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Subtance Abuse Treatment Articles
The most recent articles on substance abuse are listed below. Please also use the categories on the left navigation bar to find articles on substance abuse by topic.
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- Do Smoking Bans Make Cents?
New data shows that smoking bans not only reduce consumption, they successfully lower the rate of heart attack. Many countries throughout the world are enforcing smoking bans, and currently there are 32 states in the U.S. that have enacted legislation to limit smoking in public places. more...
- Smoking Addiction Tied to Social Cues
The findings indicate that craving cigarettes may actually be tied more to social and psychological cues than being deprived of an addictive substance, and may help in understanding why treatments that keep a steady flow of nicotine available are ineffective. more...
- Childhood Risk Factors for Substance Abuse Disorders
Biological Psychiatry is publishing an article in which researchers evaluated and identified childhood risk factors for the development of future substance use disorders. more...
- Substance Abuse, Schizophrenia, and Violence
A new study finds that most of the excess risk of violence in psychotic patients appears to be mediated by the abuse of drugs and alcohol. more...
- Smoking May be Linked to Rapid Progression of Multiple Sclerosis
Patients with multiple sclerosis who quit smoking may delay the progression of MS. more...
- Alcohol Abuse Increases in People Over 50 in Germany
Across Germany, incidents of alcohol poisoning and abuse among those over 50 are increasing. more...
- Recession and Increased Drinking: Alcoholism on the Rise
An industry study demonstrates that Americans are buying more alcoholic drinks in the economic downturn than they did the year before when the country was enjoying strong growth. more...
- What Drives People to Do Drugs?
What really does drive people to do drugs? A better question might be, why does anyone get involved in doing drugs in the first place? By doing drugs, we mean abusing drugs, not simply following a doctors prescription for medication to treat a specified condition. Even with a prescription, however, many people can easily get into trouble by becoming reliant, and then, addicted, to prescription medication. more...
