Substance Abuse

Another Reason not to Binge Drink Alcohol

Loyola study finds a patient's binge drinking may mislead doctors about a blood test used in timing an operation View full…

14 years ago

Boston University Researchers Find Majority of Substance-Dependent Individuals Report Poor Oral Health

A team of Boston University researchers has found that the majority of individuals with substance dependence problems report having poor…

14 years ago

Stanford research casts sober light on Russia’s mortality crisis

Drinking and dying in Russia View full post on Health News

14 years ago

Prescribed opioid doses are excessive in Ontario – thousands at risk: Study

A new study led by researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and St. Michael’s Hospital has found…

14 years ago

New warm line helps clinicians tackle patients’ substance abuse

NIH and ASAM launch new screening resources View full post on Health News

14 years ago

Nearly all American adults with untreated alcohol use disorders don’t think they need treatment

A new report based on a national survey shows that only 1.2 percent of the nation’s more than 7.4 million…

14 years ago

Effects of a large reduction in alcohol prices on mortality in Finland

Does a reduction in the price of alcohol result in an increase in deaths due to alcohol? This was the…

14 years ago

Refusal Skills help Minority Youths Combat Smoking, MU Study Finds

COLUMBIA, Mo. ­­– Youths identified as American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) have the greatest lifetime smoking rate of all…

14 years ago

Stronger alcohol “buzz” predicts future binge drinking problems

Higher stimulant, lower sedative effects of alcohol associate with frequent binging View full post on Health News

14 years ago

Decline in sales of anxiolytics and hypnotics

After many years of gradual increase followed by a three-year levelling off period, sales of addictive anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs…

14 years ago

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