Yale Med School
Yale University School of Medicine
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Acupuncture Is Promising Treatment for Cocaine Addiction
- By Yale Med School
- Published 01/10/2006
- Addiction Research
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Yale researchers have successfully used acupuncture to treat cocaine addiction, a disorder for which there are few effective treatments.
Nicotine Can Increase Motivation for Food
- By Yale Med School
- Published 01/10/2006
- Addiction Research
- Unrated
A new study by Yale researchers shows that prior nicotine exposure in mice can increase their motivation to work for food, weeks after their last exposure to nicotine, a finding that runs counter to the popular belief that nicotine exposure curbs appetite.
Adolescents More Vulnerable to Addictions
- By Yale Med School
- Published 01/10/2006
- Helping a child or adolescent
- Unrated
Adolescents are more vulnerable than any other age group to developing nicotine, alcohol and other drug addictions because the regions of the brain that govern impulse and motivation are not yet fully formed, Yale researchers have found.
