Brain Structure Differences Are Associated With Early Use of Substances Among Adolescents

• By: | The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• December 30th, 2024
• addiction, addiction risk factors, adolescent substance use, adolescents, brain development, substance use, substance use disorder, substance use prevention
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Many differences appeared to exist prior to any substance use, pointing to the role brain structure may play in substance use risk, NIH-supported study suggests. A study of nearly 10,000 adolescents funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified distinct differences in the...

Championing a Hidden Health Crisis: Childhood Sexual Trauma

• By: Rebecca Costa, LCSW-R WellLife Network
• January 1st, 2019
• brain development, childhood sexual abuse, consent education, emotional impact, grooming, parental guidance, prevention strategies, trauma
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The contemporary English writer, Julian Barnes once wrote “Memories of childhood were the dreams that stayed with you after you woke.” Sadly so, for many children those memories of childhood are not laced with adjectives such as happy, trusting, innocent, precocious, fresh, sensitive, fanciful,...

Testing a Simple Strategy to Prevent Schizophrenia via Dietary Supplements

• By: Peter Tarr, PhD Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF)
• July 1st, 2018
• brain development, choline supplementation, early prevention, excitation-inhibition balance, neural inhibition, prenatal nutrition, psychosis risk, schizophrenia
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An interview with Robert Freedman, MD, Chair of Psychiatry, University of Colorado; Editor-in-Chief, The American Journal of Psychiatry, and Member of the Foundation’s Scientific Council; 2015 Lieber Prize for Outstanding Schizophrenia Research; 2006, 1999 Distinguished Investigator At what...