A recent online IndiaToday article reported on the findings of a European study on alcoholism and its effects on an alcoholic’s longevity. The study revealed that an alcoholic pays the price of 8 years of his or her life for their addiction to alcohol. Continue reading
Study Speaks to how Parental Leave during Teen Years Could Help Prevent Addiction in Adolescents
A new study featured in the Journal of Marriage and Family delved into the issue of amount and quality of time mothers spend with their children, and how it affects behavior, emotional wellbeing and academic performance of the child. Continue reading
Study Discusses the Role Abuse-Deterrent Opioids Play in Addiction
Opioid painkillers are abused in a number of ways. These drugs can be abused by swallowing whole, crushing and swallowing, crushing and snorting, crushing and smoking, or crushing, dissolving and injecting. Abuse-deterrent opiod formulations target such expected or known routes of abuse. Some view it as a solution to curtailing the out-of-control abuse of opioid prescription painkillers. Continue reading
Study on Immune System Leads to Greater Understanding of Addiction
The immune system of the human body is a network which protects the body from infection. Made-up of cells, tissues and organs working together, the immune system limits and prevents microbes (any microscopic organism, especially one causing disease) such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi from entering and/or growing in the body in an effort to maintain optimum health. Continue reading
New Study Shows Racial Divide with Heroin Addiction
The United States is diverse, and each of its states is unique. A number of mainland states are referred to as Tri-State areas—those areas connected with a particular metropolis (big, densely populated city or urban area) or atown that lies Continue reading