Hooked on Bliss
... on bliss … Margot O'Neill. Food processors have spent decades working on the perfect combinations of salt, sugar and fat to get us addicted to their products, according to journalist and author Michael Moss. … MARGOT O'NEILL, REPORTER: It's… Continue reading
Brooke Mueller Hospitalized for Prescription Drug Abuse, Rep Confirms
... Mueller Hospitalized For Prescription Drug Abuse, Rep Confirms Robert Downey Jr. After years of struggling with cocaine and heroin addiction and serving jail time, the actor is clean and sober. Amy Winehouse. Singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in… Continue reading
VACCINE SHOWS PROMISE in FIGHTING HEROIN ADDICTION
... SHOWS PROMISE IN FIGHTING HEROIN ADDICTION It's meant to help addicts who want to get off the drug, by eliminating the damaging effect of a relapse. Money is … Janda and colleagues including Koob have been developing other anti-drug… Continue reading
Vaccine Halts Heroin Addiction in Rats
... Halts Heroin Addiction In Rats A few seconds after injection, heroin metabolizes into a compound called 6-acetylmorphine (6-AM) and then morphine, which then pass into the brain, binding to opiod receptors and producing psychoactive effects. The vaccine generates antibodies… Continue reading
Is Dr. Drew Too Risky for Prime Time?
... Dr. Drew Too Risky for Prime Time? Charles O'Brien, MD, PhD, is the director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Studies in Addiction. He has developed drugs to treat dependence to alcohol, opioid and cocaine, done pioneering research… Continue reading