Monday, October 14, 2019

Withdrawal

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First Case of Google Glass Addiction Treated
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 15, 2014 10:45 AM EDT
According to the doctors, the man checked in to the Navy's Substance Abuse and Recovery Program to get treatment for alcoholism and for Internet addiction disorder linked to Google Glass.
Cannabis Withdrawal Symptoms Common in Youth Treated for Substance Abuse
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 02, 2014 12:32 PM EDT
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) found that many adolescents who were being treated for outpatient substance use disorder had signs of cannabis withdrawal.
App can Determine Severity of Tremors Caused by Alcohol-Withdrawal
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 29, 2014 12:06 PM EDT
Researchers from the University of Toronto created app that can measure tremor strength to help doctors determine the severity of the tremors.
MA has Tripled the Nation’s Rate of Drug-Addicted Infants
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 20, 2014 10:39 AM EDT
According to a new report, the rate of drug-addicted infants born in MA is alarmingly high.
Drinking Coffee Can Lower Risk of Suicide
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 25, 2013 02:46 PM EDT
Researchers found that drinking coffee every day could lower one's risk of suicide. http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/15622975.2013.795243
Caffeine Withdrawal Added as a Mental Disorder
By Cheri Cheng | May 31, 2013 01:01 PM EDT
The American Psychiatric Association's newest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) added caffeine withdrawal as a mental illness.
Internet Addiction May Cause Withdrawal Similar to Drug Addiction
By Makini Brice | Feb 20, 2013 01:35 PM EST
The people who had previously been flagged for Internet addiction reported increased negative moods when they were not on the Internet.
Researchers Find Plant Compound Effective in Making Drug Withdrawal Bearable
By Affirunisa Kankudti | Jan 28, 2013 08:09 AM EST
Researchers, trying to develop treatments to help people get over their drug addictions, have found that a mixture derived from a tree found in Southeast Asia can wean people off drugs.
Stopping High-Fat Diet Has Similar Affects as Drug Withdrawal
By Drishya Nair | Dec 13, 2012 01:43 PM EST
Scientists from the University of Montreal in a new study suggest that those who let go of a high-fat diet are more likely to be vulnerable to a cycle of bingeing and fasting, due to chemical changes caused in the brain. The researchers suggest that going on a diet could have similar effects on the brain as drug withdrawal.

Did You Know?

Threshold-Dependent Gene Drives In Wild Populations

The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. By altering the heritability of certain traits, gene drive technologies have the potential to spread desired genes through wild populations. In practice, this could lead to mosquito populations that, for example, bear traits making them resistant to the spread of malaria. Despite the huge potential for improving human well-being, concern exists that gene drives could fail in the wild or, perhaps more concerning, spread beyond their intended target populations.