A recent study by the Yale School of Medicine published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology stated that phone counseling modified for heavy-drinking smokers may help them quit smoking (Agnew, 2014).    Research ...

The Center for Gambling Studies at Rutgers University has been awarded funds to begin research on internet gambling in 2015.    Last year New Jersey became the third state to legalize online gambling, which prompted ...

Dutch psychiatrist Wim van den Brink recently conducted a study on 604 people to examine the effectiveness of the drug nalmefene in curbing drinking.    Nalmefene acts an alcohol antagonist, meaning “it binds to opiate ...

Every year, about 443,000 Americans die from smoking-related deaths and almost 8.6 million have an illness related to smoking. Professor Mike Zhang at Virginia Tech hopes the new nicotine vaccine they are developing may help ...

A recent study examined a thirty-one-year-old Navy serviceman who checked into the Navy’s Substance Abuse and Recovery Program (SARP) for alcoholism treatment, only to be diagnosed with internet addiction disorder.    The serviceman “exhibited significant ...

Last week, Washington, DC took a big step towards outlawing synthetic marijuana by labeling it as a Schedule I drug.    Synthetic marijuana—also known as “Spice” and “K2”—has resulted in numerous emergency room visits and ...

A recent study conducted by the University of Haifa has shown that administering synthetic marijuana to rats after a traumatic event can prevent symptoms akin to those related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).    Dr. ...

Last month, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced that they would be executing a new directive that allows hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies to collect prescription drugs that are unused.    This effort is part of ...

Last month the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) accepted a revised drug policy for substances of abuse and performance enhancing drugs (PEDs).    The most significant changes include human growth hormone testing, increasing the threshold of ...

A bill has been proposed that would allow a judge to court-order people to participate in outpatient treatment if their drug addiction “puts their lives or the lives of others in danger” (Livio, 2014).    ...