15 Mar 2010
March 15 NIMH Update
Attached is the March 15 Update from the National Institute of Mental Health. Here are two examples of articles in the report:
NIDA: Impulsive-Antisocial Personality Traits Linked to a Hypersensitive Brain Reward System-New Study Sheds Light on a Neurochemical Vulnerability that Could Contribute to Psychopathic Behaviors
Normal individuals who scored high on a measure of impulsive/antisocial traits display a hypersensitive brain reward system, according to a brain imaging study by researchers at Vanderbilt University. The findings provide the first evidence of differences in the brain’s reward system that may underlie vulnerability to what’s typically referred to as psychopathy. The study in the current issue of the journal Nature Neuroscience was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
Press Release: http://www.nida.nih.gov/newsroom/10/NR3-15.html
SAMHSA: New National Study Reveals 12 Year Olds More Likely to Use Potentially Deadly Inhalants than Cigarettes or Marijuana
More 12 year olds have used potentially lethal inhalants than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, according to data released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in conjunction with the 18th annual National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week. The National Inhalant Prevention Coalition and SAMHSA kicked off National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week at a press conference featuring information and personal stories about the dangers of inhalant use or “huffing.”