Cocaine Laced With Animal De-Wormer Ups Addiction Potential Articles>Addiction ResearchBy The Ranch TNSeptember 30, 2015A common and potentially toxic additive called levamisole increases the addiction potential of cocaine by making the stimulant drug more rewarding to the brain, research from the Temple University School of Medicine indicates.
Resident Doctors Failing to Screen for Risky Drinking Alcoholism, Helpful ArticlesBy The Ranch TNSeptember 30, 2015Recent findings from a group of American researchers indicate that primary care residents are not very likely to identify people who participate in binge drinking, a dangerous practice associated with serious short-term harm and heightened chances of developing alcohol abuse/alcoholism.
Researchers Dig Deeper Into Neuropsychology of Anorexia Articles>Eating DisordersBy The Ranch TNSeptember 29, 2015Recent findings from a team of Norwegian and British researchers indicate that girls and women with anorexia may compulsively check their bodies because they have unusual difficulty switching between mental tasks, although the evidence is far from conclusive.
7 Very Personal Words of Pastoral Consolation for Parents Grieving the Loss of a Child to Suicide – From a Minister Who Lives With Depression Articles>Mental HealthBy The Ranch TNSeptember 29, 2015In the weeks before he took his own life this September (National Suicide Prevention Month), 22-year-old “Dylan,” a Christian college student at a school in the Southeast, wrote of his love for the mountains. The mountains, he said in a blog post, were where he heard God speak to him “the clearest and the loudest.”… Details
Loving Interactions Decrease Impact of PTSD, Brain Scans Find Helpful Articles, Mental HealthBy The Ranch TNSeptember 29, 2015People affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) commonly experience symptoms that include prominently negative states of mind and an inability to control fearful emotions associated with the built-in human “fight-or-flight” response. In a study published in November 2014 in the journal Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, researchers from the United Kingdom’s University of Exeter looked… Details
PTSD-Related Sleep Problems Far Different From Insomnia Articles>Trauma and PTSDBy The Ranch TNSeptember 26, 2015New research from a group of American and Australian researchers indicates that people with PTSD have more varied and unpredictable sleeping difficulties than people without PTSD who have diagnosable cases of insomnia.
Mixing Alcohol With Energy Drinks Sets Stage for Problem Drinking Alcoholism, Helpful ArticlesBy The Ranch TNSeptember 26, 2015A new study has found a link between energy drink consumption and abusive drinking, including among teenagers aged 15 to 17, adding weight to previous associations observed in college-age drinkers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), excessive alcohol use is responsible for 88,000 deaths every year in the U.S., and understanding… Details
Researchers Discover Brain Changes Behind Sex Addiction Articles>Addiction ResearchBy The Ranch TNSeptember 25, 2015Certain changes in brain function help distinguish people with sex addiction from others not affected by this condition, according to recent findings from a group of British and American researchers.
Risks for Cirrhosis Pass Through Family Bloodlines Articles>Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismBy The Ranch TNSeptember 24, 2015New evidence from a multinational research team points to the existence of a genetic component in the chances that any given alcohol consumer will develop a severe form of alcoholic liver disease known as alcoholic cirrhosis.
New Study Brings Scientists Closer to Blocking Effects of Cocaine Articles>Addiction ResearchBy The Ranch TNSeptember 24, 2015Coming up with a medical treatment for cocaine abusers is one of the holy grails of addiction research, and a new study from Denmark provides hope for an antidote to cocaine addiction. Although the researchers caution that this isn’t a “wonder drug,” as long as patients were happy to continue with traditional rehab, it could… Details
