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Attorneys General Urge FDA to Regulate e-Cigarettes

November 1, 2013

A group of 40 attorneys general from across the country sent a letter in September to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to regulate electronic cigarettes as it now regulates tobacco products. Read More

More ED Visits for Alcohol-Related Diagnoses

November 1, 2013

Alcohol-related diagnoses are bringing more patients—both male and female—to hospital emergency departments (ED). Read More

Two Major Addiction Treatment Centers to Merge

November 1, 2013

Two of the biggest names in addiction treatment—Hazelden in Minnesota and the Betty Ford Clinic in California—plan to merge and will create the largest nonprofit addiction treatment provider in the country. Read More

Study Looks at Best Way to Treat PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder

November 1, 2013

Alcohol dependence and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often co-occur and prove resistant to treatment. Treatment is complicated by concerns that prolonged exposure (PE) therapy—considered one of the most effective therapies to treat PTSD—may exacerbate alcohol use. Read More

The Consequences of Mixing Alcohol and Energy Drinks

November 1, 2013

Many college students are mixing alcohol and energy drinks, as well as engaging in hazardous drinking, which puts them at risk for alcohol-related harm. But do the negative consequences that result from consuming alcohol with these energy drinks go beyond just alcohol alone? Read More

Want Some Fries With That?

November 1, 2013

The possibility that food can be addicting has been getting some serious attention in recent years (see for example Gearhardt AN et al, J Addict Med 2009;3(1):1–7). The idea isn’t half-baked: food and other natural rewards, like sex, activate the same brain regions that are hijacked by drugs of abuse. Read More