Newswise Feature Channel: Addiction

This post was originally published on this site

https://www.newswise.com/articles/channels/Addiction
This feature channel highlights experts, research, and feature stories related to addiction, drug abuse, and treatment
en-us
Copyright 2024 Newswise


115
31 https://www.newswise.com/
https://www.newswise.com/images/newswise-logo-rss.gif

https://www.newswise.com/articles/the-super-bowl-of-gambling-does-america-have-a-problem/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/the-super-bowl-of-gambling-does-america-have-a-problem/?sc=c125 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 12:05:50 EST
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences


https://www.newswise.com/articles/homelessness-leads-to-more-drug-alcohol-poisoning-deaths/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/homelessness-leads-to-more-drug-alcohol-poisoning-deaths/?sc=c125 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 07:05:52 EST Reducing homelessness by 25% could save almost 2,000 lives lost to opioid overdoses, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
University of Georgia


https://www.newswise.com/articles/new-research-explores-the-effects-of-cannabidiol-on-general-health/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/new-research-explores-the-effects-of-cannabidiol-on-general-health/?sc=c125 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:05:13 EST <img src=”https://www.newswise.com/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2024/01/30/65b957e337ff7_cbd-products.jpeg&width=100&height=150″ alt=”Newswise image” />For 20 years, Laura Stewart, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Northern Colorado, has been exploring how exercise improves the immune system.
University of Northern Colorado


https://www.newswise.com/articles/our-winter-of-discontent-get-the-latest-news-on-the-flu-in-the-influenza-channel/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/our-winter-of-discontent-get-the-latest-news-on-the-flu-in-the-influenza-channel/?sc=c125 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:05:57 EST The latest research and expertise on the flue can be found in the Influenza channel on Newswise.
Newswise


https://www.newswise.com/articles/the-fentanyl-epidemic-what-you-need-to-know-to-save-lives/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/the-fentanyl-epidemic-what-you-need-to-know-to-save-lives/?sc=c125 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:05:56 EST Like the rest of the country, Los Angeles County has experienced a dramatic upswing in overdoses from fentanyl, an opiate that is 100 times stronger than heroin.
Cedars-Sinai


https://www.newswise.com/articles/vape-prevention-campaigns-face-messaging-challenges/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/vape-prevention-campaigns-face-messaging-challenges/?sc=c125 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 12:05:38 EST <img src=”https://nrdblogs.nationalrehabdirectory.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/image-6.php” alt=”Newswise image” />Flinders University researchers say that cohesive and collaborative action from preventive health communicators and organisations is needed to inform young people about the devastating harms of vaping.

Flinders University


https://www.newswise.com/articles/researchers-establish-brain-pathway-linking-motivation-addiction-and-disease/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/researchers-establish-brain-pathway-linking-motivation-addiction-and-disease/?sc=c125 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:05:18 EST New findings published in the journal Nature Neuroscience have shed light on a mysterious pathway between the reward center of the brain that is key to how we form habits, known as the basal ganglia, and another anatomically distinct region where nearly three-quarters of the brain’s neurons reside and assist in motor learning, known as the cerebellum.
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)


https://www.newswise.com/articles/digital-dice-and-youth-1-in-6-parents-say-they-probably-wouldn-t-know-if-teens-were-betting-online/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/digital-dice-and-youth-1-in-6-parents-say-they-probably-wouldn-t-know-if-teens-were-betting-online/?sc=c125 Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:15:00 EST <img src=”https://nrdblogs.nationalrehabdirectory.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/image-7.php” alt=”Newswise image” />As young people increasingly have access and exposure to online gambling, only one in four parents say they have talked to their teen about some aspect of virtual betting, a national poll suggests.
Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan


https://www.newswise.com/articles/ohio-state-state-of-ohio-launch-20-million-soar-study-to-identify-risk-resiliency-factors-to-improve-behavioral-health-outcomes/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/ohio-state-state-of-ohio-launch-20-million-soar-study-to-identify-risk-resiliency-factors-to-improve-behavioral-health-outcomes/?sc=c125 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 18:05:10 EST <img src=”https://www.newswise.com/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2024/01/19/65ab04fc31ecd_Dr.K.LuanPhanSOARStudypressconference.JPG&width=100&height=150″ alt=”Newswise image” />Today, The Ohio State University and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced a new research initiative to identify the root causes of the ongoing epidemic of persistent emotional distress, suicide, and drug overdose in the state of Ohio.
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center


https://www.newswise.com/articles/how-does-social-media-materialism-induce-stress-and-unhappiness/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/how-does-social-media-materialism-induce-stress-and-unhappiness/?sc=c125 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:05:48 EST <img src=”https://www.newswise.com/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2024/01/19/65aac1dcb41cc_Low-Res20240117KMOzimek-1.jpg&width=100&height=150″ alt=”Newswise image” />The researchers headed by Dr. Phillip Ozimek from the Faculty of Psychology at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, recruited 1,230 people for their online survey.
Ruhr-Universitat Bochum


https://www.newswise.com/articles/uc-san-diego-health-expert-on-dangers-of-tianeptine/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/uc-san-diego-health-expert-on-dangers-of-tianeptine/?sc=c125 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 18:05:31 EST
UC San Diego Health


https://www.newswise.com/articles/scientific-study-shows-we-are-not-addicted-to-mobile-phones-but-to-the-social-interaction-they-facilitate2/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/scientific-study-shows-we-are-not-addicted-to-mobile-phones-but-to-the-social-interaction-they-facilitate2/?sc=c125 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:05:33 EST A University of Granada (UGR) research team has shown for the first time that we are not “addicted” to mobile phones, but to the social interaction that these electronic devices provide.
University of Granada


https://www.newswise.com/articles/wristbands-detail-air-pollution-exposure/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/wristbands-detail-air-pollution-exposure/?sc=c125 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 08:05:17 EST Environmental epidemiologists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Oregon State University, Pacific Northwest National Labs, and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, report on the findings of a new study of air pollution exposures collected using personal wristband monitors worn by pregnant individuals in New York City matched with data from a questionnaire. Factors predictive of exposures to air pollution include income, time spent outdoors, maternal age, country of birth, transportation type, and season.
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health


https://www.newswise.com/articles/hepatitis-linked-to-alcohol-increasingly-drove-emergency-department-visits-especially-among-younger-adults-in-recent-years/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/hepatitis-linked-to-alcohol-increasingly-drove-emergency-department-visits-especially-among-younger-adults-in-recent-years/?sc=c125 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 10:00:00 EST Hepatitis linked to alcohol, the most severe form of alcohol-associated liver disease, is increasingly prevalent, severe, and likely to involve emergency departments, according to a new analysis.
Research Society on Alcoholism


https://www.newswise.com/articles/social-anxiety-depression-linked-to-more-negative-alcohol-related-consequences-from-pre-gaming/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/social-anxiety-depression-linked-to-more-negative-alcohol-related-consequences-from-pre-gaming/?sc=c125 Sun, 07 Jan 2024 10:00:00 EST College students with social anxiety may be driven by social motives to ‘pre-game,’ meaning drink prior to a party or event.
Research Society on Alcoholism


https://www.newswise.com/articles/mount-sinai-study-shows-that-human-beliefs-about-drugs-could-have-dose-dependent-effects-on-the-brain/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/mount-sinai-study-shows-that-human-beliefs-about-drugs-could-have-dose-dependent-effects-on-the-brain/?sc=c125 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:45:11 EST <img src=”https://nrdblogs.nationalrehabdirectory.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/image-8.php” alt=”Newswise image” />Mount Sinai researchers have shown for the first time that a person’s beliefs related to drugs can influence their own brain activity and behavioral responses in a way comparable to the dose-dependent effects of pharmacology.
Mount Sinai Health System


https://www.newswise.com/articles/less-social-media-makes-you-happier-and-more-efficient-at-work/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/less-social-media-makes-you-happier-and-more-efficient-at-work/?sc=c125 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:05:36 EST <img src=”https://www.newswise.com/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2023/12/15/657cada697641_Low-Res20231213KMSocialMediaArbeit-2.jpg&width=100&height=150″ alt=”Newswise image” />If you feel overworked and stressed, you’ll be less committed to your job and perform less well. Many companies are aware of this problem and, therefore, spend money on professionals to look after the mental health of their employees. And yet there’s a much simpler and more cost-effective way to increase satisfaction and efficiency: In a one-week study, just 30 minutes less social media use per day improved the mental health, job satisfaction and commitment of the participants.
Ruhr-Universitat Bochum


https://www.newswise.com/articles/automated-insomnia-intervention-found-to-improve-both-sleep-and-hazardous-alcohol-use/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/automated-insomnia-intervention-found-to-improve-both-sleep-and-hazardous-alcohol-use/?sc=c125 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:00:00 EST An online treatment for insomnia may improve both sleep and problem drinking patterns in people who drink heavily, according to a study in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.
Research Society on Alcoholism


https://www.newswise.com/articles/substance-abuse-stigma-impedes-treatment-in-various-ways-scientists-say/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/substance-abuse-stigma-impedes-treatment-in-various-ways-scientists-say/?sc=c125 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:30:07 EST <img src=”https://www.newswise.com/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2023/12/15/657c69b968da2_Dec23-PSPI-Issue-Featured.jpg&width=100&height=150″ alt=”Newswise image” />Addiction is one of society’s most misunderstood and rebuked health conditions. That stigma discourages many people from seeking treatment for substance dependence, according to a new scientific report.
Association for Psychological Science


https://www.newswise.com/articles/facial-symmetry-doesn-t-explain-beer-goggles/?sc=c125
https://www.newswise.com/articles/facial-symmetry-doesn-t-explain-beer-goggles/?sc=c125 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 03:05:00 EST A new study led by the University of Portsmouth in England has tested the hypothesis that people are more likely to find someone attractive while drunk, because their face appears more symmetrical.
University of Portsmouth