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Women LGBT at high risk of substance use
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 7 (ANI): Women who find themselves in the LGBT category are at a heightened risk of drug abuse which becomes visible around the age of 13, reveals a new study.
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Message that addiction is a disease makes substance users less likely to s
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 29 (ANI): The message that addiction is a disease makes substance users less likely to seek effective therapies, compared to those who are told that addictive behaviours are subject to change, a recent study suggests.
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Teens prefer harm reduction messaging over zero-tolerance on substance use
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 25 (ANI): Discussing substance use with teens is an uphill task for parents. Most of the time they don't know what and how to talk about to their children when it comes to substance use. However, recent research has shown ways to deal with the problem.
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Positive psychology exercises boost happiness during substance use disorde
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Jan 19 (ANI): Self-administered exercises can significantly boost in-the-moment happiness for adults recovering from substance use disorders, suggests a recent study.
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Sexual minorities more prone to severe substance use disorders: Study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): Substance use disorders are more prevalent--and more severe--among sexual minorities, a recent study suggests.
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'Social media addicts similar to substance abusers'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): A recent research has found a connection between excessive social media users and drug addicts.
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Social difficulties may lead to early substance use in boys
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 04 (ANI): Young adults, especially boys, who enter sixth-grade with co-occurring social skills, anxiety, learning and conduct problems, are at the greatest risk of developing aggressive behaviour and consuming alcohol and marijuana by the end of eighth grade.
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Sexuality of youth determines extent of substance use
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 14 (ANI): Lesbian, gay or bisexual youth, according to a study, are at an increased risk of using multiple substances - such as alcohol, nicotine and marijuana.
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Substance abuse likely to reduce lifespan in teens
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 12(ANI): Adolescents with serious conduct and substance use problems are five times more likely to die prematurely than their peers, a recent study has found.
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Risk factors for substance use and substance use disorder differ
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 8 (ANI): A recent study has suggested that not everyone who initiates the use of substance like, nicotine, alcohol, cannabis, and cocaine ends up with a substance use disorder.
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Early puberty in boys increases substance use risk
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 17 (ANI): A new study suggests that boys experiencing early puberty are at a higher risk for substance use than later developing boys.
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LGBQ teens at higher risk of substance abuse
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 14(ANI): Turns out, lesbian, gay, bisexual or questioning (LGBQ) teens are at substantially higher risk of substance use than their heterosexual peers.
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