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    Symptoms of alcoholism make taking medication to treat the disease more difficult

    Symptoms of alcoholism make it more difficult for some people to regularly take the prescription drug naltrexone, which could help treat their disease, a researcher at Oregon State University has [...]

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    A prison system offered all inmates addiction treatment. Overdose deaths dropped sharply

    First in the nation  offering a range of medications to Rhode Island inmates who are addicted to opioids appears to have lowered the number of overdose deaths among people recently released from [...]

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    Posted February 23, 2018

    Large study finds higher rates of early substance use among children with ADHD

    UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOLS OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES PITTSBURGH, Jan. 23, 2017 – A new study published online in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry found that children with [...]

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    Posted February 22, 2018

    Trump Says He Will Focus On Opioid Law Enforcement, Not Treatment

    On Jan. 10, President Trump signed into law the bipartisan Interdict Act, to give federal agents more tools to curtail opioid trafficking. But, after declaring the opioid crisis a public health [...]

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    Posted February 21, 2018

    Huge study of teen brains could reveal roots of mental illness, impacts of drug abuse

    Combining results from 628 children’s brains, this MRI scan shows regions activated as faces are viewed (yellow and orange) and other areas (blue and cyan) activated during a demanding [...]

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    Posted February 20, 2018

    NIAAA Spectrum: Anti-Smoking Medication May Reduce Alcohol Craving

    Varenicline, an anti-smoking medication, may reduce craving for alcohol in people who drink heavily and for people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) who are also depressed, according to two recent [...]

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    Posted February 19, 2018

    Kratom Now an Opioid, FDA Says

    A new analysis by scientists at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shows that compounds in kratom act like prescription-strength opioids, the agency said today. The agency also said kratom [...]

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    Posted February 15, 2018

    Vaping Can Be Addictive and May Lure Teenagers to Smoking, Science Panel Concludes

    WASHINGTON — A national panel of public health experts concluded in a report released on Tuesday that vaping with e-cigarettes that contain nicotine can be addictive and that teenagers who use [...]

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    New mothers overcoming addiction face a world of obstacles

    CRAIG F. WALKER/GLOBE STAFF Dajia Brown cares for Brooklyn at their Somerville home. She credits a Boston Medical Center program for her progress. By Felice J. Freyer GLOBE STAFF  JANUARY 29, [...]

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    Posted February 11, 2018

    Racial Differences in Addiction and Other Disorders Aren’t Mostly Genetic

    The assumption that health disparities are caused by race rather than racism permeates many organizations, including the NIH By Jennifer Tsai on January 30, 2018 Does anyone out there believe [...]

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