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Nicotine blocks estrogen production in women’s brains
There is evidence to suggest that there is a complex interaction between sex and steroid hormones and the reward effect of nicotine, modulated by...
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What’s the best age to stop smoking? Study offers clue
“Without a proximal goal, it is tempting for smokers to abandon a quit attempt with cognitions such as ‘I don’t really need to do it just now...
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Four commonly abused drugs linked with atrial fibrillation
All four drugs – cocaine, methamphetamine, opioids, and cannabis – whether stimulants or depressants – cause “quite dramatic and often rapid...
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The truth about the ‘happy hormone’: Why we shouldn’t mess with dopamine
Since its first synthesis in the early 20th century, dopamine has often been misunderstood and oversimplified – and it seems the story is...
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Heart failure drug a new treatment option for alcoholism?
Researchers “have observed that patients with AUD often present with changes in peripheral hormones, including aldosterone, which plays a key role...
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Minorities hit especially hard by overdose deaths during COVID
Expanding access to naloxone, fentanyl test strips, and treatments for substance use disorders to disproportionately affected populations is...
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DOJ: Indiana nurses allowed controlled substances during opioid recovery
“This improvement will increase access to treatment resources, enabling more nurses to complete treatment and progress toward a safe return to...
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Alcohol warning labels need updates to reflect harms: NEJM
The current warning is“so understated that it borders on being misleading.”
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Reducing alcohol intake may reduce cancer risk
Study suggests cancer risk can be meaningfully altered by changing the amount of alcoholic beverages consumed.
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HCV reinfection uncommon among people who inject drugs
In a new study, most reinfections occurred within 24 weeks of completing treatment.