Lowering the drink drive limit will save lives, Northern Ireland doctors said last friday (Friday 25 June). The BMA’s statement comes amid reports that the Republic of Ireland will move to cut the drink drive limit…

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Parents may be surprised, even disappointed, to find out they don’t influence whether their teen tries alcohol. But now for some good news: Parenting style strongly and directly affects teens when it comes to heavy drinking – defined as having five or more drinks in a row – according to a new Brigham Young University [...] Read more »

Why is it that only some drug users become addicts? This is the question that has been addressed by the teams of Pier Vincenzo Piazza and Olivier Manzoni, at the Neurocentre Magendie in Bordeaux (Inserm unit 862). These researchers have just discovered that the transition to addiction could result from a persistent impairment of synaptic [...] Read more »

There is great confusion among the scientific community about whether women who are drug abusers should breast feed their babies…

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The idea that alcohol and drugs can stimulate artists, writers and musicians to create great works of art is a “dangerous myth” and can actually stifle creativity, a psychiatrist has said. Dr Iain Smith, a consultant in addiction psychiatry at Gartnavel Royal Hospital in Glasgow, was speaking at the International Congress of [...] Read more »

In draft guidance out day yesterday, NICE is calling for improvements to be made across the NHS in the diagnosis, assessment and management of people who are alcohol dependent or drinking harmful amounts of alcohol. Alcohol dependence affects around 4% of the population in England aged 16-65 years old – that’s around 1.1 million [...] Read more »

Recovering addicts who avoid coping with stress succumb easily to substance use cravings, making them more likely to relapse during recovery, according to behavioral researchers. “Cravings are a strong predictor of relapse,” said H. Harrington Cleveland, associate professor of human development, Penn State…

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AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that more needs to be done to stop young people from taking up drinking at an early age, including banning alcohol advertising and promotions that are targeted at teenagers and adolescents. Dr Pesce said that excess alcohol consumption is known to be a contributor to cancer rates [...] Read more »

Cephalon, Inc., (Nasdaq: CEPH) announced that it has partnered with the American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) to broaden the company’s When Good Medicines Become Bad DrugsSM program…

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A new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reveals that only 777 of 13,688 (6 percent) substance abuse treatment facilities surveyed across the nation offer special programs for gay and lesbian clients…

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