Tag: substance abuse

Study suggests magnetic stimulation dampens brain response to drug cues in addiction

From the Elsevier press release: In a study investigating the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for drug addiction, researchers at Medical University of South Carolina are the first to… 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 »

Study suggests sportspeople can face retirement identity crisis

From the University of Portsmouth press release: New research shows how top-level sportspeople can struggle to adjust to life after retirement, with their identities continuing to be defined by their… Read more »

Study links sleep disturbances to higher incidence of substance use among college athletes

From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release: Preliminary results of a new study show that sleep disturbance is strongly related to the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit… Read more »

Study suggests growing up in affluent communities may up risk for addictions

From the Arizona State University press release: They have what most would want — affluent upwardly mobile parents, living in comfortable homes in the suburbs, going to an elite high… Read more »

Brain area involved in addiction activated earlier by cocaine consumption than thought

From the McGill University press release: Even among non-dependent cocaine users, cues associated with consumption of the drug lead to dopamine release in an area of the brain thought to… Read more »