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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 02:36:28 BST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Herbal Extract May Curb Binge Drinking]]></title>
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  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Freleases%2F245530.php"><![CDATA[Herbal Extract May Curb Binge Drinking]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[An extract of the Chinese herb kudzu dramatically reduces drinking and may be useful in the treatment of alcoholism and curbing binge drinking, according to a new study by McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 02:36:28 BST</pubDate>
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	<votes>16</votes>
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	<title><![CDATA[Reducing Booze Consumption Better For Public Health And Economy, Australia]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/reducing-booze-consumption-better-for-public-health-and-economy-australia/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F245583.php"><![CDATA[Reducing Booze Consumption Better For Public Health And Economy, Australia]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[According to a new study in the American Journal of Public Health, Australia could yield economic and health benefits by reducing its overall national yearly alcohol consumption... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 02:36:27 BST</pubDate>
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	<category>News</category>
	<votes>15</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/reducing-booze-consumption-better-for-public-health-and-economy-australia/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Facebook Addiction - New Psychological Scale]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/facebook-addiction-new-psychological-scale/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F245251.php"><![CDATA[Facebook Addiction - New Psychological Scale]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Researchers in Norway have published a new psychological scale to measure Facebook addiction, the first of its kind worldwide.  They write about their work in the April 2012 issue of the journal  Psychological Reports. They hope that researchers will find the new psychometric tool useful in investigating problem behavior linked to Facebook use... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 02:34:44 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>19</votes>
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	<title><![CDATA[A New Abused Drug Is Methoxetamine (MXE), Sold On The Internet As A "Legal" Alternative To Ketamine]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/a-new-abused-drug-is-methoxetamine-mxe-sold-on-the-internet-as-a-legal-alternative-to-ketamine/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Freleases%2F245171.php"><![CDATA[A New Abused Drug Is Methoxetamine (MXE), Sold On The Internet As A "Legal" Alternative To Ketamine]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[A group of researchers from the IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) and from the INAD (Hospital del Mar Neuropsychiatry and Addictions Institute) has participated in an international study aiming to give a general overview at a chemical, pharmacological and behavioural level of a recently appeared new chemical compound, according to the Recreational Drugs European Networ... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 02:34:44 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>6</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/a-new-abused-drug-is-methoxetamine-mxe-sold-on-the-internet-as-a-legal-alternative-to-ketamine/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Facebook Addiction - New Research]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/facebook-addiction-new-research/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Freleases%2F245097.php"><![CDATA[Facebook Addiction - New Research]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The use of Facebook has increased rapidly. We are dealing with a subdivision of Internet addiction connected to social media, Doctor of Psychology Cecilie Schou Andreassen says about the study, which is the first of its kind worldwide. Andreassen heads the research project 'Facebook Addiction' at the University of Bergen (UiB)... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 02:32:23 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>16</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/facebook-addiction-new-research/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[16 Years Olds At Greatest Risk For Misusing Prescription Drugs]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/16-years-olds-at-greatest-risk-for-misusing-prescription-drugs/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Freleases%2F245124.php"><![CDATA[16 Years Olds At Greatest Risk For Misusing Prescription Drugs]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The peak risk for misusing prescription pain relievers occurs in mid-adolescence, specifically about 16 years old and earlier than many experts thought, according to a new study by Michigan State University researchers. The results, based on recent nationwide surveys of nearly 120,000 U.S... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 02:32:23 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>11</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/16-years-olds-at-greatest-risk-for-misusing-prescription-drugs/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Extramedical Pain Reliever Usage More Likely During Mid-Asolescence]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/extramedical-pain-reliever-usage-more-likely-during-mid-asolescence/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F245191.php"><![CDATA[Extramedical Pain Reliever Usage More Likely During Mid-Asolescence]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[According to a study published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, teenagers in the United States are more likely to use prescription pain relievers to get high or for other unapproved indications (extramedical use) during mid-adolescence... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 02:32:22 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>16</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/extramedical-pain-reliever-usage-more-likely-during-mid-asolescence/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Schoolchildren On Free School Meals More Likely To Abuse Alcohol Or Drugs]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/schoolchildren-on-free-school-meals-more-likely-to-abuse-alcohol-or-drugs/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F244780.php"><![CDATA[Schoolchildren On Free School Meals More Likely To Abuse Alcohol Or Drugs]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Although the short and long-term health risks of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drug use is well known, they still remain a public health concern in the UK amongst young people, with risks ranging from accidental injuries, to violence, sexual ill-health and elevated rates of chronic conditions as well as premature death... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 02:41:00 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>17</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/schoolchildren-on-free-school-meals-more-likely-to-abuse-alcohol-or-drugs/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Huge Increase In Maternal Opiate Use In Nine Years]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/huge-increase-in-maternal-opiate-use-in-nine-years/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F244839.php"><![CDATA[Huge Increase In Maternal Opiate Use In Nine Years]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Five times as many pregnant women were using opiates in 2009 compared to 2000, while during the same period the number of newborns with a diagnosis of drug withdrawal syndrome, neonatal abstinence syndrome has increased 3-fold, researchers from the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 02:36:37 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>7</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/huge-increase-in-maternal-opiate-use-in-nine-years/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Drug Abuse In Adolescence Linked To Brain Networks]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/drug-abuse-in-adolescence-linked-to-brain-networks/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Freleases%2F244766.php"><![CDATA[Drug Abuse In Adolescence Linked To Brain Networks]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Why do some teenagers start smoking or experimenting with drugs - while others don't? In the largest imaging study of the human brain ever conducted - involving 1,896 14-year-olds - scientists have discovered a number of previously unknown networks that go a long way toward an answer... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 02:36:37 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>9</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/drug-abuse-in-adolescence-linked-to-brain-networks/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Keeping Teens Substance Free]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/keeping-teens-substance-free/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Freleases%2F244870.php"><![CDATA[Keeping Teens Substance Free]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[During high school the parents of teenagers' friends can have as much effect on the teens' substance use as their own parents, according to prevention researchers... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 02:36:36 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>18</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/keeping-teens-substance-free/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Maternal Opiate Usage Grows Considerably]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/maternal-opiate-usage-grows-considerably/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F244912.php"><![CDATA[Maternal Opiate Usage Grows Considerably]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[A study published online in JAMA reveals that the rate of mothers abusing opiates during pregnancy has increased by almost five times between 2000 and 2009 in the United States. In addition, the researchers found that the number of newborns with drug withdrawal symptoms (neonatal abstinence syndrome [NAS]) has increased by almost three times and has significantly increasing hospital costs... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 02:36:36 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>16</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/maternal-opiate-usage-grows-considerably/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[New Instrument Measures Work Addiction: The Bergen Work Addiction Scale]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/new-instrument-measures-work-addiction-the-bergen-work-addiction-scale/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Freleases%2F244491.php"><![CDATA[New Instrument Measures Work Addiction: The Bergen Work Addiction Scale]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Researchers from Norway and the United Kingdom have developed a new instrument to measure work addiction: The Bergen Work Addiction Scale. The new instrument is based on core elements of addiction that are recognised as diagnostic criteria for several addictions. Some people seem to be driven to work excessively and compulsively. These are denoted as work addicts - or workaholics... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:40:18 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>15</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/new-instrument-measures-work-addiction-the-bergen-work-addiction-scale/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Association Between Speed, Ecstasy And Depression In Teenagers]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/association-between-speed-ecstasy-and-depression-in-teenagers/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Freleases%2F244321.php"><![CDATA[Association Between Speed, Ecstasy And Depression In Teenagers]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[A five year study conducted with thousands of local teenagers by University of Montreal researchers reveals that those who used speed (meth/ampthetamine) or ecstasy (MDMA) at fifteen or sixteen years of age were significantly more likely to suffer elevated depressive symptoms the following year... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:41:25 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>10</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/association-between-speed-ecstasy-and-depression-in-teenagers/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Ecstasy And Speed Associated With Depression In Teens]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/ecstasy-and-speed-associated-with-depression-in-teens/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F244386.php"><![CDATA[Ecstasy And Speed Associated With Depression In Teens]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[A study of nearly 4,000 teenagers published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, shows that secondary school children who take methamphetamine (speed) and MDMA (ecstasy) appear to be prone to depression later on. The study results proved to be independent of previous bouts of depressive symptoms or other drug use... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:41:23 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>14</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/ecstasy-and-speed-associated-with-depression-in-teens/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Alcohol Misuse Into Adulthood Often Accompanied By Feelings Of Immaturity; Discovery Could Improve Substance Abuse Treatment]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/alcohol-misuse-into-adulthood-often-accompanied-by-feelings-of-immaturity-discovery-could-improve-substance-abuse-treatment/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Freleases%2F244247.php"><![CDATA[Alcohol Misuse Into Adulthood Often Accompanied By Feelings Of Immaturity; Discovery Could Improve Substance Abuse Treatment]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Tipping back one too many cocktails during an individual's early 20s doesn't correlate to a personal sense of immaturity; however if this habit doesn't stop as they reach age 30, young adults can feel psychologically underdeveloped, according to a University of Missouri study... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:38:36 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>15</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/alcohol-misuse-into-adulthood-often-accompanied-by-feelings-of-immaturity-discovery-could-improve-substance-abuse-treatment/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Testing, Counseling Of Cocaine And Heroin Users Reduces Unprotected Sex]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/testing-counseling-of-cocaine-and-heroin-users-reduces-unprotected-sex/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Freleases%2F244246.php"><![CDATA[Testing, Counseling Of Cocaine And Heroin Users Reduces Unprotected Sex]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Voluntary testing and counseling (VT/C) for HIV or sexually transmitted infections (STI) among cocaine and heroin users who were treated in the emergency department (ED), accompanied by referral to drug treatment, was associated with reduction in unprotected sex acts and fewer sex acts while high according to researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Bost... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:38:36 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>10</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/testing-counseling-of-cocaine-and-heroin-users-reduces-unprotected-sex/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Having A Minimum Price For Alcohol Impacts On Abuse]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/having-a-minimum-price-for-alcohol-impacts-on-abuse/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F244338.php"><![CDATA[Having A Minimum Price For Alcohol Impacts On Abuse]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[According to a report published in BMJ (British Medical Journal), alcohol consumption, hospitalizations, and deaths will be considerably reduced as a result of UK Government plans to impose a minimum price of 40p per unit of alcohol.  John Appleby, Chief Economist at the King's Fund, states that the plans will reduce alcohol consumption by 2... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:38:35 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>8</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/having-a-minimum-price-for-alcohol-impacts-on-abuse/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Harmful Short-Term Effects Of Alcoholism On Memory Functioning]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/the-harmful-short-term-effects-of-alcoholism-on-memory-functioning/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Freleases%2F244175.php"><![CDATA[The Harmful Short-Term Effects Of Alcoholism On Memory Functioning]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Alcoholism can disrupt memory functioning well before incurring the profound amnesia of Korsakoff's syndrome. For example, associative memory - used in remembering face-name associations - can be impaired in alcoholics... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:41:02 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>10</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/the-harmful-short-term-effects-of-alcoholism-on-memory-functioning/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[12-Step Involvement Helps Adolescents Recover From Alcohol, Substance Abuse]]></title>
	<link>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/12-step-involvement-helps-adolescents-recover-from-alcohol-substance-abuse/</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Freleases%2F244163.php"><![CDATA[12-Step Involvement Helps Adolescents Recover From Alcohol, Substance Abuse]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Adolescents who misuse alcohol and other drugs to the point where they need treatment must contend with costly and limited options for youth-specific care, as well as high relapse rates following treatment. Mutual-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) are widely available but little research has addressed their benefits for adolescents... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:41:02 BST</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>11</votes>
	<guid>http://www.drinkminder.co.uk/News/12-step-involvement-helps-adolescents-recover-from-alcohol-substance-abuse/</guid>
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