Addiction: From Genes to Drugs

Published November 6, 2013

Addiction: From genes to drugs
Tobacco use is responsible for five million deaths worldwide each year, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Secondhand smoke – inhaled regularly by children whose parents' smoke, for example – increases a person's risk of lung …
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Surge in ADHD diagnoses gets red flag
But some experts fear the term ADHD may "medicalise'' problems related to a child's personality or maturity level, the effects of poor parenting or other home problems. In Australia, prescriptions for the stimulant Ritalin and other ADHD drugs rose by …
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Surge in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses gets red flag
A separate study using lab rats suggested high, abusive doses of the chief ingredient in Ritalin stimulates a brain chemical mechanism implicated in drug addiction. Rats were given the possibility of self-administering a dose of methylphenidate (MPH …
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