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Controlling College Students' ADHD Symptoms May Protect Them Against Substance Abuse (October 2007)

Reports data on the prevalence of substance use among college students with ADHD, comparing those who received ADHD treatment with those who did not.

Antipsychotic Drug Prevents Morphine Tolerance in Mice (April 2007)

Summarizes animal studies indicating that an antipsychotic drug, trifluoperazine, prevents morphine tolerance in mice.

Incentives Reduce Stimulant Abuse During Methadone Maintenance (April 2007)

Summarizes a study on the use of incentives to encourage abstinence among methadone maintenance patients in outpatient programs.

Naltrexone-Nicotine Patch Combination Shows Promise (April 2007)

Reports findings from a clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of naltrexone as a supplement to nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation.

Scientists Pinpoint Brain's Sweet Tooth (April 2007)

Reports on research that successfully traced rats’ liking for sweets to a 1-cubic millimeter site in the medial shell of the nucleus accumbens in the brain.

Brain Changes Accompany Cocaine Withdrawal (February 2007)

Summarizes an animal study of the neural changes in the amygdala portion of the brain that occur as a result of cocaine exposure followed by withdrawal of the drug.

Studies Focus on Acculturation and Hispanic Youth (February 2007)

Summarizes a study that analyzes factors associated with the risk of drug addiction among 19- to 21-year-old Hispanic women born in the United States as compared with immigrants.

Medical Care During Addiction Treatment Reduces Hospital Use (February 2007)

Reports on an analysis comparing three types of addiction treatment programs: methadone maintenance programs, long-term residential programs, and nonmethadone programs.

First-time Patients Opt for Office-Based Buprenorphine (October 2006)

Presents highlights of a study suggesting that compared with methadone, office-based buprenorphine treatment attracts individuals who have less extensive addiction histories.

Ethnicity Influences Early Smoking and Progression to Drug Abuse (October 2006)

Summarizes findings from a 10-year study that monitored smoking and progress to other drugs among youth that found ethnicity to be an influential factor.

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Controlling College Students' ADHD Symptoms May Protect Them Against Substance Abuse (October 2007)

Antipsychotic Drug Prevents Morphine Tolerance in Mice (April 2007)

Incentives Reduce Stimulant Abuse During Methadone Maintenance (April 2007)

Naltrexone-Nicotine Patch Combination Shows Promise (April 2007)

Scientists Pinpoint Brain's Sweet Tooth (April 2007)

Brain Changes Accompany Cocaine Withdrawal (February 2007)

Studies Focus on Acculturation and Hispanic Youth (February 2007)

Medical Care During Addiction Treatment Reduces Hospital Use (February 2007)

First-time Patients Opt for Office-Based Buprenorphine (October 2006)

Ethnicity Influences Early Smoking and Progression to Drug Abuse (October 2006)

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