Keeping away from addictive substances is a tough one for addicts and those trying to maintain sobriety may be better off with face-to-face meetings than online support groups, a research has suggested….
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Fighting opioid addiction problem? Tamper-resistant drugs not the key say experts
Opioid addiction is a huge problem in a number of countries including US and Canada and to fight this issue governments in both the countries have been promoting tamper-resistant drugs. However, experts…
High blood pressure medication may stop drug and alcohol addiction
High blood pressure medication could help drug and alcohol addicts to get rid of their addiction, a new research involving U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drugs have established through a series…
Smokers who are able to quit have it in their brains, study says
A new study has claimed that smokers who are able to give up smoking have it hardwired in their brains i.e. there is greater connectivity among certain brain regions in these people…
E-cigarettes won’t help you quit smoking, research shows
E-cigarettes have been pegged by many as a cessation tool for smokers, but a new study published online on April 16 in the American Journal of Public Health, suggests that this is…
Smoking bans won’t help smokers quit, new study finds
Researchers have said that smoking bans do not help smokers quit as rules governing enclosed public places don’t motivate smokers to smoke less or quit altogether. The findings were a result of…
Sixty seven per cent cigarette addicts will die, new research says
Researchers at the Australian National University have claimed through a new study involving over 200,000 people that as many as sixty seven per cent or up to two in every three smokers would die…