Addictions
Secondhand Smoke Triggers Nicotine Cravings
Dr. Arthur Brody, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute, and his research linking secondhand smoke exposure to tobacco cravings in smokers was covered May 2 in the Hartford (CT) Health Examiner; May 3 in the Times of India and Toronto Sun; May 4 in PsychCentral.com; May 5 in ABCNews.com and HealthJockey.com; May 6 in TopNews.ae (Arab Emirates) and Medical News Today, and May 19 in the St. Louis American.
- “Second-Hand Smoke Can Cause Nicotine Cravings” http://www.torontosun.com/2011/05/03/secondhand-smoke-can-cause-nicotine...
- “Secondhand Smoke Triggers Nicotine Cravings” http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health&id=8114424
- “Moderate Secondhand Smoke Levels Deliver Nicotine to the Brain” http://www.stlamerican.com/your_health_matters/health_studies/article_d0...
Genetic Contributions to Addiction, Ability to Quit and Menthol Preference
Psychiatry Grand Rounds
Genetic Contributions to Addiction, Ability to Quit and Menthol Preference
George Uhl, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology, Department of Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University
NEW--Podcast Preview available on the website, www.psychiatrygrandrounds.com
Coffee will be served in the auditorium foyer beginning at 10:45 AM. As always, free continuing educational credits are available for Grand Rounds; please be sure that you have filled out the forms to receive credit for your attendance.
For information on upcoming Semel Institute Grand Rounds please visit: www.psychiatrygrandrounds.com
Cigarettes Make Teens Want to Smoke More Cigarettes
A new study by Edythe London, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute, was featured March 3 by the Orange County Register, AOL Health and LA Weekly blogs and KCRW-89.9 FM, and March 4 on KTSM-Ch. 9 (El Paso). Her research found that smoking can lower activity in teens' prefrontal cortex, the brain region that guides decision-making and other important functions.
Tobacco smoking impacts teens' brains, UCLA study shows
Tobacco smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the U.S., with more than 400,000 deaths each year attributable to smoking or its consequences. And yet teens still smoke. Indeed, smoking usually begins in the teen years, and approximately 80 percent of adult smokers became hooked by the time they were 18. Meanwhile, teens who don't take up smoking usually never do. While studies have linked cigarette smoking to deficits in attention and memory in adults, UCLA researchers wanted to compare brain function in adolescent smokers and non-smokers, with a focus on the prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain that guides "executive functions" like decision-making and that is still developing structurally and functionally in adolescents. They found a disturbing correlation: The greater a teen's addiction to nicotine, the less active the prefrontal cortex was, suggesting that smoking can affect brain function.
Parents And children Coping Together (PACT): 15-Year Follow-up of Children Affected by Maternal HIV/AIDS
Psychiatry Grand Rounds
Parents And children Coping Together (PACT): 15-Year Follow-up of Children Affected by Maternal HIV/AIDS
Debra A. Murphy, Ph.D.
Director, Health Risk Reduction Projects Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP) UCLA Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences
NEW--Podcast Preview available on the website, www.psychiatrygrandrounds.com
Coffee will be served in the auditorium foyer beginning at 10:45 AM. As always, free continuing educational credits are available for Grand Rounds; please be sure that you have filled out the forms to receive credit for your attendance.
For information on upcoming Semel Institute Grand Rounds please visit: www.psychiatrygrandrounds.com
Bupropion, Varenicline May Decrease Brain Reactivity to Smoking Cues
Dr. Arthur Brody, professor of psychiatry and director of the smoking cessation programs at the Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center, was interviewed Jan.12 by Medscape Today and in Jan. 4 news reports on nine NBC-TV affiliates. He discussed his research showing that the drug bupropion changes how smokers’ brains react to smoking cues.
KTLA Special Report: Crack in the Cradle
KTLA-Channel 5 reports airing Nov. 23 and Nov. 24 featured Dr. Karen Miotto, associate professor of psychiatry and director of the Alcoholism and Addiction Medicine Service at the Semel Institute. Miotto was interviewed about how babies born to mothers addicted to crack cocaine are faring as adults.
A Potentially Better Way to Treat Opioid Addiction
The research of Walter Ling, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute and director of the Institute’s Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, that showed the medication buprenorphine, when implanted under the skin and released over 24 weeks, can ease opioid drug cravings, was featured widely Oct. 13 in numerous media including Reuters, the Los Angeles Times, BusinessWeek, Bloomberg News, U.S. News & World Report, HealthDay News, MedPage, Medscape Today, Canadian Press, HealthDay News, and Agence France-Presse.
