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02.22.2012
 
Pilot Project to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Acceptability of Single-session Brief Counseling for the Prevention of Substance Misuse in Pregnant Adolescents
Conclusions: Although the sample was small, the changes in measures of substance use, using Timeline Follow Back Calendars and the PESQ, were statistically significant, supporting the use of brief interventions to reduce substance use/misuse in pregnant teenagers. Furthermore, the piloted intervention was acceptable. Pregnancy is a confounding factor that may lead to a reduction in substance misuse. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)

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02.22.2012
 
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02.22.2012
 
Sex‐specific differences in GABAA‐benzodiazepine receptor availability: relationship with sensitivity to pain and tobacco smoking craving
This study provides further evidence of a sex‐specific regulation of GABAA‐BZR availability in humans and demonstrates the potential for GABAA‐BZRs to mediate tobacco smoking craving and pain symptoms differentially in female and male smokers. (Source: Addiction Biology)
MedWorm: Addiction
 
02.21.2012
 
7 Ways to Diagnose Your Caffeine Habit
Love it or hate it, caffeine is a part of almost everyone’s daily life. Surprisingly, many of caffeine’s effects may be due to how you think it will affect you. See if you’re getting a true daily jolt or just a placebo with this 7 factor caffeine expectancy test.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
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02.21.2012
 
The Science of Craving
Last post, I emphasized the feeling of incompleteness as the foundation of craving. But one reader saw pain relief, relief from suffering, as the fundamental draw. I think both are true.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
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