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Fentanyl kills more young Americans than COVID. The underlying causes should worry us all. | USA Today

webfull — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:13:12 +0000

February 6, 2022 | MPP alumna Henna Hundal has penned a new article for USA Today, delving into the the addiction and overdose crisis that has caused devastation across the United States, Canada, and many other countries around the world.

Read the article.

Published: 9 February 2022

We’re not addicted to smartphones, we’re addicted to social interaction

webfull — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:56:53 +0000

We all know people who, seemingly incapable of living without the bright screen of their phone for more than a few minutes, are constantly texting and checking out what friends are up to on social media.

These are examples of what many consider to be the antisocial behaviour brought on by smartphone addiction, a phenomenon that has garnered media attention in the past few months and led investors and consumers to demand that tech giants address this problem.

But what if we were looking at things the wrong way? Could smartphone addiction be hyper-social, not anti-social?

Published: 6 February 2018

Scientists identify key gene associated with addiction

webfull — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 14:16:37 +0000

A new study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry by a team led by Salah El Mestikawy, Ph.D., researcher at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’île-de-Montréal), professor at �㽶��Ƶ and head of research at CNRS INSERM UPMC in Paris, opens the field to new understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying addiction in humans.

Published: 4 August 2015

Alcohol consumption - OECD

webfull — Mon, 11 May 2015 15:46:42 +0000

Published: 11 May 2015

Addiction: abnormal communication in the brain

webfull — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:09:35 +0000

January 29, 2013 - Addiction to cigarettes, drugs and other stimulants has been linked in the past to the brain’s frontal lobes, but now there is scientific evidence that indicates where in the frontal cortex addiction takes hold and how. Addiction could be a result of abnormal communication between two areas of the frontal lobes linked to decision-making. The discovery will undoubtedly stimulate clinical work on new therapies for millions of people who suffer from addiction.

Published: 5 February 2013

Study shows majority of smokers re-ignite their habit following heart attack

webfull — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:39:25 +0000

Despite obvious motivation for quitting, 2/3 of patients will resume smoking within twelve months

Published: 29 January 2013

Addiction: abnormal communication in the brain

webfull — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:11:37 +0000

Addiction to cigarettes, drugs and other stimulants has been linked in the past to the brain’s frontal lobes, but now there is scientific evidence that indicates where in the frontal cortex addiction takes hold and how. Addiction could be a result of abnormal communication between two areas of the frontal lobes linked to decision-making. The discovery will undoubtedly stimulate clinical work on new therapies for millions of people who suffer from addiction.

Published: 29 January 2013

How genetics shape our addictions

webfull — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:08:36 +0000

Genes predict the brain’s reaction to smoking

Published: 20 September 2012