Drug Addiction - Substance Abuse Archives
PsychBriefs: March 16-22, 2008 - March 22, 2008
Attractive women want it all While the qualities men look for in potential mates vary little with their own attractiveness, women calibrate their wants based on their own desirability. The more attractive a woman is, the higher her standards for...Continue reading "PsychBriefs: March 16-22, 2008"
PsychBriefs: January 27-February 2, 2008 - February 1, 2008
Army Suicides Reach New High Suicides among soldiers serving in Iraq reached a new high in 2007, despite increased mental health outreach efforts. Thirty self-inflicted deaths have been confirmed, while an additional six remain under investigation. While this marks an...Continue reading "PsychBriefs: January 27-February 2, 2008"
PsychBriefs: January 6-12, 2008 - January 11, 2008
Our weekly wrap-up of news, interesting research, and noteworthy happenings in the worlds of psychiatry, psychology, and social work. Study Shows Teens Widely Abuse Cough Syrup The most recent survey on teen drug use shows that 3.1 million teens and...Continue reading "PsychBriefs: January 6-12, 2008"
Cocaine Use Down Among Highly Educated - August 29, 2007
A study by researchers at The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that cocaine use has decreased among Americans with college degrees in the last 20 years, while remaining constant among those who did not finish high school....Continue reading "Cocaine Use Down Among Highly Educated"
PsychBriefs: April 28-May 4, 2007 - May 4, 2007
Our weekly wrap-up of news, interesting research, and noteworthy happenings in the worlds of psychiatry, psychology, and social work. This week: April 28-May 4, 2007. Mentally Ill Die 25 Years Earlier People treated for serious mental illness in public systems...Continue reading "PsychBriefs: April 28-May 4, 2007"
Substance Abuse, PTSD Common Among Veterans - March 16, 2007
Nearly three times as many veterans are taking advantage of the two free years of health care offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) than did in Vietnam, many to be treated for mental health problems, shows a report...Continue reading "Substance Abuse, PTSD Common Among Veterans"
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addictions
adolescent psychology
aging - geriatric psychology
alcoholism
alzheimer's disease
anorexia nervosa
anxiety disorders
attention deficit disorders
autism spectrum disorders
behavior and conduct disorders
behavior management
binge eating disorders
bipolar / manic depression
blindness - visually impaired
body image
bulimia nervosa
bullying
child abuse
child neglect
child psychology
childhood depression
cognitive psychology
compulsive overeating
consumer psychology
counseling, psychotherapy, therapy
depression
developmental disorders - developmental disabilities
divorce
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drug addiction - substance abuse
eating disorders
emotional abuse
emotions
family dynamics
fear
guilt
human sexuality
intelligence
learning and learning disorders
lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender (lgbt)
memory
mental retardation
motivation
nicotine addiction - smoking
obsessive-compulsive disorders
panic disorders
parenting
pedophilia
personality
physical abuse
physical abuse
post-traumatic stress disorder
postpartum depression
rape - sexual assault
relationships
schizophrenia
sexual abuse
sexual abuse
sleep disorders
social psychology
stress & coping
suicide
terrorism
test anxiety
violence
war
About Drug Addiction - Substance Abuse
This page contains an archive of all entries posted to Psychology News and Research Briefs in the Drug Addiction - Substance Abuse category. They are listed from oldest to newest.
Alcoholism is the previous category.
Nicotine Addiction - Smoking is the next category.
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