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Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse is an excessively habitual partaking in drugs or alcohol. The effects of substance abuse can be harmful both mentally and physically and can lead to addictive tendencies. The most commonly abused substances are alcohol and opioids, which can cause problems such as heart and liver damage.
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SEP 27, 2015Neuroscience
Nearly two million Americans, aged 12 or older, either abused or were dependent on opioids in 2013, according to the Cen ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 19, 2015Neuroscience
Using light to remotely activate drugs could be the next big thing in treating pain, depression, epilepsy and other neur ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Neuroscience
In a promising breakthrough for smokers who are trying to quit, neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Medic ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJAN 14, 2015Health & Medicine
Nearly three million older Americans are substance abusers, and this may approach six million by 2020. Alcohol abuse sti ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 13, 2014Neuroscience
Stimulation of a certain population of neurons within the brain can alter the learning process, according to a team of n ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 09, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Much attention is given to the quality of schools when it comes to producing well-adjusted children that become responsi ...Written By: Peter Micheli
SEP 27, 2015
Neuroscience
Nearly two million Americans, aged 12 or older, either abused or were dependent on opioids in 2013, according to the Cen
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 19, 2015
Neuroscience
Using light to remotely activate drugs could be the next big thing in treating pain, depression, epilepsy and other neur
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 21, 2015
Neuroscience
In a promising breakthrough for smokers who are trying to quit, neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Medic
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JAN 14, 2015
Health & Medicine
Nearly three million older Americans are substance abusers, and this may approach six million by 2020. Alcohol abuse sti
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 13, 2014
Neuroscience
Stimulation of a certain population of neurons within the brain can alter the learning process, according to a team of n
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 09, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Much attention is given to the quality of schools when it comes to producing well-adjusted children that become responsi
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli