Alcohol decreasing brain cells might should like old news, but new research emphasizes how thin the line between “moderate” and “binge” drinking can be. And binge drinking can be even worse for you than we thought.
Further adding to confirmation of things we probably already knew, a study in rodents found that “bath salts” are more dangerous than cocaine.
A fascinating reflection on the science of personalized medicine based on genes rightly points out that we mustn’t neglect epigenetics — what might be called, with great simplification, the “nurture” half of “nature vs. nurture”. How this applies to addiction is yet to be seen.
We all know that legalizing marijuana is an economic issue as well as a moral and medical one — so is there going to be an economic downside?
A new neurotransmitter inhibitor may have found the key to helping nicotine addicts avoid relapse. The moral failure theory keeps looking more and more absurd to me. What do you think?
All of us here at BACA are wishing you a safe weekend — hope Sandy doesn’t cause too much trouble! As always, please leave your thoughts, arguments, objections, and ideas in the comments!