Category: Addictions

Hookah smoking: Rapidly emerging threat to the health of the nation’s young adults

From the New York University media release: Dr. Michael Weitzman and his co-authors from New York University’s College of Global Public Health and The Departments of Pediatrics and Population Health of… Read more »

Study of fatal car accidents suggests medical marijuana may be helping curb opioid use

From the Columbia University Medical Center media release: A study conducted at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health found that there were fewer drivers killed in car crashes who tested… Read more »

Alcohol’s rewarding effects can enhance memories of environmental stimuli

From the Research Society on Alcoholism media release: Drug-cue associations can have a powerful influence over individuals with drug and alcohol use disorders, often leading to relapse in those attempting to… Read more »

Research shows certain genes, in healthy environments, can lengthen lifespan

From the University at Buffalo media release: Researchers at the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions have discovered how a gene in the brain’s dopamine system can play an important… Read more »

Smoking cessation medications do not appear to increase risk of neuropsychiatric side effects, study finds

From the The Lancet media release: The smoking cessation medications varenicline and bupropion do not appear to increase the incidence of serious neuropsychiatric side effects compared to placebo, according to a… Read more »

Drug-overdose deaths hold steady in some high drug trafficking areas

From the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences media release: Areas in the U.S. with the highest drug-overdose death rates are not always places with high drug trafficking, according… Read more »

New research: Nine laws particularly effective in reducing underage drinking fatalities

From the NORC at the University of Chicago media release: New research reveals that nine laws designed to reduce underage drinking have been instrumental in saving more than 1,100 lives each… Read more »