Category: Addiction
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UC Identified Population At A Greater Risk Of Opioid Addiction
Men aged 30 to 39 carry the highest risk. University of Cincinnati researchers analyzed Ohio health records from 2010 to 2017. White men that…
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Intensive Telephone-Based Counseling can Help Quit Smoking
Intensive telephone counseling nearly doubles quit rates when it is added to nicotine replacement therapy. Georgetown University Medical Center ran a trial of 818…
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Opioid Overdose Epidemic In The Mid Of The Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic made the opioid overdose epidemic worse. Isolation, stress and lost income pushed more people toward opioids. Addiction treatment and support lost…
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A CBD-based remedy may soon get the FDA nod for managing opioid addiction
Summary: A prescription CBD drug for opioid addiction is in advanced clinical trials. ANANDA Scientific Inc. has filed with the FDA and is testing…
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Gene editing could be the future treatment for binge drinking
Gene editing is a strong candidate for treating binge drinking. In mice, heavy drinking changed the Arc gene in the brain’s emotion and memory…
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Rapid Increase in Drug Overdose Mortality Rates Observed Among Black and Indigenous Populations in the US
Racial gaps in US overdose deaths widened sharply when deaths climbed 30% from 2019 to 2020. That was a historic one-year jump. Black and…
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Reduce your alcohol intake to lower your cancer risk
Cutting back on alcohol lowers your cancer risk. A JAMA study looked at more than four million adults. Cancer risk rose mainly in heavy…
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Researchers Identify Brain Circuits Related to Addiction Remission
Addiction remission is tied to specific brain circuits, not single brain centers. Researchers studied smokers who quit after a stroke or other brain injury.…