While adolescence is a vulnerable time for alcohol and drug experimentation, not all adolescents develop problems. A new study using rodents has found that drinking patterns can emerge quickly among ...

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Binge drinking is the most common, costly and deadly pattern of excessive alcohol use in the U.S., according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Defined as ...

PITTSBURGH—University of Pittsburgh researchers have recorded neuron activity in adolescent rat brains that could reveal the biological root of the teenage propensity to consider rewards over ...

Adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at greater risk for psychostimulant abuse compared to those without ADHD. This may be due to ...

Studies in adolescent animals suggest that some components of the developing serotonergic system respond to SSRI treatment in a similar fashion to the adult system. For example, chronic (over 22 days) ...

Teenagers are more susceptible to developing disorders like addiction and depression, according to a paper published by Pitt researchers Jan. 16 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The experiment’s setup, or “rig” as professor Kuei Tseng calls it, looks like a cartoon version of something cobbled together by a mad scientist. Clear plastic hoses snake from jars and containers, ...

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Binge drinking is the most common, costly and deadly pattern of excessive alcohol use in the U.S., according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Defined as consuming five or more ...