by Valiant | Sep 11, 2015 | Drug abuse, medical studies
Can a needle exchange program make a difference in HIV rates? A recent study suggests that this may be the case. The study credits a needle exchange program in Washington, DC with preventing hundreds of cases of HIV infection. The program initially launched in 2007...
by Valiant | Sep 7, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, medical studies
According to the latest survey over 75% of dentists in the USA ask about drug and alcohol use with their patients, and over 50% of the dentists who responded believed that they should be allowed to drug screen new patients. Some people feel that this is going too far...
by Valiant | Aug 31, 2015 | cocaine use, Drug abuse, medical studies
New research that was recently presented in Amsterdam to the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology conference reveals that even a single episode of cocaine use can have an impact on negative emotion recognition. The researchers followed 24 students from Germany...
by Valiant | Aug 14, 2015 | Addiction treatment, medical studies
The enzyme actually seeks out and destroys nicotine in the body before this substance can reach the brain, preventing the smoker from getting any of the reward associated with nicotine delivery to the brain. This can help prevent a relapse because the nicotine trigger...
by Valiant | Aug 7, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, medical studies
New findings by researchers show that cocaine use can have the effect of priming your brain for relapse, indicating just one more reason why this drug should be avoided. According to the study cocaine use causes the brain to undergo major changes, and this greatly...
by Valiant | Jul 30, 2015 | Drug abuse, medical studies, Prescription drug abuse
Mayo Clinic researchers recently studied the percentage of patients who received an opioid pain medication for the very first time who went on to long term prescriptions, abuse of the medications, or addiction. The answer was an astonishing 25%, or 1 in 4 patients....
