From the SUNY Buffalo press release: Chronic exposure to cocaine reduces the expression of a protein known to regulate brain plasticity, according to new, in vivo research on the molecular… Read more »
From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: During high school the parents of teenagers’ friends can have as much effect on the teens’ substance use as their own… Read more »
From the University of Vermont press release via EurekAlert!: Why do some teenagers start smoking or experimenting with drugs—while others don’t? In the largest imaging study of the human brain… Read more »
From the University of Cambridge press release via EurekAlert!: New research by scientists at the University of Cambridge suggests that chronic cocaine abuse accelerates the process of brain ageing. The… Read more »
From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: A history of binge eating — consuming large amounts of food in a short period of time — may make an… Read more »
From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: A five year study conducted with thousands of local teenagers by University of Montreal researchers reveals that those who used speed… Read more »
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: Adolescents who misuse alcohol and other drugs to the point where they need treatment must contend with costly and limited options… Read more »
From the SUNY Buffalo press release: To curb employees’ on-the-job substance use and intoxication, bosses need to do more than just be around their employees all day, according to a… Read more »
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… Read more »
From the RAND Corporation press release via EurekAlert!: A voluntary substance prevention program held after school and presented by trained facilitators can help reduce alcohol use among young adolescents, according… Read more »
