"That was good!" "Do it again."
This is what the brain says when people use tobacco, as well as ‘hard drugs’ such as heroin. New research published in the February 13 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience indicates that the effects of nicotine and opiates on the brain's reward system are equally strong in a key pleasure-sensing areas of the brain – the nucleus accumbens.
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Friday, February 15, 2008
In Adolescents, Addiction to Tobacco comes Easy
Dire warning to all adolescents: You can get “hooked from the first cigarette.”
That is the headline in the December issue of The Journal of Family Practice. In the report that follows, Dr. Joseph R. DiFranza, a family health and community medicine specialist at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, states that “very soon after that first cigarette, adolescents can experience a loss of autonomy over tobacco.”
That is the headline in the December issue of The Journal of Family Practice. In the report that follows, Dr. Joseph R. DiFranza, a family health and community medicine specialist at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, states that “very soon after that first cigarette, adolescents can experience a loss of autonomy over tobacco.”
French City Buys Bars to Fight le Binge Drinking
A French city has taken drastic action to tackle the growing problem of "le binge drinking".
France wants to reduce the number of bars to cut binge drinking
The city council in Rennes, the capital of Brittany renowned for its boisterous student life, has begun buying up bars in order to close them down.
France wants to reduce the number of bars to cut binge drinking
The city council in Rennes, the capital of Brittany renowned for its boisterous student life, has begun buying up bars in order to close them down.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
New Research Finds Drug Addiction Can Change Brain Function
There is growing evidence drug addiction can permanently change the brain's chemistry.
A joint investigation by Swiss and Australian scientists has shown the chemicals in drugs can override basic suvival instincts.
A Neurobiologist Dr. Chris Dayas says drug addiction can reduce a person's desire to perform basic human functions such as eating.
A joint investigation by Swiss and Australian scientists has shown the chemicals in drugs can override basic suvival instincts.
A Neurobiologist Dr. Chris Dayas says drug addiction can reduce a person's desire to perform basic human functions such as eating.
Addiction Court Hears First Case
The UK's first family drug and alcohol court is due to open in London with the aim of helping parents beat addictions so they can keep their children.
Based on a US model, the court will deal with family cases where addicted parents are neglecting their children.
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Based on a US model, the court will deal with family cases where addicted parents are neglecting their children.
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Iranian Sentenced to Death for Repeated Alcohol Offences
A young Iranian has been sentenced to death for repeated alcohol consumption although the verdict was likely to be revised, the ISNA news agency reported Tuesday. According to Islamic law, consumption of alcohol is strictly forbidden in Iran and offenders would be punished with cash fines or lashes for the first two offences, but a third consecutive offence should be legally punished by death.
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DNA Predicts Reaction to Drug that Fights Alcohol Dependence
The Medical Univeristy of South Carolina reports a local researcher finds that paitents with a gene variant drink less. Inherited genetic makeup often plays a role in determining the risk level for certain diseases, including alcoholism. MUSC officials say a study from their hospital show a correlation between genotyping and the treatment of alcohol dependence.
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