Category: Substance abuse

Study suggests childhood trauma can affect reaction to morphine

From the University of Exeter press release: People who have experienced childhood trauma get a more pleasurable “high” from morphine, new research suggests. University of Exeter scientists compared the effects… Read more »

Study looks at how college students can end up in vicious cycle of substance abuse, poor academics, stress

From the Binghamton University press release: One negative behavior such as substance abuse or heavy alcohol drinking can lead college students toward a vicious cycle of poor lifestyle choices, lack… Read more »

Study looks at how gut and gender may affect ease of quitting smoking

From the American Chemical Society: Many people who smoke or chew tobacco can’t seem to escape nicotine’s addictive properties. Studies show that women in particular seem to have a harder… Read more »

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

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 »

Brain injury in kids might lead to alcohol abuse

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 »

Anxiety study shows genes are not fixed: Experience and exposure can change them

From the Research Society on Alcoholism press release: Epigenetics refers to how certain life circumstances can cause genes to be silenced or expressed, become dormant or active, over time. New research… Read more »

Perceptions about body image linked to increased alcohol, tobacco use for teens

From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release: How teenagers perceive their appearance, including their body image, can have significant impacts on health and wellness. Prior body image research has shown that… Read more »

Study links sleep disturbances to higher incidence of substance use among college athletes

From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release: Preliminary results of a new study show that sleep disturbance is strongly related to the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit… Read more »

Study suggests growing up in affluent communities may up risk for addictions

From the Arizona State University press release: They have what most would want — affluent upwardly mobile parents, living in comfortable homes in the suburbs, going to an elite high… Read more »

New study may pave way for treating alcohol addiction by reducing motivation to drink

From the Elsevier press release: A new study in Biological Psychiatry may pave the way for treating alcohol addiction by reducing motivation to drink, rather than by altering the effects… Read more »