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U.S. Drug Abuse Problem Needs to be Faced
(September 19, 2012)
Seeing Through the Smoke -- The Secrets in a Cigarette
(September 07, 2012)
Study: Teen pot use, IQ linked
(August 28, 2012)
Always have room for a dessert? Here's why: Brain's pleasure centres override chemicals that say we are full
(July 26, 2012)
Surge in Heroin Moves to Suburbs
(July 19, 2012)
Dr. Nora Volkow
(July 10, 2012)
Ending the stigma of addiction
(July 04, 2012)
Cognitive Enhancement in Healthy People: Potential and Concerns
(June 09, 2012)
The D.S.M. Gets Addiction Right
(June 06, 2012)
Methadone clinics don’t attract crime, study finds
(May 02, 2012)
Newborns with Drug Withdrawal A Growing Problem
(May 02, 2012)
Hooked: Why bad habits are hard to break
(May 01, 2012)
Are You a Food Addict?
(April 12, 2012)
Whitney Houston’s broken heart: drugs, smoking, drinking and atherosclerosis
(March 31, 2012)
Madonna’s ‘Molly’ Remarks at Ultra: What is Molly and What Does It Do?
(March 31, 2012)
Study says children born to mothers who used meth during pregnancy at higher risk of behavior problems
(March 22, 2012)
New wrinkle in pot debate: stoned driving
(March 21, 2012)
Learning From the Spurned and Tipsy Fruit Fly
(March 18, 2012)
Inhaling Helium Can Be Deadly, NIDA Warns (free login)
(March 18, 2012)
Adopted kids' drug abuse risk affected by biological family
(March 09, 2012)
More using fake pot products, "experimenting on themselves with very dangerous chemicals"
(March 08, 2012)
Deadly Duo: Mixing Alcohol and Prescription Drugs Can Result in Addiction or Accidental Death
(February 28, 2012)
Xanax Can Be Addictive, Dangerous: Doctors
(February 21, 2012)
Addicts' Brains May Be Wired At Birth For Less Self-Control
(February 08, 2012)
Prescription drug addiction: the treatment challenge
(January 12, 2012)
Creatively confronting addiction
(January 12, 2012)
Cigarette and alcohol use at historic low among teens
(December 25, 2011)
Active Compounds in 'Bath Salts' and Ecstasy Similar (free login)
(December 25, 2011)
Are You Inhaling Secondhand Coke?
(December 21, 2011)
Caffeine Withdrawal Recommended for Inclusion in DSM-5 (free login)
(December 21, 2011)
Teen Smoking, Drinking Down, Marijuana Use Up
(December 20, 2011)
More teens smoke pot than smoke cigarettes
(December 20, 2011)
Survey: More teens using synthetic drugs
(December 20, 2011)
Teen drinking, smoking, at lowest point in 30 years
(December 21, 2011)
Designer Drugs Fry Brain Like Ecstasy
(December 21, 2011)
How Pot, Cocaine, and Hunger Intersect in the Brain
(December 08, 2011)
Moms on Drugs: The Prescription Pill Epidemic
(November 08, 2011)
Are today's parents going too soft on kids using marijuana?
(October 24, 2011)
Generation Wired
(October 15, 2011)
An Addiction Vaccine, Tantalizingly Close
(October 11, 2011)
Washington’s 100 Most Powerful Women
(October 11, 2011)
Can Food Be as Addictive as a Drug?
(October 10, 2011)
Don't study the video game, study the player
(September 23, 2011)
Fighting Stigma with Theater: Addiction Performance Project Brings Ailment to Life
(September 11, 2011)
Potential New Therapeutic Target for ADHD Revealed
(August 25, 2011)
Addiction a brain disorder, not just bad behavior
(August 25, 2011)
Nora Volkow—challenging the myths about drug addiction
(August 15, 2011)
Who Falls to Addiction, and Who Is Unscathed?
(August 11, 2011)
The promise of genetic research
(July 25, 2011)
Rethinking Addiction's Roots, and Its Treatment
(July 20, 2011)
Stoned driving is uncharted territory
(July 12, 2011)
Coaches suspect steroid use on the decline
(July 07, 2011)
High Wired: Does Addictive Internet Use Restructure the Brain?
(June 28, 2011)
Substance Abuse Comorbidity Findings Surprise VA Mental Health Experts
(June 28, 2011)
Dr. Nora Volkow: A General in the Drug War
(June 25, 2011)
Dr. Nora Volkow: A General in the Drug War
(June 24, 2011)
Why Smokers Gain Weight When Quitting
(June 21, 2011)
Study: A Mysterious Gene Variant That Makes Quitting Smoking Easier
(May 28, 2011)
Play Sheds Light on Addiction, Encourages Physicians to Screen Patients
(May 03, 2011)
Play Sheds Light on Addiction, Encourages Physicians to Screen Patients - Interviews
(May 03, 2011)
Use and Abuse of Prescription Painkillers
(May 03, 2011)
New Image of Addiction: Q&A with Dr. Nora Volkow
(April 13, 2011)
Drug addiction hijacks several areas of the brain -- and almost all of one's life
(March 08, 2011)
Outlawing 'Legal Highs:' Can Emergency Bans Hinder Drug Development?
(March 08, 2011)
Kicking The Cigarette Habit A Global Challenge
(February 28, 2011)
US Teens Using More Marijuana
(February 06, 2011)
New Year's resolutions? Brain can sabotage success
(January 17, 2011)
Experts worry that medical-pot laws promote teen use
(January 15, 2011)
Drug overdoses on the rise in most age groups
(January 06, 2011)
Pot use among teenagers still rising, survey finds
(December 28, 2010)
U.S.: More teens smoke marijuana than cigarettes
(December 28, 2010)
The Killers in Your Medicine Cabinet
(December 16, 2010)
Education is key to smoke-free air
(December 03, 2010)
'Fake Marijuana' Users Showing Up in Emergency Rooms
(November 26, 2010)
Fighting Teen Drug Use with Plain Facts
(November 25, 2010)
Longer-lasting options to treat drug addiction
(November 02, 2010)
FDA OKs Vivitrol to treat heroin, narcotic addictions
(October 29, 2010)
Monthly Injection Approved To Fight Drug Addiction
(October 29, 2010)
Don't toss the meds, but peek into love-struck brains shows why passion sometimes eases pain
(October 29, 2010)
Synthetic marijuana is strong, accessible — and legal
(October 27, 2010)
Can Internet use trigger depression?
(October 20, 2010)
Lasting Pleasures, Robbed by Drug Abuse
(September 16, 2010)
Is There an Addict in Your House? Top 10 ways to prevent and treat substance abuse
(September 11, 2010)
Painkillers such as Percocet can push everyday people into risky addiction
(September 10, 2010)
Prescription Painkiller Addiction: 7 Myths
(August 19, 2010)
How to Take Control of Your Cravings
(August 18, 2010)
Drug War Statement Upstaged at AIDS Gathering
(August 09, 2010)
Cocktail of drugs for HIV curbs new infections, study finds
(August 05, 2010)
Does Teen Drug Rehab Cure Addiction or Create It?
(August 03, 2010)
Desperate Addicts Inject Others' Blood
(July 30, 2010)
Experts: Addicts need not look far for a high
(July 29, 2010)
The growing buzz on 'spice' -- the marijuana alternative
(July 29, 2010)
Secret of AA: After 75 Years, We Don't Know How It Works
(July 12, 2010)
Obesity, Drug Addiction, and Dopamine
(June 24, 2010)
The Anatomy of Craving
(June 20, 2010)
Teen girls abuse drugs more than boys
(May 25, 2010)
Anabolic steroid users may face heart trouble
(May 20, 2010)
Popping Pills A Popular Way To Boost Brain Power
(May 12, 2010)
NIH unveils new opioid drug abuse therapy
(May 12, 2010)
Nicotine vaccine effective in early tests
(May 12, 2010)
The Emotional and Vulnerable Brain: Pain, Pleasure, and Addiction
(May 12, 2010)
Once written off, crack babies can now tell stories of success
(May 06, 2010)
Mapping drug addicts' tracks
(May 06, 2010)
Can Eating Junk Food Really Be an Addiction?
(April 24, 2010)
Katie Couric's Notebook: Food Addiction
(April 21, 2010)
A Vaccine to Cure Addictions?
(March 30, 2010)
Forget the Cocaine Vaccine
(March 27, 2010)
Superwoman syndrome fuels pill-popping
(March 18, 2010)
Are Doctors Too Reluctant to Prescribe Opioids?
(March 18, 2010)
A Common Cut in Cocaine May Prove Deadly
(February 11, 2010)
Opioid painkiller overload
(February 03, 2010)
Cocaine changes how genes work in brain
(January 30, 2010)
Big Think Interview With Nora Volkow
(November 29, 2009)
Why Addicts Shouldn’t be Criminalized
(November 29, 2009)
Tricking Your Brain into Healthy Addictions
(November 30, 2009)
When Loving Parents Raise Addicts
(November 30, 2009)
The Impossibility of "Just Say No"
(November 30, 2009)
The Unyielding Power of Dopamine
(November 30, 2009)
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