Substance abuse

A new potential target for the treatment of alcohol-withdrawal induced depression

May 27, 2020 // 0 Comments

Alcohol withdrawal impacts the physiology of somatostatin neurons in brain areas associated with emotional processing and addiction: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

Sex, drugs and estradiol: why cannabis affects women differently

November 26, 2018 // 0 Comments

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience: Females use and experience cannabis differently to males -- and neuroscience is beginning to explain why, says a new review

Females use and experience cannabis differently to males -- and neuroscience is beginning to explain why, says new review; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

Top athletes weigh in on perceived effectiveness of anti-doping measures

November 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

Image of sports track with "doping free" in writing: First-of-its-kind study asked top cyclists and field athletes to rank effectiveness of different sport anti-doping strategies: Frontiers in Psychology

First-of-its-kind study asked top cyclists and field athletes to rank effectiveness of different anti-doping strategies: Frontiers in Psychology [...]

Binge drinking affects male and female brains differently

October 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

Genes linked to hormone signaling and immune function are altered in females, whereas genes related to nerve signaling are affected in males: Frontiers in Genetics [...]

Maternal binge drinking linked to mood problems and alcohol abuse in offspring

May 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

Maternal binge drinking linked to mental health and alcohol abuse in offspring

Binge drinking during pregnancy and lactation may make offspring more vulnerable to mood disturbances and alcohol abuse as adolescents: Frontiers in Psychiatry [...]

E-cigarette flavors are toxic to white blood cells, warn scientists

February 7, 2018 // 21 Comments

New research adds to growing evidence on the harmful health effects of e-cigarettes: Frontiers in Physiology [...]

When male voles drink alcohol, but their partner doesn’t, their relationship suffers

December 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

Similar to humans, males who drink alcohol alone spend less time with their partner compared to couples where both drink and those that never drink, finds a study in Frontiers in Psychiatry. [...]

Autonomy and alcohol consumption may go hand in hand

December 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

Cultural values strong predictors of alcohol consumption

Cultural values can be a strong predictor of alcohol consumption: Frontiers in Psychology [...]

Dental filling failure linked to smoking, drinking and genetics

November 13, 2017 // 1 Comment

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A study in Frontiers in Medicine suggests that personal factors influence the chance of dental filling failure, and not the choice of filling material. [...]

Smoking may cause inflammatory bowel disease

November 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

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Mice exposed to cigarette smoke suffer from a type of bowel inflammation resembling Crohn’s disease, reports a study in Frontiers in Immunology [...]

Study reveals risk factors for substance use problems, as well as resilience

October 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

A study of African-American and Latino adults in a high-risk urban community challenges stereotypes by revealing not only risk factors for substance use problems, but also resilience. [...]

Cannabis consumption associated with increased violent behavior in young people in psychiatric care

October 11, 2017 // 17 Comments

The association between persistent cannabis use and violence is stronger than that associated with alcohol or cocaine, concludes a study in Frontiers in Psychiatry. [...]

Binge drinkers show similar changes in brain activity as chronic alcoholics

September 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

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Distinctive changes in brain activity in binge-drinking college students may be an early marker of brain damage, reports a study in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. [...]

Brain injury in kids might lead to alcohol abuse

August 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

Traumatic brain injuries in children and adolescents could lead to alcohol abuse in later life

Researchers find evidence that traumatic brain injuries in children and adolescents could be a risk-factor for alcohol abuse in later life [...]

Heavy drinking during adolescence: Dire effects on the brain

July 28, 2017 // 0 Comments

The review establishes that binge drinking among young people is associated with a thinning or reduction of areas of the brain that play a key role in memory, attention, language, awareness and consciousness, which include cortical and subcortical structures.

Binge drinking during adolescence alters the brain, leading to reduced cognitive abilities and increased risk for developing alcohol use disorder. [...]

Alcohol and problems remembering: can caffeine help?

February 17, 2017 // 1 Comment

Recent study challenges the view that the negative side effects of these drugs can be cancelled out when they are taken together [...]

Mental illness genetically linked to drug use and misuse

October 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

By Tania Fitzgeorge-Balfour, Frontiers Science Writer A person’s genetic risk for psychiatric disorders is related to his or her vulnerability to substance use and misuse [...]

Mixing cannabis with tobacco increases dependence risk, suggests study

July 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

People who mix tobacco with cannabis are less motivated to seek help to quit Tobacco and cannabis are two of the world’s most popular drugs, used respectively by 1 [...]