by Valiant | Mar 25, 2016 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, medical studies
The National Institute on Drug Abuse funded a research study and the results were astonishing. The research showed that adolescents and young adults who were incarcerated in the past are at a high risk for substance use disorders as a result, and that these disorders...
by Valiant | Mar 18, 2016 | Drug abuse, marijuana use, medical studies
Regular marijuana use among young adults could cause altered brain patterns when these users are exposed to social exclusion according to a new research study by Harvard Medical School researchers. During the study the 42 young adults, with roughly 50% of the study...
by Valiant | Mar 14, 2016 | Addiction treatment, medical studies, Prescription drug abuse
https://vimeo.com/671035611/50cb05992d A new molecule has been identified by researchers at Hiroshima University which could show incredible promise in treating neuropathic pain treatment and possibly in reducing the rate of opioid addiction among individuals who...
by Valiant | Mar 7, 2016 | Addiction treatment, medical studies, Prescription drug abuse
https://vimeo.com/671041677/1df1cff130 A new study shows that veterans who suffer from chronic pain may be helped by meditation and this has applications for civilians as well. The pilot study was performed by researchers at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in...
by Valiant | Feb 26, 2016 | Addiction treatment, medical studies
A recent study may be able to help those who want to quit smoking but who have been successful so far, and the solution may be Alzheimer’s medications. University of Pennsylvania researchers Dr. Rebecca Ashare and Dr. Heath Schmidt conducted a rat trial study...
by Valiant | Feb 22, 2016 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, marijuana use, medical studies
A recent study has found that adults who smoke marijuana are also far more likely to have alcohol use disorder as well. City University of New York and Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health researchers and investigators teamed up in order to perform...
