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New study could lead to therapeutic interventions to treat cocaine addicti
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
California [USA], April 23 (ANI): A new study explains how cocaine modifies functions in the brain revealing a potential target for therapies aimed at treating cocaine addiction.
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Researchers discover new way to taper binge drinking
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 20 (ANI): Deactivating a stress-signaling system found in a specific brain region can help to reduce harmful binge drinking, suggests a study.
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Spider venom can be used as pain reliever option without side effects: Stu
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 19 (ANI): Molecules found in tarantula venom could be used as an alternative to opioid pain killers for those seeking chronic pain relief, suggest a recent study.
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33,000 people enrolled at de-addiction centres in Punjab during lockdown:
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 17 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Friday informed that around 33,000 people have been enrolled at de-addiction centres in Punjab during the lockdown and are being provided with counselling and medicines.
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Use of e-cigarettes along with smoking cessation likely to help quit smoki
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 31 (ANI): Smoking cessation counselling, plus the take of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking more successfully than the ones who received councelling but did not use e-cigarettes, suggests a new study.
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Running addiction may add to injury woes of athletes: study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], Mar 7 (ANI): Addiction of running in athletes and professionals may add up the injury woes, suggests a study.
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This is why runner's addiction is adding to injury woes
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], Mar 5 (ANI): Each week, millions of runners around the world lace up their running shoes, spurred on by the psychological, health and social benefits that running delivers.
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Excise dept. organises Tik-Tok competition against drug addiction in Keral
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Kerala Excise Department has organized a Tik-Tok competition as a part of its drug addiction-free mission.
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New Excise Policy aimed at making Haryana youth addicts: Former Chief Mini
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Narnaud (Haryana) [India], Feb 23 (ANI): Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said the government should immediately withdraw the new Excise Policy initiated by the BJP-JPP government as it would push lakhs of youth into addiction.
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Such people should visit a de-addiction centre for treatment: Naqvi slams
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI): After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be able to step out from his house in the next six months due to his "false promises of employment," Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi slammed Rahul and said that such peopl
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Researchers find people with eating disorders more prone to exercise addic
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 2 (ANI): According to a recent study, people with eating disorders are nearly four times more likely to find themselves hooked to working out.
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People with eating disorders more prone to exercise addiction: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 28 (ANI): A new study has revealed a significantly higher prevalence of exercise addiction among people who suffer from eating disorders
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