The first ever analysis of the global and regional prevalence of dependence upon the four major categories of illicit drugs - amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine, and opioids (such as heroin) - has revealed that opioid dependence causes the greatest health burden (overall death and illness) of all...
Smokers with more severe nicotine dependence are more likely to gain weight when they try to quit, according to research published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Koji Hasegawa and colleagues from Kyoto Medical Center, Japan. Even with nicotine replacement therapy, individuals can gain...
Fly larvae fed on alcohol-spiked food for a period of days grow dependent on those spirits for learning. The findings, reported in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, show how overuse of alcohol can produce lasting changes in the brain, even after alcohol abuse stops. The report also...
"Addiction is a brain disease" was the title of an editorial in the renowned journal Science 15 years ago. The author argued that recognising addiction as a disorder of the brain can impact society´s overall health and social policy strategies and help diminish the health and social costs...
Most people relate to the body's immune system in terms of fighting off colds, however, new research from the University of Adelaide seems to indicate that immune cells in the brain may contribute to how people respond to alcohol. Research leader Dr Mark Hutchinson from the University's School...
Now, keep in mind I'm not asking about psychological or mental addiction, only physical. How long before the body is no longer physically dependent on nicotine?
Please, do not answer unless you have something productive to say. To many people answer with "I don't know" or other silly answers. ...
Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) announced preliminary results from a phase 2 clinical study of ALKS 33, one of Alkermes' proprietary candidates for the treatment of reward disorders and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders. The 12-week study was designed to assess the safety and efficacy...
It is often thought that smoking is used as a coping strategy to deal with work stress. However, the pressures of work can actually lower a smoker's nicotine dependence, contrary to popular belief. The surprising finding was published in BioMed Central's open access journal, Tobacco Induced...
A team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute has found that a specific stress hormone, the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), is key to the development and maintenance of alcohol dependence in animal models. Chemically blocking the stress factor also blocked the signs and symptoms...
Jimmy Carter is on Tv past week saying when Ronald Reagan took over office as President,. Reagan stated we had plenty of oil and no need for fuel efficient vehicles,appliance, houses etc. Reagan completely reversed all the hard work Carter had done with making us more fuel and energy...