From the Northumbria University press release via AlphaGalileo: People who smoke only at weekends cause as much damage to their memory as those who smoke on a daily basis, according to research from Northumbria University.…
From the Ohio State University press release: Middle- and high-school students who bully their classmates are more likely than others to use substances such as cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana, a new study found. Researchers found…
From the Yale University press release by Bill Hathaway: When first exposed to cocaine, the adolescent brain launches a strong defensive reaction designed to minimize the drug’s effects, Yale and other scientists have found. Now…
From the Brookhaven Laboratory press release: Brain scans of two strains of mice imbibing significant quantities of alcohol reveal serious shrinkage in some brain regions — but only in mice lacking a particular type of…
From the Yale University School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Alcohol abuse and dependence are common problems in the United States due to a number of factors, two of which may be social drinking…
From the Elsevier press release: Mark Twain said, “Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.” Many smokers would agree that it’s difficult to…
From the Yale University press release by Bill Hathaway: When it comes to addiction, sex matters. A new brain imaging study by Yale School of Medicine researchers suggests stress robustly activates areas of the brain…
From the Pennsylvania State University press release: The first few weeks of college are a critical time in shaping students’ drinking habits. Now Penn State researchers have a tailored approach that may help prevent students…
From the Harvard University press release: Harvard scientists have developed the fullest picture yet of how neurons in the brain interact to reinforce behaviors ranging from learning to drug use, a finding that might open…
From the City College of New York press release: Quitting smoking is never easy. However, when you’re poor and uneducated, kicking the habit for good is doubly hard, according to a new study by a…