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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:22:03 +0100 AIDS 2010 To Highlight Epidemic In Eastern Europe, Central Asia Regions AIDS 2010, the International AIDS Conference to be held July 18-23 in Vienna, Austria, will "highlight the situation in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, regions experiencing fast growing [HIV/AIDS] epidemics largely through unsafe injecting drug use," conference organizers announced Wednesday, Agence France-Presse reports... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 PST 12 Year Olds More Likely To Use Potentially Deadly Inhalants Than Cigarettes Or Marijuana More 12 year olds have used potentially lethal inhalants than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, according to data released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in conjunction with the 18th annual National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:00:00 PST Joint Role Of Obesity And Alcohol In Increasing The Risk Of Liver Disease Obesity and alcohol act together to increase the risk of liver disease in both men and women according to two studies published on bmj.com today. These findings have significant clinical and public health implications. In the UK, rates of liver disease and obesity are increasing. Alcohol is a major cause of liver cirrhosis... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST Brain Mechanism May Explain Alcohol Cravings That Drive Relapse New research provides exciting insight into the molecular mechanisms associated with addiction and relapse. The study, published by Cell Press in the March 11 issue of the journal Neuron, uncovers a crucial mechanism that facilitates motivation for alcohol after extended abstinence and opens new avenues for potential therapeutic intervention... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 PST Women Who Drink Moderately Appear To Gain Less Weight Than Non-Drinkers Normal-weight women who drink a light to moderate amount of alcohol appear to gain less weight and have a lower risk of becoming overweight and obese than non-drinkers, according to a report in the March 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. More than half of American adults drink alcoholic beverages, according to background information in the article... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PST