Female Drug Abuse More Due to Genetic Factors
Two new studies found differences in the way females and males use drugs. The first study from the National Institute of Health’s Office of Research on Women’s Health found that young women have a 60%...
View ArticleStudy Finds Psychological Deterioration in Drug Abusers
A new study from researchers at Spain’s University of Granada has found that drug abusers have difficulty identifying negative emotions (such as anger, disgust, fear, and sadness) by their facial...
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Is behavioral health spending shrinking?
Spending on psychiatric drugs grew by 5.6 percent from 2004 to 2005, down from the 27.3 percent growth from 1999 to 2000 according to a study published in the February issue of Health Affairs. The...
View ArticleThe Genetics of Substance Abuse and Addiction
I inherited this from my family. I was born to be a junkie like my old man and his father before him. There’s no use going into rehab because it’s genetic. I read that 60% of the people with genes like...
View ArticleWhat Lies Within Us
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson What lies within us are all the experiences, interactions, emotional styles,...
View ArticleA Journey of Discovery
I graduated with my Masters Degree from New Mexico Highlands University in 2004, after three years of constant school obligations, social work-related extracurricular activities, and various jobs that...
View ArticleBook Review: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Irreverent, impossibly funny, starkly revealing – these are perfect descriptors of the hard-to-put-down book by Carrie Fisher, Wishful Drinking. Yes, that Carrie Fisher, daughter of actress Debbie...
View ArticleThe Connection between Marijuana and Psychosis
The debate over the possible medical uses of cannabis versus the possible damage incurred by increased availability has spurred many conversations over the last decade. Researchers have examined...
View ArticleStroke Patients Test Positive for Street Drugs
Street drugs are associated with many negative consequences. Some are highly publicized, such as difficulty maintaining employment and the disintegration of family and social ties. Drugs are also...
View ArticleHepatitis C Rates Remain High Among Drug Users
There are many negative consequences associated with using injection drugs. One immediate risk of using such drugs is the transmission of a virus by sharing a needle with another user. Both HIV and...
View ArticleShort-term Influences on Smoking Behaviors
Smokers who want to give up tobacco are often faced with a difficult challenge. Their social lives are peppered with reminders of the habit they are trying to eliminate, such as friends lingering...
View ArticleHow Charlie Sheen Can Help Treatment Centers Admissions
While the title of this post is: How Charlie Sheen Can Help Treatment Centers Admissions it could be written as “How Can “Any Celebrity” Help Treatment Centers Admissions.” As of March 1st 2011...
View ArticleVictimization and Substance Abuse Link Identified
Substance abuse can be a by-product of a number of different things, including victimization, according to this recent Medical News Today report. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago...
View ArticleCannabis may Cause Sexual Dysfunction
Marijuana is widely used as a recreational drug. Some have argued its medicinal benefits, using the position to push for the legalization of the drug. However, marijuana also carries with it certain...
View ArticleSalvia Research, Video Reports Prompt Federal Consideration of Plant as...
The ancient plant Salvia is leaving the garden and making a modern-day entrance as a hallucinogenic, and prompting new research into the effects of its use on the human brain. It’s the subject of...
View ArticleTrendy Boutiques Selling “Legal High” Drugs Emerging as a Deadly Fad
What may look like an upscale cosmetic or convenience shop can be quite deadly. Appearing in trendy, seemingly high-class global boutiques, a rapidly emerging type of drugs called “legal highs” are...
View ArticleResurgence of X for Gen X
When we picture a drug addict, mental images of the more mature don’t necessarily come to mind. Research shows, however, that a growing number of adults in their 30s and 40s are partying with Ecstasy....
View ArticlePrenatal Exposure to Nicotine May Lead to Smoking Addiction in Offspring
New research has found that prenatal exposure to nicotine increases the likelihood that the offspring will start smoking earlier than their peers and are more likely to become addicted to nicotine,...
View ArticleReward Systems Contribute to Chance of Relapse
The relapse rates for those with an alcohol abuse problem are not promising. In fact, according to this Science Daily release, a minim of 60 percent of individuals treated for an alcohol use disorder...
View ArticleIs It Possible to Just Turn Off Addiction?
With all the medical marvels that research scientists have been able to create, and with intense focus on prevention, treatment and recovery for the increasing numbers of people addicted to illicit...
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