Cocaine in the Human Brain

Cocaine in the human brain – A look at the effect of cocaine in the brain and a physiological explanation for chemical addiction and withdrawal.

New Opioid Drug Developed for Pain Relief

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As people who take opioid painkillers to manage their chronic pain grow tolerant to the drugs, they can develop side effects like constipation, nausea, drowsiness, dizziness and addiction. While the researchers did not touch on the subject of addiction …
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Death by Detoxification

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Because most of these individuals will receive no medications to treat their addiction, this treatment approach is called "drug-free," which too often means "medication-free." It resonates with a longstanding tradition, the abstinence-based model …
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OASI backs Children's Commissioner in proposing raising the drinking age to 18

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The OASI Foundation already in 1991, in the very beginning of its mission, viewed and considered alcohol as a mood altering substance with addictive properties and hazardous effects. OASI had then already embarked on various initiatives to draw the …
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