A new study carried out by researchers at Purdue University, and subsequently published in the journal PLOS ONE, has found that mixing alcohol with energy drinks may affect the adolescent brain in much the same way as does taking cocaine...
A new study published in Indoor Air: International Journal of Indoor Environment and Health has found that the more children are exposed to household tobacco smoke during early childhood, the more likely they are to show anti-social...
A new study carried out at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has found that results from drug and alcohol addiction treatment programmes improve amongst teens when they stop smoking. The findings, which have been...
The use of e-cigarettes has increased dramatically in recent years. New research suggests that besides acting as a gateway to tobacco smoking, ‘vaping’ can also potentially damage your health in other ways. A study undertaken at the Keck...
New research coming out of the University of Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions points to evidence which seems to suggest that an effective way of preventing drug and alcohol use by teenagers is to begin substance abuse education in...
Frequent binge drinking during your teenage years can affect the brain functioning and development of your future offspring, according to new research published by Loyola University. Indeed, the study suggests that excessive alcohol...
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Le sigarette elettroniche aromatizzate sono diventate molto popolari tra gli adolescenti: ci sono più di 460 marchi e 7.700 gusti sul mercato negli Stati Uniti. Il numero di giovani adulti che utilizzano sigarette elettroniche è quasi...
Una nuova ricerca pubblicata sul Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology sostiene che gli interventi telefonici sembrano un modo efficace per aiutare i militari a superare la dipendenza da alcol. Lo studio dimostra che tale metodo può...
I bambini abusati sessualmente hanno quasi cinque volte più probabilità di usare droghe per via endovenosa durante l'età adulta, ha scoperto un nuovo studio pubblicato dall'American Public Health Association (APHA). Il rapporto suggerisce...
The increased use of marijuana as well as the debate over decriminalisation and legalisation has left many with questions about the potential dangers of cannabis. A new study found that people who used marijuana were more likely to develop...
A new study conducted in the United States and subsequently published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs suggests that those who suffered from symptoms of alcohol dependence during their youth may still experience the mental and...
Il passaggio dall'infanzia all'età adulta può essere un momento particolarmente difficile per molti giovani. Un nuovo studio pubblicato su Emerging Adulthood indaga il modo in cui gli utenti di sostanze adolescenti vedono questo cambiamento...
Past research has often suggested parent-child connectedness and communication to be important for the prevention of substance, particularly alcohol, misuse among adolescents. A new study recently published in Drugs: Education, Prevention...
Smoking has for a long time been known to be a significant cause of cancer. A new article published by JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that the proportion of cancer deaths caused by smoking in the United States is highest in the South of...
Quasi 3 adolescenti su 4 negli Stati Uniti pensano che le sigarette elettroniche siano meno dannose o che creino dipendenza rispetto al fumo di tabacco, secondo un nuovo studio. I ricercatori hanno anche scoperto che l'aumento della...
Alcohol-related disorders are traditionally seen as predominately affecting males. New research has found, however, that women now consume as much alcohol as men and, as a result, are doing increasing amounts of harm to their bodies. The...
La ricerca ha dimostrato che le persone tendono a bere di più quando consumano alcol combinato con bevande energetiche. La miscelazione di bevande energetiche e alcol è nota per ridurre la sensazione di ubriachezza poiché gli stimolanti...
Una nuova ricerca indaga la complessa relazione tra bullismo e uso di sostanze tra gli adolescenti. Lo studio, pubblicato sulla rivista Addictive Behaviors, identifica una serie di processi coinvolti nel bullismo che prendono in...
