Addiction Disorders

A 2022 study by Henry Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues found that even light-to-moderate drinking levels, such as a couple of glasses of wine or beer per week, could reduce brain volume.

Jeanmarie Perrone of the Perelman School of Medicine explains the merit behind the concept of overdose prevention sites.

Henry Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine says that some people might be more open to treatment for problem drinking if they could take a pill on an as-needed basis.

According to a study from Penn, the cognitive ability of people who sleep an average of six hours a night for two weeks falls to that of a drunkard with a blood alcohol level of 0.1%.

Research by Henry R. Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that drinking more than about one alcoholic drink a day is associated with health risk and cognitive problems.

Henry Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the self-medication approach with taking naltrexone before consuming alcohol represents a niche opportunity to treat binge drinking.

Peggy Compton of the School of Nursing says that addiction is complex and difficult to reduce to one brain lobe because it involves environmental factors and multiple pathways.

A study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine found significantly more inflammation in the lungs of people who used e-cigarettes than regular smokers and non-smokers.

Henry Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the message to quit drinking becomes more powerful when accompanied by tangible evidence like liver scans, rather than vague statements.

The Perelman School of Medicine’s Care Connect program is spearheading the use of virtual urgent care services and substance abuse professionals to provide treatment to patients, with a quote from Margaret Lowenstein.