Brain dysfunction blamed for drug addiction 25/Aug/2007 6:50 Drug users who can't kick the habit can blame a dysfunctional brain for their addiction, according to new research. more>>
European Tree Yields New Alcoholism Treatment 22/Aug/2007 6:39 A drug approved last year for smoking cessation has also shown promise for use against alcoholism. more>>
Survey: Teen Drug Use Is Rampant 20/Aug/2007 8:10 80 percent of high school students and 44 percent of middle school students attend drug-infested schools. more>>
Brain glitch blamed for addiction 20/Aug/2007 8:08 DRUG users who can't kick the habit can blame a dysfunctional brain for their addiction, according to new research. more>>
Nicotinic receptor may make some people biologically susceptible to drug addiction 19/Aug/2007 9:55 Results of a new study on rats may help explain why some people are biologically more susceptible to drug addiction than the others. more>>
Study: Parents in denial, despair as teens' drug use grows 16/Aug/2007 7:42 Teenagers say drug problems at school are getting worse more>>
Charge dropped; law says alcoholism not a crime 12/Aug/2007 7:07 ”I’m just a drunk, I’m not a criminal,” Daniel Barnes told Portsmouth District Court Judge more>>
FBI: Former Marijuana Smokers May Apply 6/Aug/2007 15:58 Reversing a 13-year ban, the FBI now says that individuals who have used marijuana on more than an occasional basis in the past may apply for jobs as federal agents more>>
Females More Prone To Brain Damage From Alcohol Abuse 26/Jul/2007 7:55 Science Daily — Alcoholism has traditionally been considered a male disease because there are many more alcoholic males than females more>>
Cocaine Supply Shrinks As Prices Rise in U.S. Cities, Drug Official Says 23/Jul/2007 6:42 But the same federal report that Walters said indicates the short supply also suggests that producers might be stockpiling cocaine in South America or Mexico more>>
OxyContin maker, 3 execs fined $634.5M 21/Jul/2007 6:30 The pills can produce a heroin-like high if crushed and then swallowed, snorted or injected. more>>
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