Recreational cocaine use may impair inhibitory control
The recreational use of cocaine has rapidly increased in many European countries over the past few years. view more (2007-11-07)
Alcohol, not drugs, biggest health threat to clubbers
The biggest health threat to clubbers is not drugs, but alcohol, although drugs are fast catching up, reveals a study of the UK clubbing scene, reported in Emergency Medicine Journal. Club-owners and brewers should fund measures needed to reduce "the considerable healthcare and civic costs" of the activity, conclude the authors. Every... view more... (2002-11-01)
Research links 'ecstasy' to survival of key movement-related cells in brain
New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) suggests that the widely abused club drug "ecstasy," or MDMA, can increase the survival of dopamine cells in the brain during fetal development. view more (2006-10-19)
Club drugs inflict damage similar to traumatic brain injury
What do suffering a traumatic brain injury and using club drugs have in common"? University of Florida researchers say both may trigger a similar chemical chain reaction in the brain, leading to cell death, memory loss and potentially irreversible brain damage. view more (2007-11-30)
The Effects of Ecstasy - It Takes Two to Tango in the Cell
Amphetamine derivatives like the life style drug Ecstasy cause the release of neurotransmitters through an ingenious interplay of cellular components: an enzyme causes two transport proteins of the same type to work in opposite directions. These new findings are in contrast to previous assumptions that individual transport proteins alone were... view more... (2005-02-21)
Amphetamines reverse Parkinson's disease symptoms in mice
Amphetamines, including the drug popularly known as Ecstasy, can reverse the symptoms of Parkinson's disease in mice with an acute form of the condition, according to new research at Duke University Medical Center. view more (2005-08-02)
Wastewater used to map illicit drug use
A team of researchers has mapped patterns of illicit drug use across the state of Oregon using a method of sampling municipal wastewater before it is treated. view more (2009-07-16)
New mechanism found for neurodegenerative effects of amphetamines in mice
University of Toronto researchers have discovered a new mechanism for the neurodegenerative effects of amphetamines. view more (2006-04-06)
Clubbers And Drugged Driving
New research carried out by the University of Surrey has revealed that clubbers who have taken illegal drugs could be in serious danger when driving home after a night out. The study suggests the effects of illicit drugs like ecstasy and cocaine during clubbing could dramatically impair the skills needed for driving. Concerns have been raised... view more... (2004-06-18)
Cellphones can catch out drug dealers
EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY 17 JULY 2002 19:00 BST UK CONTACT - Claire Bowles, New Scientist Press Office, London: Tel: +44(0)20 7331 2751 or email claire.bowles@rbi.co.uk IT`S BECOME an essential tool for drug dealers, but the mobile phone could also prove their downfall. And wiping incriminating calls from the phone`s memory won`t help. It`s the... view more... (2002-07-17)
Drugs, dyslexia and dumbing down
Drug use amongst men with learning disabilities, the link between dyslexia and psychopathology and students' perceptions of their intelligence are just some of the topics being discussed in a poster session presented at the British Psychological Society's Annual Conference at the University of Manchester. view more (2005-03-21)
Sophisticated drugs detection
Police and customs around the world spend over $250 million a year on drug detection equipment. Despite efforts to develop new technologies, more than half of this money goes to one of the oldest drug detection systems in the world - the sniffer dog. view more (2003-01-16)
LSD finds new respectability
It was the drug of choice on university campuses, the drug that spawned psychedelic culture as well as countless jail sentences and fines, but LSD actually has respectable roots-roots that a McMaster University researcher is uncovering. view more (2005-09-01)
Sport helps prevent teenage drug use
A study of drug-taking and lifestyle among 15-year-olds in England, Ireland, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands has suggested that participation in sport and early intervention in antisocial behaviour, possibly by schools, may be key factors in the prevention of drug use. Dr Paul McArdle, of Newcastle University's Department of Child Health, led... view more... (2001-04-25)
Teens' herbal product use associated with illicit substance use
Adolescents who have ever used herbal products are six times more likely to have tried cocaine and almost 15 times more likely to have used anabolic steroids than teens who have never used herbal products. view more (2006-03-23)
Breaking up may not be as hard as the song says
The devastation caused by a broken heart has been a dominant theme throughout the ages of great literature and pop culture alike. view more (2007-08-21)
A caring mother is a child's best defence against drug culture: European study shows
The barrier that 'good parents' can provide for their children against the drugs culture is beginning to break down in cities where drugs are most freely available, researchers have found. But the international study, led by Newcastle University in England, concluded that having a caring mother was the single most important factor in preventing... view more... (2002-05-09)
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