A team led by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital has used advanced imaging techniques to identify an unexpected structural difference in the brains of cocaine addicts. The report describes how ... Read More

Comedian George Carlin has entered a rehab program to deal with his use of alcohol and painkillers. "I'm going into rehab because I use too much wine and Vicodin," ... Read More

Very few jails in the United States continue methadone treatments for opiate-dependent inmates, and half fail to follow standard methadone detoxification protocols. These practices jeopardize the health of inmates – ... Read More

The American Public Health Association recently adopted a policy concerning the reduction of underage alcohol consumption. The police urges actions such as a federally funded anti-alcohol media campaign, better data collection ... Read More

Kentucky and neighboring Indiana are facing an epidemic of methamphetamine abuse and production, which indictments for felony meth cases up 450 percent since 1999 in Kentucky alone. Instead of updating ... Read More

The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime is warning health officials that stable prices and an increase in the purity of heroin coming out of Afghanistan could increase the number ... Read More

The Food and Drug Administration is recommending that if you think you need to take either naproxen, ibuprofen or aspirin for more than 10 days you should do so only ... Read More

Barret Robbins, the former Oakland Raiders Pro Bowl Center who missed Super Bowl XXXVII after not showing up for team meetings the day before the game, was arrested after he ... Read More

Depression during the holiday season is reality for many people. Here are suggestions from your About Health Guides on dealing with stress, depression, grief and seasonal blahs during the holidays.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has launched a toll-free international hotline to report the illegal sale and abuse of pharmaceutical drugs. People now will be able to provide anonymous ... Read More

Findings indicate that heavy drinkers are more likely to abuse their spouses both when they are and when they are not drinking alcohol. Heavy drinking is also associated with subsequent ... Read More

A University of Minnesota researcher developed a computational model of addiction which can be used to make predictions about human behavior, animal behavior, and neurophysiology. By bringing addiction theory into ... Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a temporary stay against the use in a New Mexico church of a hallucinogenic tea as part of its Christmas services, while the court decides ... Read More

A Florida woman who was in a motorized wheelchair when she collided with a vehicle in the street and was charged with driving under the influence with a blood alcohol ... Read More

The fall semester of 2004 once again saw a rash of news articles making national headlines involving the needless deaths of young college students who drank entirely too much alcohol. ... Read More

The number one killer of all drugs is also the most popular among teenagers because they see it as more socially acceptable than illegal drugs, and they see it all ... Read More

It's not bad luck, mental illness or deinstitutionalization that is causing a rise in the homeless population, but a rise in substance abuse, according to research by the Washington University ... Read More

Recent headlines have exposed the use of steroids to the nation's attention, but because those news stories involved apparently healthy Major League Baseball stars making millions of dollars, the reasons ... Read More

Imaging studies of the brain when it is under the influence of alcohol reveal that different areas of the brain are impaired under high and low levels of alcohol, according ... Read More

Researchers have found that the earlier people begin drinking the more likely they will develop alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence problems later in adulthood. They report that the earlier an ... Read More

A UCLA study reports higher arrest rates among drug offenders diverted to treatment during the first six months of California's Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act, commonly known as Proposition ... Read More