Drug Treatment Seekers More Likely To Use Needle Exchange A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examined the connection between Baltimore City's needle exchange program and drug treatment programs. Individuals who enter treatment programs for drug addiction were more likely to be HIV-positive females who use the Baltimore City needle exchange programs. The study highlights the need for treatment facilities to address co-occurring problems, such as HIV and mental illness. [click link for full article] Publ.Date : Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:00:00 PST
Addiction Study Finds People Underestimate Power Of Drug Cravings A novel experiment conducted by Carnegie Mellon University Professor George Loewenstein and colleagues may explain why people try a drug, such as heroin, for the first time despite ample evidence that it is addictive. The results of the study, which are being published in the Journal of Health Economics, reveal that even longtime addicts underestimate the influence that drug cravings have over their behavior.Almost all drugs produce a craving in their users. [click link for full article] Publ.Date : Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:00:00 PST
Scientific Research Highlights Of The American Academy Of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting Pain medicine investigators presented preliminary research findings at poster sessions held during the 23rd annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel/Morial Convention Center, February 7-10, 2007. [click link for full article] Publ.Date : Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:00:00 PST
A Form Of The Alcohol Dehydrogenase Gene May Protect Afro-Trinidadians From Developing Alcoholism The ADH1B*3 allele may also increase the risk for liver disease if individuals choose to drink * Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) is one of the major enzymes involved in alcohol metabolism. * New findings indicate that the ADH1B*3 allele may protect against the development of alcoholism. [click link for full article] Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:00:00 PST
Getting SAD Is More Than Having The Blues While many people believe that Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) amounts to feeling gloomy in the winter, a University of Rochester research review emphasizes that SAD is actually a subtype of major depression and should be treated as such.Lead author Stephen Lurie, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of Family Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, also noted that SAD is sometimes missed in the typical doctor's office setting. [click link for full article] Publ.Date : Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:00:00 PST
