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8:53pm, 2nd May, 2019

Research on Reddit identifies opioid addiction self-treatment risks

(Georgia Institute of Technology) Using advanced machine-learning techniques, Georgia Tech researchers have examined nearly 1.5 million Reddit posts to identify risks associated with several of the most common alternative -- and unproven -- 'tre...

Neurobiology and Chemistry of Pain and Addiction Symposium

2:41pm, 22nd April, 2019

Physics

Neurobiology and Chemistry of Pain and Addiction Symposium

(University of Arizona Health Sciences) World-renowned neurobiologists and leaders in chemistry will discuss the brain circuits underlying acute and chronic pain, reward, motivation and addiction, as well as the development of chemical probes as pote...

Grant funds opioid addiction treatment in two county jails

1:34am, 22nd February, 2019

Humans

Grant funds opioid addiction treatment in two county jails

(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) In what could serve as a model for tackling one of the nation's top public health crises, a University of Massachusetts Amherst epidemiology researcher is teaming up with two Western Massachusetts sheriff...

Drinking and drug-use dreams in recovery tied to more severe addiction history

3:02am, 13th February, 2019

Humans

Drinking and drug-use dreams in recovery tied to more severe addiction history

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Vivid dreams involving drinking and drug use are common among individuals in recovery. A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital Recovery Research Institute finds these relapse dreams are more common in those wi...

Women's hormones play role in drug addiction, higher relapse rates

8:53pm, 8th February, 2019

Humans

Women's hormones play role in drug addiction, higher relapse rates

(Vanderbilt University) Female-specific interventions are needed, but in the meantime, treatment centers could use this study to educate women about their stronger mental connections to places and objects.

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Research on Reddit identifies opioid addiction self-treatment risks

Neurobiology and Chemistry of Pain and Addiction Symposium

Grant funds opioid addiction treatment in two county jails

Drinking and drug-use dreams in recovery tied to more severe addiction history

Women's hormones play role in drug addiction, higher relapse rates

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