Un estudio con un millón de personas encuentra genes comunes en muchos trastornos adictivos
VIERNES, 24 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una investigación de punta muestra unos marcadores genéticos del abuso de sustancias, y podría conducir a unas formas más efectivas de prevenir y tratar los trastornos de abuso de sustancias y alcohol.E…
Learn MoreGambling: When Does Play Become Addiction?
SATURDAY, March 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While some gamble socially and others do it for a living, it’s a serious addiction for those who have an uncontrollable urge to keep going at the risk of losing everything.“In our brain, the centers involve…
Learn MoreMillion-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breakthrough research shows genetic markers for substance abuse and could lead to more effective ways to prevent and treat drug and alcohol use disorders.These findings could help people who face addiction to…
Learn MoreMental Health Woes Double Women’s Odds for Cervical Cancer
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women with mental illness have a risk for cervical cancer that’s twice as high as that for others, according to new research.Swedish researchers noted that women with mental illness, neuropsychiatric disabili…
Learn MorePoll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids’ Exposure to Vaping
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Four out of five U.S. parents questioned in a large poll believe their preteen and teenage kids are clear on the risks that electronic cigarettes pose, and only a few think their child actually vapes.Still, i…
Learn MoreUn suministro más amplio de naloxona, un antídoto de los opioides, no fomenta el uso de heroína: estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación encuentra que una disponibilidad más amplia de la naloxona, un tratamiento, no aumenta el uso de la heroína entre los adolescentes de EE. UU., lo que contradice a las preocupaci…
Learn MoreWider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won’t Encourage Heroin Use: Study
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Contrary to concerns, wider availability of naloxone treatment is not increasing heroin use among U.S. teens, new research finds.Naloxone (Narcan) quickly reverses an overdose from opioids like heroin, fent…
Learn MoreFumar y tener una enfermedad mental a la vez puede disparar el consumo de cafeína
JUEVES, 2 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un grupo de estadounidenses beben más bebidas con cafeína que todos los demás.Se trata de las personas que fuman cigarrillos y que también sufren de una enfermedad mental grave, entre ellas la esquizofren…
Learn MoreVapear tabaco o marihuana parece vincularse con una mayor ansiedad en los adolescentes
MIÉRCOLES, 1 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Durante décadas, las personas recurrían al tabaco en los momentos de estrés. Ahora, un estudio preliminar apunta que los jóvenes usan el vapeo de la misma forma.El estudio, de casi 2,000 adolescentes y…
Learn MoreSmoking Plus Mental Illness Can Send Caffeine Intake Soaring
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One group of Americans drinks more caffeinated beverages than all others. That’s people who smoke cigarettes and also have serious mental illness, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, according to n…
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