Alcoholism Blog

There are differences in how the risk of parental alcoholism is transmitted from parent to daughter, than from parent to son, and women are affected to a greater degree by ... Read More

The same neuronal growth factors responsible for the development of nerve cells and keeping them alive also play a role in the regulation of the behavioral effects of alcohol, according ... Read More

Because drug abuse is believed to affect pathways in the brain involved in an adult's capacity to invest in the care of their children, a pilot program aimed at mothers ... Read More

An estimated 1.8 million children started using inhalants -- mostly everyday household products -- in the past three years and 30 percent of them were only 12 or 13 years ... Read More

Brain damaged caused by chronic alcohol abuse can begin to heal after a person stops drinking, but for those who continue to smoke tobacco, their brains shows less improvement in ... Read More

Surveys that estimate illegal drug use may underestimate actual drug use because they do not take into account the lack of willingness of survey respondents to disclose their illegal use, ... Read More

Long-term marijuana use causes memory, speed of thinking and other cognitive abilities get worse over time, but cognititive abilities are also affected in short-term smokers who use marijuana frequently. Researchers studying ... Read More

Spring break is no longer an innocent respite from the rigors of college academics, it's potentially life threatening, according to the American Medical Association, which published a survey that shows ... Read More

In 1993, only 28,000 people a year in the United States sought treatment for methamphetamine addiction, mostly in westerns states, but by 2003 an estimated 136,000 people a year were ... Read More

It's not chronic heavy drinkers who have the highest risk of alcohol-related injuries, it is the moderate drinkers who sometimes drink heavily who are more like to suffer injuries, especially ... Read More

Researchers have found in a study with mice that nicotinamide, a drug that is commonly used in patients with some autoimmune diseases, could protect mice after alcohol exposure and possibly ... Read More

Scientists have identified a molecule that appears to trigger the brain to learn a craving for cocaine to the extent that addiction is a result of a "rewiring" of the ... Read More

People who drink the largest quality of alcohol, even infrequently, have the poorest eating habits, while people who drink the least amount of alcohol have the best quality diets, according ... Read More