A pair of new studies led by University of Alberta pediatricians indicate that parents are more reluctant to have opioids…
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Discovery of anti-opioid pathway offers new route to designing safer pain medications: Innovative worm study provides new insights into genetics of addiction-prone drugs
A team at Scripps Research in Florida has discovered a biological system that manages cells’ response to opioid drug exposure.…
Investigating the impact of drug addiction and pollution on behaviour in humans and wildlife
Scientists from the University of Portsmouth are helping to develop new technology that will aid our understanding of drug and…
Epilepsy drugs linked to increased risk of suicidal behavior, particularly in young people: Review of treatment guidelines needed, suggest researchers
Treatment with gabapentinoids — a group of drugs used for epilepsy, nerve pain and anxiety disorders — is associated with…
New drug could help treat neonatal seizures
A new drug that inhibits neonatal seizures in rodent models could open up new avenues for the treatment of epilepsy…
Experiences of ‘ultimate reality’ or ‘God’ confer lasting benefits to mental health: The encounter experiences, whether spontaneous or originated by a psychedelic, resulted in similar positive impact
People over the millennia have reported having deeply moving religious experiences either spontaneously or while under the influence of psychedelic…
Cannabis addiction influenced by genetic makeup
Some people may be more genetically prone to cannabis addiction, finds a new UCL-led study. The researchers say their investigation…
Brain growth inhibited by heavy alcohol use
Heavy use of alcohol among adolescents and young adults is not only dangerous in its own right, but new research…
Many recovering from addiction have chronic health problems, diminished quality of life: More than a third of those in recovery have health problems related to previous substance use
Alcohol and other substance-use problems take enormous psychological and societal tolls on millions of Americans. Now a study from the…
Sex addiction: hypersexuality – If constant desire ends in suffering
Sex addiction – disturbed impulse control or compulsive behavior Hyper sexual, in the vernacular, Sex addicts, as „Casanovas“ admired, or…