Sep 3, 2012 | News
In the United States, there are more people needing treatment for addiction than there are for diabetes, cancer, and heart conditions, and yet, the amount of resources and funding put into treatment programs, awareness, and screenings are much less than any other type...
Sep 3, 2012 | News
Children up to nine years of age can suffer from growth restrictions due to significant prenatal alcohol exposure. A child’s weight, height, and head circumference can be negatively affected by alcohol exposure in the womb, and these factors are important indicators...
Sep 2, 2012 | News
A new study, conducted by social scientists at Arizona State University, suggests that young Native Americans living in urban areas who follow traditional Native American spiritual beliefs and practices, are less likely to use drugs or alcohol. This particular study...
Sep 1, 2012 | News
A study recently released by the Center of Alcohol Marketing and Youth, with the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, highlights a growing trend of alcohol advertising standards violations in youth-oriented magazines. In fact, the study notes that...
Aug 29, 2012 | News
A scientific research team with the University of Adelaid and the University of Colorado has recently determined that heroin and morphine addiction, which are often “amplified” by the body’s immune system, can successfully be blocked. The drug that is capable of...
Aug 29, 2012 | News
A recent study, published in The Journal of Alcohol and Drugs and conducted by Megan E. Patrick, Patrick Wightman, Robert F. Schoeni, and John E. Schulenberg, delves into the effects of socioeconomic status on substance abuse. The study monitored the interplay between...
