Category: Addictions

Study suggests that learning about slot-machine tricks can help new players avoid gambling addiction

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From the University of Waterloo press release: Novice gamblers who watched a short video about how slot machines disguise losses as wins have a better chance of avoiding gambling problems, according… Read more »

Study suggests cocaine use during adolescence is even more harmful than during adulthood

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From the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo press release: People who begin using cocaine during adolescence display more significant cognitive deficits than people who begin using… Read more »

Study suggests binge drinking in college may lower chances of landing a job after college

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From the American Friends of Tel Aviv University press release: Heavy drinking six times a month reduces the probability that a new college graduate will land a job by 10 percent,… Read more »

Managing negative emotions can help pregnant smokers quit

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From the University at Buffalo press release: A new study by scientists in the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions has shown that pregnant smokers are more likely to quit… Read more »

What makes alcoholics drink? Research shows it’s more complex than supposed

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From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology press release: What makes alcoholics drink? New research has found that in both men and women with alcohol dependence, the major factor predicting the amount… Read more »

Brain injury in kids might lead to alcohol abuse

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From the Frontiers press release: Researchers at Ohio State University have surveyed previous studies to investigate the relationship between traumatic brain injuries and alcohol abuse. They found evidence that traumatic… Read more »

Study suggests gamblers more likely to have suffered childhood traumas

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From the University of Lincoln press release: Men with problem and pathological gambling addictions are more likely to have suffered childhood traumas including physical abuse or witnessing violence in the home,… Read more »