Archive for the ‘Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs’ Category
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Leading alcohol treatment organisation, The Linwood Group, believes the number of women accessing rehab will soon equal men. The Group provides the only centres in the UK that focus exclusively on treating alcoholism and are seeing a marked rise in women patients of all ages and socio-economic groups. Commenting on ...
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
The smuggling of dissolved drugs, especially cocaine, in bottled liquids can be decreased with the use of multidetector CT (MDCT) according to a recent collaborative study conducted by researchers at the Centre for Forensic Imaging, Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Bern and the Federal Customs Administration (FCA), ...
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
A Clinical Biochemist called for more education about anabolic steroid drug abuse at a conference in Birmingham (UK). Speaking at the annual conference of the Association for Clinical Biochemistry, Dr Michael Wheeler spoke out about the unknown side effects of drug abuse in sport. Already many media outlets are discussing ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Alcoholic threshold effect rather than a dose-response effect on mortality from alcohol-related liver injury. Alcohol intake, rather than the type of alcoholic beverage, was more significant to liver injury.This study, performed by a team led by by Professor You-Ming Li from Zhejiang University, is described in a research article published ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
People who drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks can double their chances of being hurt or injured after drinking, needing medical attention and travelling with a drunk driver, according to new US research. Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) CEO John Rogerson said "People need to consider the risks involved in ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
An ambitious exploration of the basic mechanisms underlying addiction received top honors in the new Addiction Science category at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the world's largest science competition for high school students. The project, The Novel Role of the GluCl α; Ion Channel and Diazepam Binding ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
People could be risking their health and driving over the limit because they don't know how many alcohol units they're consuming. This is why the BMA is backing the Government 'Know Your Limits' campaign, launched in England today (Monday 19 May 2008).BMA Chairman, Dr Hamish Meldrum, commented:"We are very pleased ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Ms Mary Wallace T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for Health Promotion and Food Safety, promised to give particular priority in her new role to tackling our alcohol culture. Two recent reports from the Health Research Board and the Health Service Executive ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
A variety of middle-class people are making a conscious but careful choice to use marijuana to enhance their leisure activities, a University of Alberta study shows.A qualitative study of 41 Canadians surveyed in 2007-06 by U of A researchers showed that there is no such thing as a 'typical' marijuana ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
Women and men tend to have different types of stress-related psychological disorders. Women have greater rates of depression and some types of anxiety disorders than men, while men have greater rates of alcohol-use disorders than women. A new study of emotional and alcohol-craving responses to stress has found that when ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
As controversy swirls about proper clinical use of opioids and other potent pain medications, research reported at the American Pain Society annual meeting shows that, contrary to widespread beliefs, less than 3 percent of patients with no history of drug abuse who are prescribed opioids for chronic pain will show ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
The government's decision to upgrade the legal status of cannabis to a Class B drug was welcomed as a victory for common sense by Unite/Mental Health Nurses Association. Unite/MHNA Chair, Andy Lauder said: "It has been proved time and time again by well-respected medical studies that there are strong links ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, the Honourable Chuck Strahl Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced federal funding of $30.5 million over five years, under the National Anti-Drug Strategy, to bolster services across ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Healthcare watchdogs are calling for a continued drive to improve drug addiction treatment, to ensure services are delivered consistently across the country. A report released today by the Healthcare Commission and the National Treatment Agency (NTA), shows results from the second of three annual reviews to assess the performance of ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Scientists in the US studying alcohol behaviour in rats have discovered a link between early drinking patterns during adolescence and a tendency toward heavy drinking in adulthood. They found this was a separate predictor to novelty seeking, anxiety and stress, which are also thought to contribute to vulnerability ...
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