Casual Marijuana Smoking in College: What Are the Risks?
“If I were to design a substance that is bad for college students, it would be marijuana.” Dr. Hans Breiter, Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University.
How Does Smoking Affect Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorders?
A new study indicates that smoking status influences the rate and level of neurocognitive recovery among alcohol dependent patients.
Are Family and Community Ties Protective or Stressful for Women Who Are Susceptible to Substance Use Disorders?
Medical News Today reports on the results of a large study lead by sociologist Brea Perry of Indiana University that included 4307 adults from 1,026 families. The research team looked […]
Hardcore pot smoking could damage the brain’s pleasure center | Science/AAAS | News
The July 2014 edition of Science Magazine reports on a study by NIDA director Nora Volkow and colleagues about the impact of heavy marijuana use (about 5 joints a […]
New Review for Raising Healthy Children in an Alcoholic Home
“Raising Healthy Children…” provides clear and sensible guidance for adults who are trying to protect children from the harms caused by parental alcoholism–AddictionBlog.org
Study: Substance Abuse Treatment Cuts Violence Risk In Severely Mentally Ill
“The perception that mental illness and psychiatric symptomatology uniformly lead to aggression and violence is a major source of stigma for the severely mentally ill.” (Zhuo, Bradizza and Maisto, […]
NYU Study: Little Knowledge But High Overdose Risk for Young Prescription Opiod Users
“We found that despite significant overdose experiences,nonmedical PO users were uninformed about overdose awareness, avoidance, and response strategies, especially the use of naloxone”. (Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, Ph.D.) Psychcentral News reports […]
Raising Healthy Children in an Alcoholic Home 