Study Speaks to how Parental Leave during Teen Years Could Help Prevent...
A new study featured in the Journal of Marriage and Family delved into the issue of amount and quality of time mothers spend with their children, and how it affects behavior, emotional wellbeing and...
View ArticleStudy Shows Alcohol Addiction Takes 8 years Off of Life
A recent online IndiaToday article reported on the findings of a European study on alcoholism and its effects on an alcoholic’s longevity. The study revealed that an alcoholic pays the price of 8...
View ArticleNew Study Among First to Examine Prevalence of Hashish Use by High School...
Extracted from the cannabis plant, hashish (hash) contains concentrations of psychoactive (affecting the mind) resins. The female flowers of the cannabis plant contain the stored resinous secretions,...
View ArticleStudy Finds Former Prisoners are at a High Risk of Death from Substance Abuse
A newly published study featured in The Lance Psychiatry reports that in the population released from prison, around half of deaths amongst women and about one-third of total deaths amongst men are due...
View ArticleStudy Shows Substance Abuse Help Reduces Healthcare Costs Nationally
A study presented at the annual conference of the American Society of Addiction Medicine found that incorporating substance abuse care into a population health management system can assist in raising...
View ArticleStudy Finds Flakka to be More Addictive than Meth
Flakka is a designer drug ordinarily made from the chemical alpha-PVP—a synthetic version of the stimulant chemical cathinone. The cathinone chemicals are derived from the Middle Eastern and Somalian...
View ArticleStudy Reports an Increase in Binge Drinking Among Young People
Binge drinking is the practice of consuming large amounts of alcohol in a single sitting. A man drinking five or more drinks at a sitting, or a woman drinking four or more drinks at a sitting is...
View ArticleGlobal Survey Shows that 5% of the World’s Adult Population Suffers from...
Led by Australia’s University of Adelaide researchers, The Global Statistics on Addictive Behaviours: 2014 Status Report reveals that 8 percent of Americans have a drinking problem. In comparison, the...
View ArticleStudy Reports that Alcohol Screenings at Doctors’ Offices are Ineffective
A University of Wisconsin-Madison news online news article reports that as screening for alcohol problems while visiting the doctor is becoming more mainstream, a study recently published in the...
View ArticleStudy Shows that ADHD Drug Abuse Being During the Teen Years
Kiddie Cocaine it’s called. More formally, Ritalin; and commonly prescribed to children and youth as a chemical “solution” to study difficulties in school. According to the Drug Enforcement...
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