“Cannabis Use Is Quantitatively Associated with Nucleus Accumbens and Amygdala Abnormalities in Young Adult Recreational Users.” A study by Gilman, et al. in the April 2014 edition of The Journal […]
Introduction by Barbara L. Wood, Ph.D. Psychostimulant medications are the most common drugs used to treat symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). ADHD is a syndrome that can include inattention, distractibility, […]
A new study about the impact of alcohol use disorders on career trajectory holds troubling news for women. Psychcentral.com reports that investigators at Icahn-Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York have […]
“Denial is not an option” Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of New York, June 18, 2013 1. There is much talk in the media of a heroin “epidemic”. Is the […]
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If there is one question I am most asked about living alcohol-free, it is “How did you know it was time to quit drinking?” Only occasionally is this question asked with dancing eyes that reveal a quest for titillation: I want to hear every detail of…
Findings “published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment by researchers from Oregon State University and other institutions, offer support for a wider use of medications that may help reduce or prevent substance abuse […]
The results of a survey of 595 university students in Victoria, Australia will be published in the July 2014 online-only issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. The sample consisted of individuals […]
This important Medscape article addresses the “ubiquitous availability (through e-cigarettes) of highly concentrated nicotine products, exposure to which can result in severe toxicity. Dr. Robb Bassett, emergency medicine physician and […]
Science Daily reports that an article published on June 5 in the New England Journal of Medicine and authored by scientists from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), “describes the science establishing that […]
(Caution: Spoilers ahead) Well, the production crew on Nurse Jackie isn’t taking any prisoners this season, that’s for sure. This is as realistic (and thus harrowing) a depiction of the familial ravages of […]
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