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Study finds that 'ecstasy' could help with PTSD treatment
The recreational drug known as ecstasy or molly may help people regain trust in others after being betrayed, suggests results of a controlled laboratory...
Reimagining addiction
Ill-informed opinion, rather than evidence, and an often misguided sense of what is moral shape attitudes to addiction and its treatment. In this fake...
'Watching our mates drop dead': New Zealand's synthetic cannabis crisis
Neighbourhoods in New Zealandare being ‘swallowed’ up by synthetic cannabis, writes Eleanor Ainge Roy for The Guardian.After the government banned synthetic cannabis four years ago,...
Sex addiction may affect 10% of men, survey finds
Is sex addiction real? Researchers say it may be, or at least something close to it, and might be more common than anyone thought, writes...
Investors pour money into addiction treatment, but quality questions remain
In the midst of a nationwide epidemic of drug addiction, the United States has a big shortage of high quality providers offering treatment to people...
Online gaming addiction in men affects brain's impulse control
Researchers using functional MRI (fMRI) have found differences in the brains of men and women who are addicted to online gaming, according to a...
Industry social responsibility schemes fail to reduce harmful alcohol use
Alcohol industry social responsibility schemes strengthen their own commercial interests while failing to reduce harmful alcohol use, according to a worldwide study led by...
Hookah smoking impairs blood vessel function
Smoking hookah tobacco acutely impairs the ability of blood vessels to function, according to preliminary research presented in Chicago at last month's American Heart Association’s...
Researchers probe secrets of key compound in memory and addiction
A team led by researchers at Imperial College London is leading an international effort to uncover the role of one of the brain’s key chemical...
Rush to put 'secret' NHI Bill before Cabinet after DG is sidelined
The fiercely contested National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill will be rushed before the cabinet next week, despite the fact that Health director-general Precious Matsoso...