Sentences with phrase «by addictive drugs»

According to a 2013 study, sugar can «induce reward and craving that are comparable in magnitude to those induced by addictive drugs.»

Ice cream and other tasty, high - calorie foods would seem to have little in common with cocaine, but in some people's brains they can elicit cravings and trigger responses similar to those caused by addictive drugs, a new study suggests.

We measured receptor activity in the brain's reward centers that are known to be activated by addictive drugs.»

12 Can't Get Enough of Your Love: Dopamine is produced in the ventral tegmental area of the brain, the same region affected by addictive drugs like cocaine.

New research presented by Dr. Jonathan Britt, from McGill University, helps to better understand how reward signals, such as those produced by addictive drugs, travel through the brain and modify brain circuits.

Not exact matches

As the executive branch decides how to address the opioid epidemic, communities hit hardest by the prescription drug crisis are beginning to target the pharmaceutical companies responsible for selling the addictive drugs.

The most addictive drugs, like prescription opioids, are held in a so - called vault and packaged in specially sealed plastic bags by background - checked workers under the gaze of several cameras.

Men destroy themselves by addictions of their own making — alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and the various addictive, «kick» drugs.

Andrew observed a very dangerous trend taking hold: Doctors — who were having new drugs pushed to them by profit - driven pharmaceutical companies — began prescribing extremely powerful and addictive opioid painkillers to patients with almost reckless abandon.

For a time it was believed that the tranquilizers were the «wonder drug» answer to the addictive problems posed by barbiturates.

This perspective unmistakably reveals the unwholesomeness, not to put it more strongly, of our way of life: our obsession with sex, violence, and the pornography of «making it;» our addictive dependence on drugs, «entertainment,» and the evening news; our impatience with anything that limits our sovereign freedom of choice, especially with the constraints of marital and familial ties; our preference for «nonbinding commitments;» our third - rate educational system; our third - rate morality; our refusal to draw a distinction between right and wrong, lest we «impose» their morality on us; our reluctance to judge or be judged; our indifference to the needs of future generations, as evidence by our willingness to saddle them with a huge national debt, an overgrown arsenal of destruction, and a deteriorating environment; our unsated assumption, which underlies so much of the propaganda for unlimited abortion, that only those children born for success ought to be allowed to be born at all.

Recreational «drug» use such as is currently allowed by law here in the U.S. puts upon the general populace many social discords that have tendencies to demoralize the individual welfares thereby lowering the nation's social wellbeing... Synthetically made pharmaceutical drugs can not replace naturally occurring drugs and such synthetics are apt to be more harmful and way more addictive than the naturally occurring ones.

It's also been noted by psychiatrists that sugar acts like an addictive drug on the brain.

They may have minor anxiety or low social skills but sometimes the exposure to new technology in which they're flooded with sexual images or sexual text stories, or the opportunity to be sexual in ways that they never could have imagined, sometimes the opportunity by itself can be addictive like we saw with crack cocaine many years ago, so people got addicted to crack cocaine who did not have a typical profile, just the exposure to the drug was enough to flood the brain and get people hooked in a very short period of time.

«By shedding light on the dangers posed by this dangerous and addictive drug, we will help save lives and create a stronger, healthier New York for all.&raquBy shedding light on the dangers posed by this dangerous and addictive drug, we will help save lives and create a stronger, healthier New York for all.&raquby this dangerous and addictive drug, we will help save lives and create a stronger, healthier New York for all.»

I would argue, even ignoring all the other arguments above, that if this was the entirety of the issue with marijuana it should be made legal on the grounds that freedom of choice, even bad choices, should be favored if the harm is minor enough; as shown by our legalizing of other equally or more addictive drugs.

The suit, filed on Wednesday, also accuses four physicians of being paid by drug makers to promote their prescription painkillers and mislead other physicians regarding the drugs» addictive properties.

«They have created a whole nation of addicts by stating publicly that these drugs were not addictive and were quite safe, when we knew they were very addictive and dangerous.»

«It's a drug radically less dangerous, less addictive than an endless list we can find legally approved by the [Food and Drug Administration],» she sdrug radically less dangerous, less addictive than an endless list we can find legally approved by the [Food and Drug Administration],» she sDrug Administration],» she said.

In people, addictive drugs desensitise the brain by raising the threshold of «reward» activity that is needed to feel satisfied: more drug is needed to achieve the same effect.

Problematic video game use isn't all that different from other types of addictive behavior, such as alcohol or drug abuse, which can be spurred by poor coping strategies.

Problematic video game use isn't all that different from other types of addictive behavior, such as alcohol or drug abuse, which can be spurred by poor coping strategies, Hilgard said.

Cellular - level changes to a part of the brain's reward system induced by chronic exposure to the psychoactive component of marijuana may contribute to the drug's pleasurable and potentially addictive qualities, suggests a study in young mice published in JNeurosci.

Every addiction is characterized by a strong desire for a certain addictive substance, be it nicotine, alcohol or other drug.

They write, «This real - world, almost paradoxical, phenomenon demonstrates the complexity inherent in the treatment of addictive disorders — a medication intended to treat substance use disorder that has its own abuse potential, upon gaining popularity and increased availability, will inevitably be explored by drug abusers for reward and reinforcement purposes.»

Rats that have access to addictive substances such as cocaine, however, will continually press a lever to get more of the drug, even when it has been replaced by saline.

We will work with you to develop an individualized treatment plan that will help you progress on the path to recovery by supporting you as you reclaim your independence from addictive substances, learn to manage the stress of an active life without returning to drug and alcohol dependence, and attain personal, career and recovery goals.

Just five years ago, a «kitchen sink» approach like Robbins might have been pooh - poohed by pain - management types, who would have been quick to prescribe hard - core, addictive drugs like oxycontin for such a serious condition.

When you're intuitive and don't know it, you may try to tune out by drinking too much alcohol or caffeine, overeating, smoking, using drugs, or indulging in other addictive behaviors that disconnect you from your intuition.

Inner Fire was founded three years ago with the sole purpose of saving lives by offering the choice to avoid or taper safely off these addictive drugs by engaging in proactive, artistic therapies and physical, practical work in a supportive community.

Since the identical brain «reward pathways» are used by both types of drugs, they can be equally addictive and also may cause side effects like memory loss, hip fractures, impaired thinking, and dizziness.

Release: Friday, August 7, 2015 [Theater] Written by: Joel Edgerton Directed by: Joel Edgerton The Gift is a kind of addictive drug.

The footage is shocking enough by today's standards (and by the standards of the time), and is all the more so when juxtaposed with an industry memo from 30 years earlier that states the exact opposite: «We are... in the business of selling nicotine, an addictive drug.»

Others still, try to avoid confronting the pain by drinking, doing drugs and / or engaging in other potentially addictive and potentially self - destructive behavior.

I have no idea what drugs were being taken at the Googleplex in Mountain View when this was cooked up, but at least it's a fun time - waster, and probably inspired slightly by the highly successful and addictive Neko Atsume.

We provide alcohol / drug assessments, laboratory testing, individual therapy, and family therapy to those affected by addictive substances.