Sentences with phrase «drug addiction increase»

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Drug seizures involving shipping containers have increased considerably in recent years, rising sixfold between 2006 and 2016, according to the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Couldn't Republicans cite drug trafficking over that border and the addiction of our increasing numbers of our children as more cause to do our best to seal that border?

With the increasing demands put on teens today, they are especially vulnerable to the dangers of abusing drugs and developing addiction.

They see increasing demands on adolescents, combined with 21st century lifestyles, making kids more vulnerable than ever to drug abuse and addiction.

Prominent police chiefs and prosecutors fear that the new administration is out of step with evidence that public safety depends on building trust, increasing mental health and drug addiction treatment, and using alternatives to prosecution and incarceration.

On the contrary, there is much documentation of other causes, including especially redlining, disinvestment, the loss of a tax base in NYC that left with manufacturing jobs and suburbanization, the closing of fire stations and other cuts to municipal services, as well as the aging of the housing stock, increased levels of drug addiction, bad urban planning, etc..

A rise in drug - related deaths and increases in prescription abuse leading to heroin addiction are some of the reasons for new and innovative tactics.

ALBANY — Some drug - addiction treatment organizations are opposing Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's proposal to expand the laws on fentanyl, saying it will increase incarcerations and won't save lives.

A lack of dopamine receptors in a specific brain region could trigger increased compulsions, such as drug addiction

The National Institute on Drug Abuse is pursuing a mix of approaches that include developing non-opioid pain medicines, conducting research on vaccines that may blunt the impact of fentanyl and its related offshoots, getting public health organizations to increase the availability and use of medications already available to treat opioid addiction and getting medications such as buprenorphine and naloxone, which suppress withdrawal symptoms and ease cravings, into the hands emergency room doctors dealing with patients with opioid addictions.

People with drug addictions who started opioid abuse later in life use injections for their drugs, or increased their use of downers before starting drug treatment, are more likely to relapse from treatment than others, says a new study from McMaster University.

While average life expectancy has been rising steadily in most countries over the past century, new research led by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that life expectancy declined significantly and rapidly in three countries where policy changes increased access to prescription opioids, alcohol or illicit drugs.

In 1979, UCLA neurobiologist Marie - Françoise Chesselet showed that nicotine increases levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter essential for boosting attention, reward - seeking behaviors and risk of addictions, from gambling to drugs.

Some participants likened it to a drug addiction, which increased their attachment to that lifestyle.»

Alcohol, drug addiction and financial anxiety are among factors to blame for an increase in death rates among white, non-Hispanic US people aged 45 to 54

IT IS considered a soft drug, but increasing numbers of people are seeking help for cannabis addiction — and there's growing interest in finding ways to treat them.

The tests showed that problem gamblers had increased impulsivity, similar to people with alcohol and drug addictions, but there was less evidence of compulsivity.

«Finding increased vulnerability to drug addiction and compulsive behavior in generations not directly exposed is an important consideration for legislators considering legalizing marijuana.»

Addiction is often characterized by a craving for more of the drug or behavior, increased physiological tolerance to exposure, and withdrawal symptoms in the absence of the stimulus.

Opioid abuse and addiction is a growing concern in the U.S. with the National Institute on Drug Abuse estimating that approximately 2.1 million Americans suffer from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers and an estimated 467,000 Americans are addicted to heroin, with increasing recognition of the strong relationship between opioid use and heroin abuse.

There is increasing evidence in humans and laboratory animals for biologically - based sex differences in every phase of drug addiction including acute reinforcing effects, transition from occasional to compulsive use, withdrawal - associated negative affective states, craving, and relapse.

Studies show it can increase the risk of addiction, and also trigger violence, other drug use, alcohol abuse, and sexual risk - taking.

Within the fields of microbiology and immunology, neurologic diseases, neuropharmacology, behavioral, cognitive and developmental neuroscience, and psychiatric disorders, the center's research programs are seeking ways to: develop vaccines for infectious and noninfectious diseases; understand the basic neurobiology and genetics of social behavior and develop new treatment strategies for improving social functioning in social disorders such as autism; interpret brain activity through imaging; increase understanding of progressive illnesses such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases; unlock the secrets of memory; treat drug addiction; determine how the interaction between genetics and society shape who we are; and advance knowledge about the evolutionary links between biology and behavior.

In particular, drug addiction is also accompanied by increased impulsive choices.

Eating too much refined carbs will cause a sudden increase in your blood sugar, disrupt hormonal balance, cause deficiency in vitamins, minerals, and enzymes, and lead to a series of health problems such as allergies, obesity, depression, learning disabilities, behavioral issues, alcoholism, and drug addiction.

Finally, the preference for saccharin was not surmountable by increasing doses of cocaine and was observed despite either cocaine intoxication, sensitization or intake escalation — the latter being a hallmark of drug addiction.

Editors Note: While studies have shown that Medical Marijuana can help ease anxiety and relieve chronic pain, like any drug, there are risks involved, including diminished memory, anxiety and paranoia, increased heart rate, and potential for addiction.

An increasing percentage of students say they can get illegal drugs at their schools, according to the 10th annual back - to - school survey conducted by the Columbia University - based National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse.

The incidence of child abuse, eating disorders, drug addiction, teen - age pregnancy, and sexual exploitation, as well as of infant mortality, suicide, and fatal accidents is increasing throughout the nation, the physicians said.

I provide therapeutic solutions for chronic relapse individuals suffering from addiction to drugs and alcohol, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress, Helping you increase confidence and self esteem.

There is increasing research about the interaction between sex addiction and alcoholism or drugs.