Recent studies have shown that the family and school environments can both protect Hispanic teens from and put them at risk for substance abuse. Many factors go into the initiation of substance abuse, including individual factors. However, the latest research […]
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Disparities between stated sexual orientation, sexual attraction and history of sexual behavior may contribute to hazardous drinking among sexual minority women, according to new research published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
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Significant numbers of transgender men and women seek treatment for substance use disorder, according to new findings from a team of American researchers.
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Are women more altruistic than men? The Dalai Lama thinks so. In 2013, he told reporters gathered at a news conference in Australia that women were “biologically” geared for “more sensitivity about others’ well-being.”
The fact that there is a strong connection between alcohol consumption and sexual assault on college campuses is well established. But the question of how to address that connection is much more complicated and controversial, particularly when it comes to
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Drug cravings in abstinent teen marijuana users are linked to reductions in the size of a brain area responsible for regulating emotional responses, according to recent findings from a group of American researchers.
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Women who identify as bisexual use marijuana at a significantly higher rate than both heterosexual women and lesbian women, according to data from the 2000 National Alcohol Survey and the 1999 College Alcohol Survey.
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New evidence from a group of American researchers points toward the purposeful placement of advertisements for energy drinks, substances believed to significantly increase adolescents’ overall substance-related risk, on U.S. TV channels with high levels of teen viewership.
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