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Research Offers Insights Into Addiction - Cocaine And The Teen Brain
published on February 22nd, 2012 at 11:53 PM
When first exposed to cocaine, the adolescent brain launches a strong defensive reaction designed to minimize the drug's effects, Yale and other scientists have found. Now two new studies by a Yale team identify key genes that regulate this response and show that interfering with this reaction dramatically increases a mouse's sensitivity to cocaine...
7.5 Million Children Living With Parents Who Abuse Alcohol
published on February 20th, 2012 at 11:53 PM
A new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that was conducted in conjunction with Children of Alcoholics Week, February 12-18, 2012, reveals that 7.5 million children below the age of 18 years, i.e. 10.5% of the population, lived with a parent who has experienced an alcohol use disorder in the past year. Furthermore, the findings show that 6...
Following Deployment National Guardsmen Face A High Risk Of Developing Alcohol Abuse Problems: Risk Linked To PTSD And Depression
published on February 20th, 2012 at 11:53 PM
Soldiers in the National Guard with no history of alcohol abuse are at significant risk of developing alcohol-related problems during and after deployment, according to a new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal...
Alcohol Used By Fruit Flies As A Drug To Kill Parasites
published on February 19th, 2012 at 11:53 PM
Fruit flies infected with a blood-borne parasite consume alcohol to self-medicate, a behavior that greatly increases their survival rate, an Emory University study finds...
Hospitalization Of US Underage Drinkers Common
published on February 18th, 2012 at 11:53 PM
Hospitalization for underage drinking is common in the United States, and it comes with a price tag -- the estimated total cost for these hospitalizations is about $755 million per year, a Mayo Clinic study has found. Researchers also found geographic and demographic differences in the incidence of alcohol-related hospital admissions...
In Genetically Vulnerable Mice, Drinking Alcohol Shrinks Critical Brain Regions
published on February 17th, 2012 at 11:53 PM
Brain scans of two strains of mice imbibing significant quantities of alcohol reveal serious shrinkage in some brain regions - but only in mice lacking a particular type of receptor for dopamine, the brain's "reward" chemical. The study, conducted at the U.S...
Link Between Neighborhood Bar Density And Intimate Partner Violence-Related Visits To Emergency Department
published on February 17th, 2012 at 11:53 PM
Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been linked to heavy drinking, substance use by one or both partners, and living in a neighborhood characterized by poverty and social disadvantage. Alcohol outlet density has been linked to assaultive violence in a community...
Adolescent Impulses To Drink Can Be Curbed By Strict Parental Rules About Drinking
published on February 17th, 2012 at 11:53 PM
Frequent drinking can lead to changes in the processing of alcohol cues that can, in turn, facilitate renewed drinking if an individual's ability and motivation to reflect on drinking behaviors are insufficient...
In Those Who Drink More, The Brain's Caudate Nucleus And Frontal Cortex Are Less Active
published on February 17th, 2012 at 11:53 PM
Alcohol abuse and dependence are common problems in the United States due to a number of factors, two of which may be social drinking by college students and young adults, and risk taking that may lead to heavier drinking later in life...
7.5 Million US Kids Live With A Parent With Alcohol Problems
published on February 16th, 2012 at 11:53 PM
Using data from a national survey, a new government report released on Thursday reveals that 10.5 per cent of children under the age of 18 (7.5 million of this population) in the US live with a parent who has experienced an alcohol use disorder in the past year. The report was released to coincide with Children of Alcoholics Week, which runs from 12 to 18 February...

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