The WAGER reviews a study of heterogeneity in childhood trauma among people with gambling disorder. Read more →
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February 2018
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
STASH, Vol.14(2) - 🍃🍃 Is that what they’re calling marijuana now?
This week, STASH reviews a study by Sean Simpson and his colleagues that demonstrates the usefulness of a computer programming technique to identify newly emerging terms for drugs by analyzing social media content. Read more →
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Friday, February 09, 2018
ASHES, Vol. 14(2) - Smoking: Is just one cigarette a day dangerous?
This week, ASHES reviews a study by Allan Hackshaw and colleagues that explores whether smoking one cigarette each day relates to stroke and coronary heart disease. Read more →
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Wednesday, February 07, 2018
The DRAM, Vol. 14(2) – Who’s Got the Influence? Youth friend and family influences on DUI behavior
This week, The DRAM reviews one of the first longitudinal studies of the effects of peer and family factors on DUI, conducted by William Pelham III and Thomas Dishion. Read more →
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The WAGER, Vol. 24(9) - 7-day exclusion from online gambling: A quick fix for at-risk gamblers?The WAGER, Vol. 24(9) - 7-day exclusion from online gambling: A quick fix for at-risk gamblers?
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STASH, Vol. 15(8) - Nature vs. nurture: The interaction between early-life adversity and genetics in adult drug useThis week, STASH reviews a study by William Lovallo and colleagues that examined how experiencing adversity during childhood and COMT gene expression interact to play a role in an individual’s adult drug use.
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ASHES, Vol. 15(8) - The persistence of thirdhand smoke: How do nicotine dust levels in homes influence the chance of successfully quitting smoking?This week, ASHES reviews a study by Georg Matt and colleagues that examined how nicotine residue in the homes of former smokers affected quit attempts.