Men With Sex Addiction May Have Higher Levels of “Love Hormone” Oxytocin
Cognitive behavioral therapy may help reduce hypersexual behavior and oxytocin levels. Men with hypersexual disorder may have higher levels of oxytocin in their blood than…
Cognitive behavioral therapy may help reduce hypersexual behavior and oxytocin levels. Men with hypersexual disorder may have higher levels of oxytocin in their blood than…
New research published today (January 27, 2022) in the scientific journal Addiction has found that cannabis combined with alcohol is more detrimental to driving performance…
A new systematic review has found only very low-quality evidence that substances claiming to treat or prevent alcohol-induced hangover work. The researchers call for more…
Differences found by region, age groups, and prescriber type. The volume of prescription opioids dispensed from retail pharmacies declined by 21% from 2008 to 2018,…
Study shows stress led to drinking more than intended in men only when they already had consumed alcohol. A new study has shown that stress…
Pattern even more pronounced among heavy users (20 out of preceding 30 days). Recent cannabis use is linked to extremes of nightly sleep duration —…
The National Alliance of Mental Health estimates that one in five American adults will suffer from a mental illness at some point in their lives. Treatment is…
Increased mortality risk among current alcohol abstainers might largely be explained by other factors, including previous alcohol or drug problems, daily smoking, and overall poor…
Cigarette smokers who quit smoking but substitute e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products, are more likely to relapse. The United States Centers for Disease Control and…
Co-occurring health disorders appear to contribute to increased risk, NIH study suggests. An analysis of electronic health records of nearly 580,000 fully vaccinated people in…
Withdrawal from three different drugs shuffles brain networks in similar fashion. Zeroing in on specific brain regions when studying drug and alcohol abuse simplifies research…
Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine nearly tripled from 2015 to 2019 among people ages 18-64 in the United States, according to a study by the National…
New research from the Addiction and Mental Health Group at the University of Bath highlights challenges for people trying to give up the drug ‘Spice.’…
The problem with opioids is that they kill pain – and people. In the past three years, more than 125,000 persons died from an opioid…
UC Davis Health study warns of risks associated with opioid dose tapering. Opioid therapy is complex. In recent years, a rise in opioid-related deaths and…
A small group of nerve cells in the brain determines whether an individual continues to consume alcohol even when it has negative consequences. This is…
A new study by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers of more the 400,000 Medicare patients taking medications for insomnia found that the risk of death…
The idea that cannabis is a ‘gateway drug’ to more harmful substances such as opioids is controversial, yet has substantially impacted drug policy, education, and…