Resolving to Break an Addictive Habit?
5 key steps might make it easier to start 2009 with less dependency TUESDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- No matter the addiction -- drugs, gambling, shopping, smoking, alcohol or more -- people who want to kick their habit in the new year might find help in a new Harvard University pub...New Mount Sinai research tracks effects of addictive drugs on brain
Mount Sinai researchers may have unlocked the key to better understanding the effect addictive drugs have on the human brain. Researchers have just published the new breakthrough study, Design Logic of a Cannabinoid Receptor Signaling Network that Triggers Neurite Outgrowth, in the latest issue of...ASAM Calls for Care in the Use of, and the Prescribing of, Potentially Addictive Substances
CHEVY CHASE, Md., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week the Office of the New York City medical examiner issued a statement that "Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine .....Narcolepsy Drug Might Be Addictive
Finding comes as use of stimulant for enhanced mental function is on the increase TUESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used to treat narcolepsy is increasingly being taken to sharpen mental skills, but researchers now report troubling evidence that it also harbors the potentia...Mouse Study Suggests ADHD Drug Might Be Addictive
But expert says finding doesn't apply to patients because doses used were so high TUESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Ritalin, a drug commonly used to treat children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), caused changes in the brain cells of mice similar to those seen wi...Menthol Cigarettes the Most Addictive
These smokers find it much harder to quit, study finds THURSDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The cooling flavor of menthol cigarettes may make them more addictive and deadlier to smokers, a new study says. "We previously found that menthol cigarette smokers take in more nicotine and...Study Suggests Sugar May Be Addictive
Finding might yield new insights into eating disorders, experts say WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Science is verifying what many overeaters have suspected for a long time: sugar can be addictive. In fact, the sweetener seems to prompt the same chemical changes in the brain ...Lip Balm Use Can Become Addictive
From expert's mouth to your ears: Be sensible to avoid skin irritation FRIDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Some people use lip balm so often that it's almost like an addiction. "For many people, it is quite difficult for them to stop using lip balm because they've become so used to their li...US Drugmaker Slapped Huge Fine for Misleading Doctors Over Addictive Painkiller
After four years of unrelenting pursuit by the Food and Drug Administration, the Purdue pharma of the US gave in, admitting it had made false claims about their popular painkiller Oxycontin. They have agreed to pay up $634.5 millions for making false claims about the drug to boost sales and ...11 Percent Increase of Addictive Nicotine in Cigarettes: Report
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health having done a reanalysis of nicotine yield from major brand name cigarettes sold in Massachusetts //from 1997 to 2005 confirmed that manufacturers have steadily increased the levels of this agent in cigarettes. This independent analysis, b...More Than 300 New Medicines Being Developed for Mental Illnesses
...d in the report's new medicines in the research pipeline are: 66 medicines for depression, which affects nearly 21 million Americans; 26 medicines for addictive disorders, including dependence on alcohol, tobacco or illicit drugs; 54 medicines for anxiety disorders, which affect more than 40 million adults age...Genaera Corporation Announces MSI-1436 Data Presented at Society of Neuroscience Meeting
...n which can have affects on locomotor function and addictive behavior. Many drugs that reduce food intake and b...e they affect locomotor behavior and may have high addictive potential. MSI-1436 is a protein tyrosine phosphat...t and Chief Executive Officer of Genaera. "The low addictive potential of MSI-1436 further differentiates it fr...How does the opioid system control pain, reward and addictive behavior?
The opioid system controls pain, reward and addictive behaviors. Opioids exert their pharmacological actions through three opioid receptors, mu, delta and kappa whose genes have been cloned (Oprm, Oprd1 and Oprk1, respectively). Opioid receptors in the brain are activated by a family of endogenous...Re-analysis of cigarettes confirms tobacco companies increased addictive nicotine 11 percent
A reanalysis of nicotine yield from major brand name cigarettes sold in Massachusetts from 1997 to 2005 has confirmed that manufacturers have steadily increased the levels of this agent in cigarettes. This independent analysis, based on data submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Public Healt...Drug-proof zebrafish reveal secrets of addiction
...p in the development of addiction is the switch from drug use to drug abuse, we aimed to gain insight into the mechanisms triggering the initiation of addictive behaviour". The team used the mutagenic chemical ENU to generate hundreds of mutant zebrafish. From these, they bred a line that did not respond to...22nd Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Sept. 12-16, 2009, Turkey
...n the central nervous system (CNS) and their use in treating disorders such as anxiety, mania, depression, schizophrenia, dementia or neurological and addictive disorders in the most rational and empirical manner. Neuropsychopharmacological research provides data that are required to develop drugs, which a...Discovery may provide new treatments for alcohol dependence
...n receptor antagonists, mice no longer show preference for an alcohol-associated environment -in other words, alcohol is no longer able to produce its addictive effects, that include reward searching behaviour (akin to craving in alcoholic patients). "If we can develop drugs that block the receptors for ghreli...Cocaine: Perceived as a reward by the brain?
...ral region of the brain called the striatum. Dopamine is known to play a critical role in the brain's response to reward as well as in its response to addictive drugs. This study was carried out in ten non-addicted users of cocaine, all of whom sniffed cocaine on one test day and placebo powder on another. ...Skin color clue to nicotine dependence
...hat previous research shows that nicotine has a biochemical affinity for melanin. Conceivably, this association could result in an accumulation of the addictive agent in melanin-containing tissues of smokers with greater amounts of skin pigmentation. "The point of the study is that, if in fact, nicotine doe...Brain protein central to both Parkinson's, drug addiction identified
...ut could also play a role in muting the high from methamphetamine and other addictive drugs. The action of the protein, known as organic cation transporter 3 ...'s disease. The team found that oct3 is involved in the brain's response to addictive drugs like methamphetamine as well. Precisely what causes Parkinson's di...To fight drug addiction, UB researchers target the brain with nanoparticles
... understood to be a central "trigger" for the cascade of signals that occurs in drug addiction. DARPP-32 is a protein in the brain that facilitates addictive behaviors. Silencing of the DARPP-32 gene with certain kinds of ribonucleic acid (RNA), called short interfering RNA (siRNA), can inhibit production o...Study suggests salt might be 'nature's antidepressant'
...is consumed. So the body needs salt and knows how to find it and how to conserve it. But today scientists are finding evidence that it's an abused, addictive substance -- almost like a drug. One sign of addiction is using a substance even when it's known to be harmful. Many people are told to reduce sodi...Phosphagenics Announces Completion of Transdermal Patch Prototypes
... oxycodone delivered into the systemic circulation, and could reduce potential opioid abuse, a major consideration for the FDA when reviewing possibly addictive substances such as oxycodone. In addition, our TPM skin patch should allow us to deliver other opioid based compounds, including morphine and hydromor...Highlands Behavioral Health Hospital Unveils New Substance Abuse Detox Program
...o hand-in-hand, and we believe our new detox program and interdisciplinary team of professionals can really make a difference in breaking the cycle of addictive behavior." Substances covered by the new detox program include alcohol, marijuana, benzodiazepines (benzos), cocaine and methamphetamines. In the ne...Six signs you may be taking yourself too seriously at work
...is the tendency to name drop in your company as you become exposed to more senior people. You'd never do that, would you? Ah, but many people do. It's addictive once you start. People's eyes get round when you casually mention the CFO's name in conversation on a first-name basis, of course so you do it a...Video games promoted as effective health-care training
...t often. Fifty-five papers focused on the subject. Other topics that interested many researchers included the effects of video games on dependency and addictive behaviors, Erard said. One of the least-researched topics was what skills are learned through solving problems in video games. Erard said that the ...The black hole of corporate branding
... about. Companies created great items and developed great name identities. The businesses were delighted and supported artificial shortages, presented addictive designing while pricing them very high, all as qualifiers to make a real expensive brand. It was wonderful. Everyone contended. Everyone became a bran...More electronic gadgets, more miscommunication
...y kid living in the good-old-U.S. of A.D.D needs is yet another distraction. The Blackberry or Crackberry as its nickname suggests is a dangerously addictive toy. I take the same attitude toward this device as I do heroin I dont need to try it to know its bad for me. Even P.O.T.S. (plain old telephone s...Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
...ers . Though not specifically indicated by the manufacturers, they are also sometimes prescribed to treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome . SSRIs are not addictive in the strict sense of the word (i.e. animals given free access to the drug do not actively seek it out and do not seek to increase the dose), but su...