Could Diabetes Drug Help Treat Those Suffering From Addiction?

Published October 23, 2012

Could diabetes drug help treat those suffering from addiction?

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Researchers in Nashville announced Tuesday that a drug currently used to treat type 2 diabetes could be just as effective in treating addiction to drugs, including cocaine. The study was conducted at Vanderbilt, located just 100 miles north of Huntsville. Read more on Examiner.com

Adolescent abuse of prescription painkillers soars

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The data confirm that misuse of analgesics is the second most common form of illegal drug use in the United States after marijuana. Analgesic drugs also account for more deaths associated with unintentional overdoses than deaths from cocaine and heroin … Read more on ModernMedicine

Sex Addiction One Step Closer To Becoming Recognized Disorder — UCLA

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The good folks at UCLA have come up with a set of scientific criteria for what ails you, a.k.a., sex addiction. And the new guidelines make this one step closer to becoming recognized as a legitimate mental disorder along the lines of drug addiction … Read more on LA Weekly (blog)