Device could automatically deliver drug to reverse opioid overdose 07/25/2019 Health News, Opioid users tend to be alone and incapacitated during an overdose. Purdue University researchers are...
New study examines the way estrogen affects methamphetamine addiction: Research identifies one possible explanation for why male and female rats react differently to methamphetamine 02/10/2019 Health News, Male rats have held steady as the focus of most addiction studies in the past....
Nicotine while pregnant alters genes, study suggests: Findings may point to potential cure for addiction 02/07/2019 Health News, The Akay Lab biomedical research team at the University of Houston is reporting in the...
Compound derived from marijuana may benefit children with epilepsy 11/09/2018 Health News, In recent years, cannabinoids -- the active chemicals in medical marijuana -- have been increasingly...
Increase in fentanyl — responsible for 44 percent of New York City overdose deaths — has led to apprehension and caution 09/14/2018 Health News, People who use drugs in New York City have adjusted their behaviors to avoid overdose,...
Immune system emerges as potential partner in opioid cravings fight 09/05/2018 Health News, The same immune system that fights infection and the flu could join the battle against...
Exercise can help beat cocaine addiction, study finds 08/10/2018 Health News, Exercise can help prevent relapses into cocaine addiction, according to new research led by the...
Researchers study how cues drive our behavior 08/04/2018 Health News, Do dopamine neurons have a role in causing cues in our environment to acquire value?...