From the Indiana University press release via EurekAlert!: What types of public messages will most likely deter drug and alcohol abuse or dissuade people from engaging in risky behavior? Negatively… Read more »
From the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health press release via EurekAlert!: Results of a new study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health indicate that… Read more »
From the Wiley press release via EurekAlert!: A new study from Sweden reveals that having low peer status in adolescence is a strong risk factor for regular and heavy smoking… Read more »
From the Queensland University of Technology press release via MedicalXpress: Teenagers who binge drink risk inhibiting part of their brain’s development and many are laying the groundwork for alcoholism down… Read more »
From the Brookhaven National Laboratory press release via MedicalXpress: Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have revealed a new connection between drug addiction and a… Read more »
From Loyola Marymount University press release via EurekAlert!: Prior research has shown that “pre-drinking” by young people leads to heavier drinking and greater harm. A study using Internet cell-phone questionnaires… Read more »
From the Clemson University press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers are exploring how specific online communication attitudes — such as individuals’ tendency for online self-disclosure, online social connection, and online anxiety… Read more »
From the Stony Brook Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University have developed a high-resolution, 3D optical Doppler imaging tomography technique… Read more »
From the Springer Science+Business Media press release via ScienceDaily: A new study provides evidence that gamblers interpret near-misses as frustrating losses rather than near-wins. This frustration stimulates the reward systems… Read more »
From the Scripps Research Institute press release via EurekAlert!: A study of binge-drinking rodents suggests that knocking back a few drinks every few days may swiftly reduce one’s capacity to… Read more »
