Addiction
Articles Related to Addiction
- Patients Experiencing Weight Loss Surgery May Have Higher Chance for Alcoholism
When people go in for weight loss surgery, they may come home with a notably increased risk for developing an alcohol addiction, says a research report posted on Time Healthland. The study could help experts understand more about the complex factors related to alcohol and substance addiction. Read More…
- New Drug is a Major Risk
A drug being called the "new ecstasy" poses major risks to long-term health, say scientists at Anglia Ruskin University. The drug, called Benzylpiperazine (BZP) was a popular choice as a legal drug before its reclassification in 2009 as a controlled substance. Read More…
- Drug Use Increasing at Work
It is well understood that drug use at work is a high possibility when talking about healthcare providers, simply because drugs are easily accessible and some healthcare workers have learned how to circumvent the system. It is a completely different element to tackle when the drug use is committed by employees in the everyday workforce.
- Dopamine Model Helps Explain Drug Addiction, Schizophrenia
Researchers have created a model that shows how dopamine is released in the brain, which could help scientists develop better treatments for drug addiction and schizophrenia. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays an important role in transmitting signals between nerve cells, and helps control the ways in which we behave.
- Opium Addiction in Afghanistan
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- Dr. Drew Pinsky on Addiction
Dr. Drew Pinsky, addiction specialist and host of “Celebrity Rehab” and “Sex Rehab,” says you might be addicted to something if you have a family history of addiction or if you’re changing your life to fulfill the needs of whatever you’re hooked on.
- Study Links Dopamine to Drug Abuse and Compulsive Behavior
A new study has found that people with high levels of the hormone dopamine in the brain, and low sensitivity to it, tend to be greater risk takers and may be more prone to addictive behavior, drug abuse, and gambling, a study has found.
- Afghan Town Evicts Drug Addicts Who Won’t Quit
Village elders in a remote region of Ghazni, Afghanistan, are taking action to get the many drug-addicted youth to kick their habit, or get kicked out of town.
- Heroin and HIV in Zanzibar
In Zanzibar, an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 drug addicts use syringes to inject themselves with heroin. Reuters reports that high rates of HIV among addicts threaten to affect the general population as growth in heroin trafficking through east Africa is making the drug more available.
- More Young People in England Being Treated for Cocaine Addiction
The number of young people being treated for cocaine addiction has increased by 50% in three years, latest figures show. Last year 745 people under age 18 in England sought help from the National Treatment Agency for cocaine abuse, up from 453 in 2005 to 2006.