Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Needs New Home, UNMH Plans to Look for New Program Site

Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program needs new home, UNMH plans to look for new program site
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UNM’s Addiction and Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) program is at risk of being homeless next year.
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Gene Variant May Make Some Teens More Prone to Drink to Excess
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New research helps explain why some teenagers are more prone to drinking alcohol than others. The study, led by a researcher at King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), discovered a genetic link in teenage alcohol abuse. Alcohol and other addictive drugs activate the dopamine system in the brain which is responsible for feelings of pleasure […]
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