million American teens with substance abuse problems receive treatment, according to a new study. "Part of this treatment gap may be d...

Study: Genetic Risk for Substance Use Can be Neutralized by Good Parenting

A genetic risk factor that increases the likelihood that youth will engage in substance use can be neutralized by high levels of involved and supportive parenting, according to a new University of Georgia study. Athens, Ga. (PRWEB) February 10, 2009 -- A genetic risk fa...

Study: Genetic risk for substance use can be neutralized by good parenting

Athens, Ga. A genetic risk factor that increases the likelihood that youth will engage in substance use can be neutralized by high levels of involved and supportive parenting, according to a new University of Georgia study. The study, published in the February issue of the Journal of Consulti...

Overwhelming Grief From Loss of Child Can Cause Substance Abuse in Women

SEYMOUR, Tenn., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- When a child is born the lives of parents are changed forever. Their lives become centered around the safety, happiness and success of this new person. Plans are made for their future, and days are spent thinking about soccer practice carpools, piano re...

National rates of co-occurring substance use and mental disorders call for better service integration

Canadians are becoming aware of the prevalence of mental health issues and of substance use problems, but how well equipped are we to help the many people who contend with both? Two studies published in the December issue of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry have found that multilevel integr...

Glowing Substance Lights Up Cancer in Mice

Fluorescent compound sticks to diseased cells, making them easier to spot, study says MONDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A substance that glows and sticks to viable cancer cells, making them easy for doctors to spot, has been successfully tested in mice, researchers report. The m...

Sobriety Rocks: Celebrity Rehab Staff Joins Bianca Center for Substance Abuse

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Bianca Center for Substance Abuse announced it will open its doors in November 2008. Named after Bianca Halstead of the band Betty Blowtorch, The Bianca Center plans to offer an alternative to the high-priced, revolving door, quasi-spa rehabs tha...

Adolescent insomnia linked to depression and substance abuse during adolescence and young adulthood

Westchester, Ill. A study in the Oct. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that adolescent insomnia symptoms are associated with depression, suicide ideation and attempts, and the use of alcohol, cannabis and other drugs such as cocaine. Findings suggest that the presence of insomnia in adoles...

California Drug Rehab Program Launches New Life Skills Classes to Young Adults as Substance Abuse Treatment

Sober College, an addiction treatment center in Woodland Hills, CA, provides a comprehensive drug rehab program for young adults ages 17-26 in search of substance abuse treatment and a supportive, sober environment. The college is launching new life skills classes as substance abuse treatment fo...

Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse

They're more likely to smoke, abuse drugs, alcohol, study finds THURSDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Teens with bipolar disorder are at greater risk of smoking and substance abuse, says a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study that supports previous research. "This work confirm...

Report confirms increased risk of smoking, substance abuse in bipolar adolescents

A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) supports previous reports that adolescents with bipolar disorder are at increased risk for smoking and substance abuse. The article appearing in the June Drug and Alcohol Dependence describing the largest such investigation to date and the fi...

Homeless youth need more than treatment for substance abuse, study says

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A new study of homeless youth suggests that treating substance abuse and mental health problems may not be enough to help get teens off the streets. Instead, researchers found that creating more opportunities for work, education and medical care were the most important factors...

San Diego State University Controlled Substance Investigation

INDIANAPOLIS, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- As the result of San Diego State University's interim suspension of six fraternity chapters, the North-American Interfraternity Conference supports the decisions of our member fraternities to work with university officials to hold those responsible parties a...

Fetal Exposure to Substance Abuse Changes Brain Structure

Mom's use of tobacco, alcohol, drugs may affect kids into early adolescence, study shows MONDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born to women who use cocaine, alcohol or tobacco during pregnancy may have brain structure changes that persist into early adolescence, a new U.S. study ...

Dads' Substance Use Hurts Expectant Moms' Efforts to Quit

Many mothers return to old habits if father continues smoking, drinking, study says FRIDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Men typically continue to smoke and drink while their female partner is pregnant and after she's given birth, which can make it difficult for women to stop smoking ...

Stanford researchers unmask proteins in telomerase, a substance that enables cancer

STANFORD, Calif. - One of the more intriguing workhorses of the cell, a protein conglomerate called telomerase, has in its short history been implicated in some critical areas of medicine including cancer, aging and keeping stem cells healthy. With such a resume, telomerase has been the subject of...

ADHD Drugs Won't Raise Risk of Substance Abuse

Study of young adults finds no link between stimulant treatment and alcohol, drug use SATURDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Parents of children who are prescribed psychostimulants for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might have one less thing to worry about now that a n...

1 in 3 Hit Songs Mentions Substance Abuse, Smoking

Rap music especially prone to these types of lyrics, survey finds MONDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- About one-third of hit songs -- including three-quarters of rap songs -- have some form of explicit reference to drug, alcohol or tobacco use, a new study found. "Overall, 116 of the...

Former substance abusers rarely relapse after organ transplantation

Only about 6 percent of former alcoholics and 4 percent of former illicit drug users will relapse into their addictions in any given year following an organ transplant. These results are published in the February issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal by John Wiley & Sons. The article is also a...

Plant pathogen yields substance to fight neuroblastoma

Drug treatment of neuroblastoma, a tumor of the nervous system in children, poses major problems. Therefore, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have been searching for substances that are suitable as a basis for developing better drugs. Now th...

PSU $5.7 million grant to help families and youth avoid substance abuse, behavior problems

Penn State University has received a $5.7 million federal grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to continue the development of community partnerships that strengthen families and help young people avoid substance abuse and behavioral problems. The new award will support PROSPER...

One-Third of Popular Songs Refer to Substance Abuse

Rap and country top the list with references to alcohol, drugs, study finds THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Could country music be worse for kids than rock music? If you judge by the number of alcohol and drug references in songs, a new study suggests the answer could be yes. R...

Gauging parent knowledge about teens' substance use

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- New research results from the University at Buffalos Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) suggest that most parents are aware of and accurately evaluate the extent of their teenagers cigarette smoking, marijuana use, drinking and overall substance use. Researchers also found th...

L.A. Author, TV Personality and Substance Abuse Specialist Discusses Struggle to Break 'Bad-girl' Syndrome Oct. 26-28 in Baltimore

Hanala Stadner, Second-generation Holocaust Survivor, Available to Speak on Root Reasons Behind Britney, Lindsay and Paris Celebrity Meltdowns BALTIMORE, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Hanala Stadner, L.A. author, TV personality and substance abuse counselor specializing in celebriti...

Research examines connection between substance abuse and violence

Approximately 50 percent of Americans over the age of 12 currently drink alcohol, according to a 2003 report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. While the majority of people who drink alcohol do not become violent, overwhelming evidence implicates alcohol in the expre...

Inflammatory Substance May Boost Eye Trouble

C-reactive protein raises odds of age-related macular degeneration, experts say MONDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- People with high blood levels of C-reactive protein, a substance associated with inflammation, may be at higher risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major ca...

National Quality Forum Issues First Consensus Standards for the Treatment of Substance Use Conditions

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recognizing the devastating toll substance use conditions take on our nation's health, the National Quality Forum (NQF) today, for the first time ever, released a groundbreaking set of endorsed national voluntary consensus standards on evidence-b...

Mailman School of Public Health study examines link between racial discrimination and substance use

In one of the first studies to focus on the relationship between racial discrimination and health risk behaviors, researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health with colleagues from the Universities of Minnesota, Alabama (Birmingham), and California (San Francisco), and Har...

Dozens of Panamanians Gravely Ill from Toxic Substance from China

Tears streaming down her cheeks, Marta Menacho de Gonzalez recalls how she lost her father, mother and father-in-law to a cough syrup contaminated with a toxic substance imported to Panama from China. "It's very painful. The three had gone to seek medical help and were given poison instead," she s...

Tree Bark Substance may Hold New Lung-cancer Treatment

A recent study has found that a substance derived from the bark of the South American lapacho tree kills certain kinds of cancer cells. The study, conducted at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has also suggested that this substance could lead to a novel treatment for the most common type of...

Immune Substance in Semen may Help Determine Male Fertility

Researchers at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have identified an immune substance in human semen that appears to determine the fertility of a man. Dr. Yousef Al-Abed says that the substance called macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is the key to helping sperm matur...

Cousins Recovering from His Substance Abuse Problem

The suspended West Coast Eagles star Ben Cousins broke his silence for the first time. Since his parents broke the news in March to confirm that he has indeed a problem of substance abuse. He revealed that he was under treatment at an overseas rehabilitation centre for the past months. He was...

New Substance Use Prevention Program Being Developed

The University of Rhode Island's Cancer Prevention Research Center will bring tailored programs to younger children to prevent them from substance abuse . The outcome is based on decades of research and success in helping to change smoking and other high-risk behaviors of teenagers and adults. ...

Toxic Substance in House Dust may Reduce Eczema Risks in Early Life

A new study has found that a toxic substance, made by certain types of bacteria found in house dust, may reduce the risk of developing the allergic skin condition eczema or wheezing in children if they are exposed to it up to age of 3. The toxic substance, Endotoxin is an element of the ce...

Cousins Recovering from His Substance Abuse Problem

The suspended West Coast Eagles star Ben Cousins broke his silence for the first time. Since his parents broke the news in March to confirm// that he has indeed a problem of substance abuse. He revealed that he was under treatment at an overseas rehabilitation centre for the past months. He was...

‘Land Of Dreams’ Staggers Under The Weight Of Neuroses And Substance Abue

The great America dream-this may be the epitome of many rags- to- riches stories, but as reports show, this fast life at neck-break speed,// takes its pound of flesh too. Recent study findings show that close to one- fourth of all hospital stays in the U.S are for those including various ps...