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Teenagers in the U.K. are more likely to get drunk than those in other industrialized nations, according to a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The BBC reported Sept. 1 that the study found that …
A trio of alternative drug products that promise a “legal high” in lieu of taking drugs like marijuana, amphetamines and GHB will soon be banned by the British government, the Guardian reported Aug. 25. Home Secretary Alan Johnson has endorsed …
Brain damage caused by excessive drinking can impair the ability to read facial expressions and blunt emotions even among those in long-term recovery from alcoholism, Science Daily reported Aug. 12. Alcohol-related deficits in the amygdala and hippocampus regions of the …
Self-reported binge drinkers performed worse on cognitive tests compared to non-bingers, even when they were sober, the Los Angeles Times reported Aug. 11. Researchers at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain said the findings hinted that binge drinking …
Acclaimed addiction researcher A. Thomas McLellan has been unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the deputy director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Aug. 8 that McLellan’s appointment …
Researchers who compared the effects of marijuana smoke to tobacco smoke concluded that smoking marijuana did as much cellular and genetic damage as smoking cigarettes, although only tobacco smoke damaged chromosomes, the CanWest News Service reported Aug. 6. Study author Rebecca …
Looking to convince policymakers that they should fund your prevention program? The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has just released a new publication that can help you build a case for support. Substance Abuse Prevention Dollars and …
Two young residents of Boulder, Colo., recently died after drinking tea made from the pods of opium poppies, the source plant for heroin and other opiate drugs. The Boulder Camera reported July 21 that Jeffery Joseph Bohan, 19, was found …
Nearly half of U.S. adults — 49 percent — say that they would not be able to afford alcohol or drug treatment if they or someone in their family needed it, according to a telephone survey conducted this past June. …
A new U.S. study of pregnant women in the Ukraine will seek to determine if the prenatal nutrient choline could help protect the fetus from the potential harmful effects to their brain development caused by the mother’s drinking, the Associated …
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