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Peers Influence Drinking Behavior in Mature Adults, Too, Study Says

Research Society on Alcoholism — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:00:00 EST

How much alcohol a person drinks is strongly linked to how much their peers drink--and not just among teens and young adults. A new study of mature adults, published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, has found that adults' social connections influence a person's drinking, both contemporaneously and over time. And, an individual's social network is more influential in changing their drinking behavior over time than other factors, such as their occupation or smoking. The study highlights the importance of understanding social connections in order to design interventions for mature adults who drink heavily.

MD Anderson Research Highlights for December 18, 2024

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:15:07 EST

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. These advances are made possible through seamless collaboration between MD Anderson's world-leading clinicians and scientists, bringing discoveries from the lab to the clinic and back.

CHLA's SLAY Program Receives $2 Million Grant to Support Substance Use Prevention and Leadership Training for High School Students

Children's Hospital Los Angeles — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:10:40 EST

Program Manager Alejandra Cortez, LCSW, recognizes that working with high school students is as much about learning as it is about teaching. "When we are working with youth, I see amazing growth both in the students and in my own team," Cortez explains.Youth Advocate Dayanara Fonseca agrees. "We have worked with one student since her freshman year," Fonseca says.

Rutgers Institute Celebrates 10 Years of Advancing Neuroscience and Brain Health Research

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:30:54 EST

Members of the Brain Health Institute at Rutgers mark a decade of innovation with an awards ceremony honoring faculty

New Study: Peer-Brokered Sales Central to Illegal Drug Trade

Case Western Reserve University — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 06:35:00 EST

The thought of illegal drug sales evokes images of deals done on shady street corners. But a new study from Case Western Reserve University exposes a critical but underreported element of the illegal drug market: so-called "peer-brokered" sales. Peer-brokered sales, in which people buy drugs for others within their social circles and take a cut--either as a share of the drugs or money by inflating the price--play a widespread and vital role in the distribution of illegal substances, according to the new study.

Curious by Nature: Dr. Deborah Padgett - There Is a Solution to Homelessness

�� — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 05:35:58 EST

In the United States, homelessness is a persistent challenge intertwined with issues like mental health and addiction. Policy debates often struggle to make meaningful progress, burdened by stigma, prejudice, and politics. However, Dr. Deborah Padgett, a professor at NYU's Silver School of Social Work, is using data-driven research to explore practical solutions.

Rats on Cocaine: When Aversion is Not Enough

University of Texas at El Paso — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:35:00 EST

Propensity to addiction starts from the very first drug use experience, UTEP study shows

New Report: Life Expectancy Years Shorter in the United States Compared to the United Kingdom

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 07:00:46 EST

A new report from the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that life expectancy in the United States is, on average, 78.6 years versus 81.3 years in England and Wales, an overall 2.7-year difference.

2024 Bloomberg American Health Summit in Washington, D.C., to Spotlight Concrete Ways to Advance Public Health Amid Political Division

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:15:28 EST

The seventh Bloomberg American Health Summit organized by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative will bring together public health leaders, government officials, community organizations, researchers, and students to discuss evidence-based health policies that remain critical to advancing health in a politically divided country. The Summit will take place on December 3 in Washington, D.C.

'I Don't Feel Your Pain': How Alcohol Increases Aggression

Ohio State University — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 09:55:56 EST

Alcohol's ability to increase people's pain threshold is one reason that drinking also leads to more aggressive behavior, a new study suggests. Researchers found that the less pain that study participants felt after drinking an alcoholic beverage, the more pain they were willing to inflict on someone else.

Rutgers Startup Seeks to Design Safer Prescription Opiates

Rutgers University's Office for Research — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:25:17 EST

Rutgers startup Zena Therapeutics strives to create narcotic medications that will minimize or even eliminate overdoses from prescription drugs. Co-founded by Eileen Carry, PhD, and Ariane Vasilatis, PhD, the company is based on an innovation developed at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey: a novel compound that does not increase the risk of overdose if taken with other central nervous system depressing substances such as opioids and alcohol.

Alcohol Use Identified by UTHealth Houston Researchers as Most Common Predictor of Escalated Cannabis Vaping Among Youths in Texas

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:20:20 EST

Alcohol use was the most common predictor of escalating cannabis vaping among youth and young adults, independent of demographic factors, according to research by UTHealth Houston published this month in the journal Social Science & Medicine.

Xylazine is a New Threat That Demands Swift Action Using Lessons from the Past

The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Foundation for Opioid Research and Education — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 09:45:11 EST

Opinion piece on using opioid crisis as a blueprint for addressing Xylazine and F2 spread

Study Identifies Pregnant Women at Risk for Substance Use

Stony Brook University — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 15:20:31 EST

A new study published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine conducted by a team of Stony Brook University researchers used the PROMOTE Prenatal Screener - a unique screening tool for use during pregnancy - to pinpoint vulnerabilities for substance use.

Racial Differences in Opioid Use Disorder

The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Foundation for Opioid Research and Education — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 09:55:07 EST

Racial Differences in Opioid Use Disorder

Exposure to Marijuana in the Womb May Increase Risk of Addiction to Opioids Later in Life, Study Finds

University of Maryland School of Medicine — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:00:56 EST

University of Maryland School of Medicine Researchers Identify Neurobiological Changes Leading to Increase Release of the Brain Chemical Dopamine and Its Target Neurons Linked to Addiction-Like Behavior With the increased legalization of recreational cannabis, as many as 1 in 5 pregnant women in the U.S. are now using the drug to help with morning sickness, lower back pain or anxiety.

Pennsylvania Legislators to Address Xylazine Crisis at Free Medical Symposium

The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Foundation for Opioid Research and Education — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:35:50 EST

Pennsylvania legislators and top medical experts will come together to address the growing xylazine crisis at an upcoming free symposium. The event, titled "The Next Chapter of the Opioid Epidemic in Pennsylvania: The Xylazine Crisis," will be held on November 23, 2024, at the Bluemle Life Science Building at Jefferson Med in Philadelphia.

New Evidence-Based Information from NCCN Offers Tangible and Moral Support for People Trying to Quit Smoking

National Comprehensive Cancer Network(r) (NCCN(r)) — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:00:36 EST

Newly-published NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Quitting Smoking explains what the evidence and expert consensus is on how to best use the tools that exist to help anyone quit for good.

Study: Online E-Cigarette Retailers Fail to Comply with Sale Regulations

University of California San Diego — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:00:00 EST

Online e-cigarette retailers are not consistently adhering to laws aimed at preventing the sale of vaping products to minors, including regulations on age verification, shipping methods and flavor restrictions, report researchers at the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego.

Mount Sinai Awarded Nearly $7 Million From National Institutes of Health to Lead New York Coalition in Recruiting Participants for All of Us Research Program

Mount Sinai Health System — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:45:18 EST

Health System to serve as a lead core enrollment site for diverse, national health database

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Peers Influence Drinking Behavior in Mature Adults, Too, Study Says

MD Anderson Research Highlights for December 18, 2024

CHLA's SLAY Program Receives $2 Million Grant to Support Substance Use Prevention and Leadership Training for High School Students

Rutgers Institute Celebrates 10 Years of Advancing Neuroscience and Brain Health Research

New Study: Peer-Brokered Sales Central to Illegal Drug Trade

Curious by Nature: Dr. Deborah Padgett - There Is a Solution to Homelessness

Rats on Cocaine: When Aversion is Not Enough

New Report: Life Expectancy Years Shorter in the United States Compared to the United Kingdom

2024 Bloomberg American Health Summit in Washington, D.C., to Spotlight Concrete Ways to Advance Public Health Amid Political Division

'I Don't Feel Your Pain': How Alcohol Increases Aggression

Rutgers Startup Seeks to Design Safer Prescription Opiates

Alcohol Use Identified by UTHealth Houston Researchers as Most Common Predictor of Escalated Cannabis Vaping Among Youths in Texas

Xylazine is a New Threat That Demands Swift Action Using Lessons from the Past

Study Identifies Pregnant Women at Risk for Substance Use

Racial Differences in Opioid Use Disorder

Exposure to Marijuana in the Womb May Increase Risk of Addiction to Opioids Later in Life, Study Finds

Pennsylvania Legislators to Address Xylazine Crisis at Free Medical Symposium

New Evidence-Based Information from NCCN Offers Tangible and Moral Support for People Trying to Quit Smoking

Study: Online E-Cigarette Retailers Fail to Comply with Sale Regulations

Mount Sinai Awarded Nearly $7 Million From National Institutes of Health to Lead New York Coalition in Recruiting Participants for All of Us Research Program

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