Have Scientists Found The Self-Control Spot In The Brain?

Have Scientists Found The Self-Control Spot In The Brain?
Conducted by researchers at the University of Utah and published last week in the journal PLOS ONE, the study looked at the effect of the lateral habenula — a part of the brain that's activated by bad experiences — on self-control and drinking …
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Heroin use, treatment on rise in Indiana
People turn to heroin once they're addicted because it's less expensive and has similar effects, he said. Wichern said heroin also is getting less expensive because a reduction in wholesale costs by Mexican drug traffickers has made it cheaper all the …
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Hope After All
With the rise in heroin use across the state and country, New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the availability of naloxone, also known by its brand name, Narcan, a drug that instantly reverses the effects of an opiate …
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Heroin use taking a toll on Pennsylvania
In the late 1960s, at the height of the hippie drug experimentation era, there was a resurgence of heroin use among young White people in the East Village and in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. (AP Photo). 5 things to know about heroin use …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Effects — A team of Washington and Lee University journalism students examine the consequences of abusing prescription drugs.