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Young adults start or increase their cigarette smoking after exposure to a traumatic event
Researchers in Melbourne and Canberra Australia surveyed young adults after the major bushfire which raged around residential areas of Canberra in January 2003, killing four people and causing widescale evacuation to emergency shelters. They found that those who reported a…
New AIDS drug shows ‘phenomenal’ results
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2 (UPI)—AIDS researchers said a new drug shows promise for inhibiting the HIV virus in patients new to treatment or those currently taking a drug cocktail.
Study highlights new and cheaper way to treat heroin addiction
In a study, spanning three and a half years researchers found that the prescription painkiller dihydrocodeine is equally as effective as methadone to help drug users kick the habit.
Cannabis ‘affecting young minds’
Half of young people using cannabis suffer side effects such as paranoia and blackouts, a UK survey suggests.
The Substance Abuse Costs to Society & Workplaces Are Huge
A new study of 1992 data estimates the economic costs to society of substance abuse at $246 billion for that year, and $276 billion projected for 1995. Alcohol-related lost productivity alone accounted for two-thirds of the total alcohol cost. Drug…
