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Women at Greater Risk From Ecstacy Use
Authors of a Dutch study conclude that long-term ecstasy use - especially among women - could have serious negative effects on specific cells in the brain.

Ecstasy Linked to Long-Term Brain Damage
University of Adelaide researchers have found that ecstasy taken on a few occasions could cause severe damage to brain cells, with the potential to cause future memory loss or psychological problems.

What Is Substance Abuse?
Substance abuse can simply be defined as a pattern of harmful use of any substance for mood-altering purposes, but the broad range of substance abuse in today's society is not that simple.

Getting Help for Drug Addiction
Finding the right treatment program involves careful consideration of such things as the setting, length of care, philosophical approach and your or your loved one's needs.

Drinkers Use Pain-Killers Despite Interactions
Despite warnings about interactions between alcohol and narcotic pain relievers, a new study suggests many people taking these drugs continue to drink, in some cases heavily.

Long-Term Treatment Yields Greatest Results
Remaining in treatment for an extended time has beneficial outcomes for people in residential or outpatient drug treatment programs.

Identifying Patterns in Injection Drug Users
Researchers who followed but did not treat 1,339 injection drug users for 12 years, showed that fewer than 20 percent were able to completely cease injection drug use.

How Do They Choose a 'Drug of Choice?'
New research suggests genetics and shared environment have little impact when it comes to selecting a particular illegal drug.

Are You Addicted?
Not everyone who uses drugs becomes addicted, but substance abuse can cause problems for individuals whether they are technically addicted or not. There are different levels of substance abuse, and all of them can be dangerous.

Brain-Imaging Offers Clues to Inhalant Abuse
Inhalant abuse, also known as huffing, is a rapidly growing health problem, particularly among young people. However, little is known about how inhaled chemicals affect the brain and body.

Dr. Nora D. Volkow Named New Director of NIDA
National Institutes of Health Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., today announced the appointment of Nora D. Volkow, M.D., as the new director of the NIH's National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).