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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·September 26, 2022·5 min read

          PTSD and Comorbid Substance Abuse Are Associated With a Cellular Marker for Early Death

          Trauma-exposed veterans with PTSD and comorbid externalizing psychiatric disorders, such as substance abuse or antisocial personality disorder are at greater risk for early death.
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          AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·July 3, 2021·4 min read

          Autistic Individuals More Likely to Use Recreational Drugs to Self-Medicate

          While those with autism are less likely to use substances than those who are not on the autism spectrum, those who do are more likely to self-medicate for their mental health symptoms. Those with ASD who self-medicate report they do so to improve focus and attention and, in some cases, to mask ASD symptoms.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·January 16, 2020·2 min read

          Lifetime suicide risk factors identified

          Analyzing previous studies, researchers have identified the effects of individual and environmental risk factors for suicide over a person's lifespan. The risk factors, researchers report, change throughout a person's lifetime.
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          ·December 29, 2019·4 min read

          Watching pornography rewires the brain to a more juvenile state

          From eroding the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain critical for impulse control, to damaging the dopamine reward system, researchers evaluate the impact of viewing pornography on the brain.
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          ·January 14, 2019·3 min read

          Pain and Substance Abuse Interact in a Vicious Cycle

          Being in pain and taking illicit substances can lead to a vicious cycle that ultimately worsens and maintains both addiction and pain.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·October 3, 2018·5 min read

          Teen Cannabis Use Not Without Risk to Cognitive Development

          A new study reports the lasting effects of teen cannabis use can be observed on important cognitive function and appears to have a more pronounced effect than alcohol use on neurodevelopment.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·December 11, 2017·7 min read

          Industrial Revolution Left a Damaging Psychological Imprint on Today’s Populations

          People who are historically more reliant on the coal industry tend to have more negative personality traits, University of Cambridge researchers report. The researchers believe this could be a lasting effect of the Industrial Revolution.
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          FeaturedGeneticsPsychology
          ·November 13, 2017·3 min read

          Impact of a Genetic Risk Factor For Substance Use Differs By Sex in Adolescents

          Study finds a sex difference in a gene linked to substance abuse risk in adolescents.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·April 14, 2017·3 min read

          Oxytocin Being Tested For PTSD and Alcohol Abuse

          A new study will test the power of oxytocin in combating PTSD.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·December 30, 2016·4 min read

          Psychiatric Conditions Linked to Increased Risk of Long-Term Opioid Use

          Researchers report on an increase in rates of opioid prescriptions to people with mental health conditions.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·November 22, 2016·2 min read

          Do Stress and Strain Lead to Deviant Behavior?

          A new study considers the extent to which social groups influence younger people to embark on gambling or substance use as a coping strategy.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·October 26, 2016·4 min read

          Higher Resting Heart Rate and Blood pressure Linked to Later Psychiatric Illness

          A new study links higher resting blood pressure in younger men with later onset of OCD, schizophrenia and substance abuse problems.
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