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Smoking marijuana damages brain structure
Young people addicted to cannabis, who smoke continuously for 3 years, will have difficulty remembering and have an abnormal brain structure compared to those who do not…
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No one thought about harm when texting too much
Experts from Washington University (USA) have warned, who
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There is going to be a cure
A leading scholar said, researchers are developing therapeutic techniques for the
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Electronic cigarettes are still harmful to users
Recently researchers from the University of California, Riverside, have discovered harmful elements in the composition of electronic cigarettes.
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Drug detox with magnets
Tests on rats with cocaine addiction showed that they were released from drug addiction after scientists fired lasers that alter neurons in a certain area of the brain.
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Children with television addiction are more likely to use violence
The risk of doing illegal and violent acts by children spending too much time watching television every day is much greater than other children.
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Strange disease: Woman addicted to cat fur eating
Ms. Lisa, from Detroit in Michigan state (USA) started addicted to cat fur 15 years ago. So far, the 43-year-old woman has been eating a total of more than 3,200 pinches…
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Parkinson's disease does not cause addiction
A study from the US showed that Parkinson's patients are not addicted to gambling, shopping or sex when not taking drugs to treat illness, according to Reuters.
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Find the gene that causes alcoholism
A new study has discovered a gene called RASGRF-2 that plays an important role in the stimulation of alcohol to release dopamine in the brain.
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Addiction can be resistant to the flu
As an addictive substance, methamphetamine can break cerebral blood vessels, stroke, heart failure and death.
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Back to the time of human apes, because of marijuana
Researchers found that the act of being addicted to cannabis while still in school can cause them to lose their intelligence, as shown by their low IQ, when they reach a…
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There is a vaccine for smoking cessation
Nicotine addiction is a difficult habit to give up with most men. However, that worry will no longer be present. Researchers at the Weill Cornell Medical College in New…
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There is a vaccine for detoxification
The anti-drug vaccine has been developed by a team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College (New York). They are the first to test a new treatment against addicti…
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Drug treatment of shopping addiction
Psychiatrists discovered, a drug that specializes in Alzheimer's can help shopping addicts get rid of their wasteful habits. Shopping addiction can cause misery to spend…
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Addiction messaging is not good for language skills
A new study shows that people who like to text messages via electronic devices may be less able to receive language, especially new words compared to traditional readers.