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Compares alcohol abuse and alcoholism rates 1992 and 2002. NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) is part of NIH. | | Alcohol Use Statistics
Information on the use and abuse of alcohol in the United States. Provided by the National Center for Health Statistics. | | Brown Center for Alcohol and Addictions Studies
Provides post-doctoral research training for behavioral, medical, and social scientists and health care professionals who wish to pursue a career in alcohol abuse and alcoholism research. | | eMedicine Health - Alcoholism
Consumer health resource center providing an overview of alcoholism and its causes, symptoms and treatment. | | ICFDA Alcohol Cravings Induced via Serotonin
How Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Serzone, Effexor, Anafranil, Fen-Phen, and Redux can lead to relapse to active drinking. | | MedicineNet articles on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Two dozen questions and answers on alcoholism and problem drinking. | | MEDLINEplus: Alcoholism
Offers extensive information about Alcoholism. From the U.S. National Library of Medicine. | | NIAAA
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. |
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10/07/2008
ADHD Stimulant Treatment May Decrease Risk Of Substance Abuse In Adolescent Girls
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have found that treatment with stimulant drugs does not increase and appears to significantly decrease the risk that girls with ADHD will begin smoking cigarettes or using alcohol or drugs. Their report in the October Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine parallels the findings of several earlier studies in boys, which needed to be confirmed in girls.
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10/07/2008
New National Statistics Reveal More Drug Addicts In Treatment - And They Are Staying The Course, UK
Figures published today by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) show that more than 202,000 people were recorded in drug treatment for 2007/08, which over-achieves the target set by the government. More than 82,000 people started treatment in 2007/08, of whom more than 64,000 (78 per cent) remained in structured treatment for 12 weeks, thus ensuring treatment was likely to be more effective in the long term.
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10/07/2008
New Book Explores Lives Of Women Shoplifters, Sex Workers
A new book by a Rutgers University-Camden criminologist reveals the profound impact of shoplifting and prostitution on both a region and the lives of the women who depend on these illegal acts. Out in the Storm - Drug-Addicted Women Living as Shoplifters and Sex Workers by Gail A. Caputo, an associate professor of criminal justice at Rutgers-Camden, offers vivid insights from 100 hours of interviews with 38 women who sold themselves and the merchandise they shoplifted.
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10/07/2008
Traumatic Brain Injury Common Amongst Homeless People, CMAJ
Traumatic brain injury is common amongst homeless people and is associated with poorer health, found a study of more than 900 homeless men and women in Toronto. Health problems include an increased risk of seizures, mental health problems, drug problems, and poorer physical and mental health status. In this study of people in Toronto's shelter system or who use meal programs, 58% of homeless men and 42% of homeless women had a history of traumatic brain injury.
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