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Category: Addiction
The frightening rise of drugged driving
As if the thought of drivers who are drunk or texting isn't enough to make you anxiously tighten your grip on the steering wheel, two …
TV characters' drinking problems: Not that funny
I've never been a huge fan of the popular TV show Two and a Half Men - I'll tune in occasionally - but in recent …
FDA's warning over alcoholic energy drinks is progress, but not perfection
There have been dramatic public policy developments surrounding caffeinated alcohol beverages since Michelle Brandt wrote about them here less than a month ago. Half a …
Do people really get addicted to marijuana?
Last week, the Los Angeles Times profiled a woman who was addicted to marijuana for 19 years, during which she used marijuana compulsively several times …
Love blocks pain, Stanford study shows
Intense, passionate feelings of love can block pain in ways similar to painkillers or illicit drugs like cocaine, according to a Stanford study published online …
Pediatrics group calls for stricter limits on tobacco advertising
Armed with data showing that advertising has a powerful effect on adolescents' decision to smoke, the American Academy of Pediatrics yesterday called on the government …
A response to reader comments about Proposition 19
On Tuesday, Paul Costello posted an entry discussing our recent interview about Proposition 19, and a number of readers left comments. I wanted to respond …
Yea or nay on California's prop to legalize weed?
Personally, I've been wavering on how I'll vote in November on the California proposition that legalizes marijuana. I hear the proponents of Proposition 19 with …
Keith Humphreys on the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
The biggest difference between crack and powder cocaine is who uses it: The former has traditionally been the vice of African Americans; the latter (more …
Legalized marijuana in California: high teens and a more powerful tobacco industry?
As widely reported this afternoon, a new report from the RAND Corporation shows that legalizing marijuana in California - something that voters will vote on …
National survey shows teen girls more vulnerable to drug and alcohol abuse
Blame the Lindsay Lohan-effect, realty TV shows chronicling the lives of drunken 20-somethings on a downward spiral or the increasing availability of prescription drugs. Whatever …
Does coffee really wake you up?
While sipping a cup of "Hair Bender" from Stumptown Coffee Roasters this morning, I was shocked to attention by new research showing that my morning …
Europe launches campaign to get young smokers to stop
Last year, the European Commission called for a "Smoke-Free Europe" by 2012. Now, following reports showing that 35 percent of 15- to 24-year-olds in the …
NIH podcast reveals prescription drug abuse more prevalent in teenage girls than boys
A new National Institute of Health podcast offers insight into gender-based differences regarding abuse of prescription drugs. In general, men tend to take more prescription …
Researchers study whether exercise can help prevent drug relapse
Regular exercise has been shown to do all sorts of good things: build muscle, improve cardiovascular health, reduce stroke risk and boost mood. But could …