From the Research Society on Alcoholism press release: Although drinking by U.S. adolescents has decreased during the last decade, more than 20 percent of U.S. high-school students continue to drink alcohol before the age of 14…
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 study from the University of…
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 times in the past 12…
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 to new research. Slot machines…
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 the drug in adulthood. That…
From the Medical University of South Carolina press release: Why do some drug users continue to seek out drugs despite the prospect of losing family, friends, health or livelihood? There are notable features — cues —…
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, according to Tel Aviv University…
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 if they can learn to…
From the University of Adelaide press release: Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found a new link between the brain’s immune system and the desire to drink alcohol in the evening. In laboratory studies using…
From the Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine press release: Cocaine-addicted individuals say they find the drug much less enjoyable after years of use, but they have great difficulty quitting. A new brain…