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Alcohol Disrupts Brain Communication Even At Legal Driving Limit, Study Finds
A new brain imaging study of 107 adults has found that even moderate alcohol consumption reduces whole brain communication and increases localised activity.
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Smartphone Sensor Data Could Determine Cannabis Intoxication With 90 Percent Accuracy: Study
New research says that smartphone sensors can be used to detect cannabis intoxication. The research, by Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, was published in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal.
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Your Assumptions About Native Americans And Alcohol Are Wrong
Not really accurate, according to a study published this week in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Researchers found that Native Americans are more likely than white counterparts to abstain from alcohol altogether, and the two groups had comparable rates of heavy and binge drinking.
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Injection to curb alcohol dependence
A once-a-month injection may help alcoholics maintain sobriety. Naltrexone is a drug that blocks opiate receptors and has been used to treat drug addiction, but previous studies looking at its effects in people with alcoholism had produced varying results.
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Alcohol Disrupts Brain Communication Even At Legal Driving Limit, Study Finds
A new brain imaging study of 107 adults has found that even moderate alcohol consumption reduces whole brain communication and increases localised activity.
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Smartphone Sensor Data Could Determine Cannabis Intoxication With 90 Percent Accuracy: Study
New research says that smartphone sensors can be used to detect cannabis intoxication. The research, by Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, was published in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal.
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Your Assumptions About Native Americans And Alcohol Are Wrong
Not really accurate, according to a study published this week in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Researchers found that Native Americans are more likely than white counterparts to abstain from alcohol altogether, and the two groups had comparable rates of heavy and binge drinking.
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Injection to curb alcohol dependence
A once-a-month injection may help alcoholics maintain sobriety. Naltrexone is a drug that blocks opiate receptors and has been used to treat drug addiction, but previous studies looking at its effects in people with alcoholism had produced varying results.
