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Risk Of Death And Stroke In Those With Heart Disease Increased By Herbal Amphetamine

Chewing the natural stimulant khat increases the risk of death and stroke in patients with heart disease compared to those who are not users, according to new research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association…

Association Discovered Between Childhood ADHD And Substance Abuse Risk

Analysis of data from two long-term studies of the impact of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on the development of psychiatric disorders in young adults confirms that ADHD alone significantly increases the risk of cigarette smoking and substance abuse in both boys and girls…

Acamprosate Prevents Relapse To Drinking In Alcoholism

Acamprosate reduces the number of patients being treated for alcoholism who return to drinking, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. The drug showed moderate benefits in trials when used in addition to non-drug treatments. Drinking too much alcohol increases the risk of ill health…

Greater Risk Of Drunken Violence In Those Who Suppress Anger

A study published in the journal Addiction reveals that drunkenness increases the risk for violent behaviour, but only for individuals with a strong inclination to suppress anger. The two authors, Thor Norström and Hilde Pape, applied an approach that reduces the risk of drawing erroneous conclusions about cause and effect…

Adolescent Drinking Adds To Risk Of Breast Disease, Breast Cancer

Girls and young women who drink alcohol increase their risk of benign (noncancerous) breast disease, says a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University. Benign breast disease increases the risk for developing breast cancer…

Gene Variation Makes Alcoholism Less Likely In Some Survivors Of Sexual Abuse

Exposure to severe stress early in life increases the risk of alcohol and drug addiction.