by Valiant | May 13, 2016 | Alcohol abuse, medical studies
Not all alcoholics are the same, and a new study has shown that there are important brain differences between alcoholics who are anxiety prone compared to alcoholics who are impulsive. University of Eastern Finland researchers have found that there are various changes...
by Valiant | May 9, 2016 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, medical studies
The chronic abuse of alcohol typically increases the metabolism of nicotine in the body, leading to nicotine withdrawal symptoms that are more severe and last longer in heavy drinkers, often resulting in a poorer outcome in these cases. The study did provide some good...
by Valiant | May 6, 2016 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, heroin use
North America, especially Canada and the USA, is experiencing a heroin epidemic that is gaining in strength and destroying families everywhere. The number of drug overdose deaths from this illegal street drug each day is staggering, and while authorities try to stem...
by Valiant | May 2, 2016 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse
Many experts have debated whether e-cigs are safer than smoking tobacco but until now there have not been a lot of studies or scientific evidence to show which side of the debate is right. A new study could change things though. In the recent report experts in this...