Showing posts with label addictive drugs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label addictive drugs. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Dr. David Nutt on Alcohol

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Rebutting industry myths. A couple of years ago, the European Alcohol Policy Alliance, known as EuroCare, put together a brochure add...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Reward and Punish: Say Hello to Dopamine’s Leetle Friend

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  Dopamine recruits a helper to track drug rewards. Ah, dopamine. Whenever it seems like researchers have finally gotten a bead on how th...
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

U.S. Leads World in Prescription Drug Use

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It’s complicated. Wait, wait, it’s a good thing. Mostly.  Or maybe. While the headline may suggest a story that is either shocking or sel...
Monday, June 14, 2010

A High Old Time in Rhode Island

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Feds release annual drug numbers. [Map: Illicit drug use other than marijuana in the past month among people aged 12 or older based on 200...
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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Liking It Vs. Wanting It

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The Joylessness of Drug Addiction. Hedonism, the pursuit of pleasure for its own sake, is not really the answer to the riddle of drug add...
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Friday, March 12, 2010

Just for Fun: Simple Science Facts

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Back to basics. [Guest post adapted from 50 Simple Science Facts Everyone Should Know (But Doesn’t), from the folks at X-Ray Technician S...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

The Nucleus Accumbens

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Final destination for addictive drugs. The release of dopamine and serotonin in the nucleus accumbens lies at the root of active drug addi...
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