Tag: study
Exploring the adolescent brain to prevent substance use disorders
Researchers sought to help develop effective early prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk adolescents with substance use disorders (SUDs) by focusing on specific brain...
Heroin addiction increases among Caucasians in the US
Heroin use and heroin-related disorders have substantially surged since 2001, especially among whites and undereducated, low-income males, according to new findings published last week...
Cutting through the chatter: Toxicovigilance and Twitter
Tracking the rate and incidence of nonmedical use of prescription medications has typically been done by agencies like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
E-health tool ORION may help change behavior in addiction recovery
The journal of Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems published a study in January that determined there was an increased probability of patients in addiction...
Opioid epidemic worsens ‘deaths of despair’ among middle-aged white people
Despite decades of improvement, mortality rates among white, middle-aged Americans are on the rise, and the opioid epidemic has accelerated the incline.
In their recently...
Unique obstacles put US Latinos at risk for addiction
Immigrant and U.S.-born Latino adults face disadvantageous social and psychological circumstances that can impact health outcomes and lead to anxiety and substance addiction, according...
Study explains why female sex workers have poor drug rehab results
Street sex workers often have a difficult time getting the most out of drug rehab because of their inability to discuss the root causes...
Willpower not as important in substance abuse recovery, study
Some people believe willpower is what’s needed most when overcoming drug addiction, but a new study provides evidence that the use of recovery strategies...
Opioids and benzodiazepines: A deadly combination
A recent study reveals that when doctors don’t prescribe opioids concurrently with a benzodiazepine, opioid overdose-related hospital trips could be reduced by 15 percent.
This...
Progress in drug rehab may be more difficult for women
A study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Women and Health indicates that women show slower therapeutic progress in drug rehab...
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