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Research reveals why some smokers become addicted with their first cigarette
Aug 05, 2008 |
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New research from The University of Western Ontario reveals how the brain processes the 'rewarding' and addictive properties of nicotine, providing a better understanding of why some people seemingly become hooked with their ...
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Abuse of painkillers can predispose adolescents to lifelong addiction
Sep 10, 2008 |
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No child aspires to a lifetime of addiction. But their brains might. In new research to appear online in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology this week, Rockefeller University researchers reveal that adolescent brains expose ...
Potential cause of age differences in stimulant response identified
Jan 29, 2008 |
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In young children, psychostimulants relieve symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder, yet in adolescents and adults, those same medications can cause euphoria and are often abused. What is behind these differing drug responses?
Discovering addiction clues could help smokers kick the habit
Dec 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If you've ever tried to quit smoking, understanding how you got hooked in the first place probably seems irrelevant. But University of Nebraska-Lincoln psychologist Rick Bevins believes those ...
Role of addiction cannot be ignored in obesity epidemic
Dec 22, 2009 |
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The causes of obesity are complex and individual, but it is clear that chronic overeating plays a fundamental role. But when this behaviour becomes compulsive and out of control, it is often classified as "food addiction" ...
Mechanism of nicotine's learning effects explored
Apr 04, 2007 |
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While nicotine is highly addictive, researchers have also shown the drug to enhance learning and memory—a property that has launched efforts to develop nicotine-like drugs to treat cognitive deficits in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s ...
Vaccine being developed to help smokers quit
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Glaxo-SmithKline has joined forces with Nabi Pharmaceuticals to produce a vaccine to help smokers give up their addiction permanently.
Cocaine-induced synaptic plasticity linked to persistent addictive behaviors
Aug 13, 2008 |
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The persistent nature of addiction is its most devastating feature. Understanding the mechanism underlying this phenomenon is the key for designing efficient therapy. Two separate studies published by Cell Press is the August ...
First ever large-scale study of ketamine users published
Nov 16, 2009 |
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The first ever large-scale, longitudinal study of ketamine users has been published online today in the journal Addiction. With Ketamine (K, Special K) use increasing faster than any other drug in the UK (British Crime ...
Brain stimulants may become popular
Jul 14, 2005 |
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The use of mind-enhancing drugs to boost one's "brain power" might reportedly become as common as drinking a cup of coffee.
Nicotine Lessens Symptoms of Depression in Nonsmokers
Sep 11, 2006 |
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Nicotine may improve the symptoms of depression in people who do not smoke, Duke University Medical Center scientists have discovered.
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