Flavored E-Cigarettes Can Affect the Brain Differently
Matthew G. Solovey June 22, 2021 HERSHEY, Pa. — Flavoring can change how the brain responds to e-cigarette aerosols that contain nicotine, according to Penn State College of Medicine [...]
The War on Drugs Didn’t Work!
Every time Shani Damron, 34, buys methamphetamines or heroin on the streets of Huntington, W.Va., she knows the risk is extreme. “That fentanyl is no joke,” Damron said, referring to [...]
America Has A Drinking Problem
America Has a Drinking Problem A little alcohol can boost creativity and strengthen social ties. But there’s nothing moderate, or convivial, about the way many Americans drink today. By Kate [...]
Eating Disorders on the Rise
All Things Considered Show: People who treat eating disorders say they were flooded with new cases and relapses during the pandemic. Treatment centers are overwhelmed with calls for help. And [...]
Vitamin D May Help with Opioid Addiction Study Says-
BOSTON – Vitamin D deficiency strongly exaggerates the craving for and effects of opioids, potentially increasing the risk for dependence and addiction, according to a new study led by [...]
Smoking Tobacco Accounted for More than 200 Million Deaths in 30 Years!
Although smoking has decreased in the United States since the 1990s, new research shows there was a global record high of 1.1 billion people who smoked in 2019. The number of smokers was directly [...]
The 50th Anniversary on the War on Drugs – And We are in Bad Shape
This June marks the 50th anniversary of the war on drugs, an ongoing campaign that has to a large extent reshaped American politics, society and the economy. ″[The goals of the war on drugs] were [...]
We’re Overlooking a Major Culprit in the Opioid Crisis
Pharmaceutical companies and drug dealers have been part of the problem—but so have policy makers Journalists have largely presented the overdose crisis as a story of three interconnected and [...]
Opioid crisis: ‘When America has a cold, Black America has pneumonia’
Adriana Belmonte ·Senior Editor May 18, 2021·7 min read America’s overdose crisis has put the spotlight on racial inequalities in drug policy, according to several experts. Recent data from the [...]
Scientists discover brain cells that compete to sustain or suppress traumatic memories
Two clusters of brain cells compete to promote either the persistence or disappearance of traumatic memories, according to a new study conducted in mice. The findings could provide important [...]
