Tag: addiction

Study suggests effectiveness of online social networks designed to help smokers quit

From the University of Iowa press release: Online social networks designed to help smokers kick the tobacco habit are effective, especially if users are active participants, according to a new… Read more »

Study links dependence on indoor tanning devices with beliefs about physical appearance and depressive symptoms

From the American Association for Cancer Research press release: More than 20 percent of non-Hispanic white women ages 18 to 30 who reported using an indoor tanning device one or more… Read more »

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

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

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

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

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

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 »