A new study has found that those who work long hours are more likely to drink heavily, particularly those working over 48 hours a week. In the U.S. in 2013, 6.8 percent of people 18 and over reported drinking heavily, with around 7 percent being classed as having an alcohol use disorder, and the new […]
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New findings from an American research team indicate that a form of psychotherapy called integrated cognitive behavioral therapy can help people with PTSD address any co-existing problems with substance abuse and/or substance addiction.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued a warning after more than 160 people in just nine days have been sent to emergency departments for adverse reactions to synthetic marijuana. The story highlights the dangers of the synthetic drugs, often known as “K2” or “spice,” which have been the subject of much scrutiny in recent
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Less than a month before Father’s Day, which falls on June 21 this year, our Vice President Joe Biden lost his son, Beau, to brain cancer. Beau was the Biden’s oldest son. He served as Delaware’s attorney general and was only 46 years old. As the Biden family mourns their loss, thousands of other fathers
People with PTSD may relive their traumatic experiences because they overgeneralize their memories, according to recent findings from a group of American researchers.
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When you made the decision to get sober, drinking and drugging were probably causing major problems in your life. You knew that you couldn’t go on doing what you were doing indefinitely. On some level, you knew you were causing deep pain to the people you love, but for a while alcohol and/or drugs were
The scale of Americans still going untreated for mental illnesses but wanting help reached more than half a million last year despite intended protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a new study has found.
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Now that four states and the District of Columbia have passed referendums legalizing marijuana, the obvious question is: who’s next?
A new study finds that 43 percent of American counties do not have a doctor credentialed to prescribe buprenorphine, a drug used in the treatment of heroin and other opioid addictions.
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Researchers have conclusively determined that much of any given person’s chances of developing problems with substance abuse or substance addiction are genetically based. However, no one fully understands all of the genetic factors that increase or decrease the odds of experiencing these problems. In a study published in late 2014 in the journal Addiction, a
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