Posted on Jan 28, 2012 in The Brain And Addiction | Comments Off Buffer Image via Wikipedia Researchers showed that human subjects with the 118G variant of the mu-opioid receptor released dopamine from the ventrialÊstriatum of the brain in response to alcohol, while those with the more common 118A variant of this receptor did not. […]
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 in Addiction | Comments Off Buffer ÒOur data indicate that the brain becomes hypersensitive to rewards when this co-signaling of glutamate and dopamine does not function. Lower doses than normal are enough to increase the propensity to ingest the substance, and this is true of both sugar and cocaine,Ó says
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Posted on Jan 28, 2012 in Methamphetamine | Comments Off Buffer Image by Katie@! via Flickr While many states are being forced to pull back on methamphetamine lab cleanups because of federal funding cuts, Indiana has been able to buck the trend. The state has increased the number of meth labs it has found and
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 in Alcoholism | Comments Off Buffer Image via Wikipedia Many of us with alcoholism and another mental illness Ð such as depression or bipolar Ð also struggle with what I call Òepisodic illiteracy.Ó Ê ÒEpisodic illiteracyÓ is characterized by the inability to read the warning labels on the prescription bottles
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 in Addiction Recovery | Comments Off Buffer A shift in approach of substance abuse treatment may be beneficial The timing and approach for substance abuse treatment aimed at reducing abstinence and mortality rates are found to be significant influencers in success rates, according to a new study published in the
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Posted on Jan 26, 2012 in Alcoholism | Comments Off Buffer JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Ñ Missouri prosecutors say they believe a new state drunken driving law gives police the authority to take blood samples from reluctant suspects without a warrant. ?The guidance came during a presentation organized by the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services
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Posted on Jan 26, 2012 in Binge Drinking | Comments Off Buffer Alcohol exposure during adolescence alters the bodyÕs ability to respond to stress in adulthood, according to new research in rats presented at Neuroscience 2010, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, held in San Diego. Because problems regulating stress are associated with
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 in Brain Changes In Addiction | Comments Off Buffer The chemical dopamine induces both desire and dread, according to new animal research in the July 9 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Although dopamine is well known to motivate animals and people to seek positive rewards, the study indicates that
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 in Stress | Comments Off Buffer Image via Wikipedia Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that high levels of a stress hormone in recovering alcoholics could increase the risk of relapse. The study showed that cortisol, a hormone produced by the adrenal gland in response to stress, is
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 in Alcohol, Injuries related to addiction | Comments Off Buffer Current alcohol consumption guidelines are inadequate for the prevention of cancer and new international guidelines are needed, states an analysis inÊCMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). ÊGuidelines in some countries are not currently based on evidence for long-term harm. Most guidelines
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