by Valiant | Jul 28, 2012 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, medical studies, mental illness and disorders
Dementia in older individuals and binge drinking may be linked according to a new research study. Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry University of Exeter has recently completed a research study into this link, and the findings were made available in Vancouver...
by Valiant | Jul 24, 2012 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, marijuana use, medical studies
The study results point to the possibility of a link between college students who drink and those who smoke marijuana. The research was performed by The Miriam Hospital’s Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine. According to the study results individuals...
by Valiant | Jul 22, 2012 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, marijuana use, medical studies
https://vimeo.com/670993908/da9d04335e Researchers at the University of Adelaide have recently completed a study which shows that marijuana use by pregnant women can significantly increase the risk of premature birth, and the risk is more than twice that of women who...
by Valiant | Jul 19, 2012 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, drug agencies, medical studies, mental illness and disorders, Prescription drug abuse
Statistics show that roughly one in five American citizens who are at least 65 years old have either a mental disorder or substance abuse problem, and many have both. The current system for health care is not designed to address these issues adequately according to an...
by Valiant | Jul 11, 2012 | Addiction treatment, advances in technology, Drug abuse, medical studies, Prescription drug abuse
Starting in 2010 Oxycontin, which is a very strong opiate pain medication, has been using a new formula. The new formulation makes it much more difficult for the drug to be crushed and then either injected or snorted. The study looked at over 2,500 individuals and...
by Valiant | Jul 1, 2012 | advances in technology, Drug abuse, drug policies, marijuana use, medical studies
A large number of baby soaps which are used by hospitals across the country to clean newborns and bathe the infants during the hospital stay have been found to cause a false positive result for marijuana use. This fact has many patient advocates and child experts...
