Mindfulness training helpful in the recovery of adults addicted to stimulants
UCLA study shows that meditation and similar strategies may reduce the likelihood of relapse for certain people struggling with addiction.
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UCLA Luskin study explains link between heavy alcohol use and suicides during economic downturns
Social work professor Mark Kaplan found that an increase in high-risk drinking during the Great Recession may explain the rise in alcohol-related suicides by men — but not women.
Brief interventions in primary care clinics could curb drug use, UCLA study shows
The short conversations, educational literature and follow-up phone calls that are part of Project QUIT helped people reduce their risky drug use by a third.
UCLA researchers identify a potentially effective treatment for methamphetamine addiction
“The results were about as good as you could hope for,” said Lara Ray, a UCLA associate professor of psychology and director of the UCLA Addictions Laboratory.
Drug that can prevent the onset of diabetes is rarely used
UCLA study finds that only 3.7 percent of people with pre-diabetes were prescribed metformin.
Number of medical marijuana dispensaries surpasses limit set by Los Angeles voters
Despite a 2013 city ordinance to limit the number of medical marijuana businesses, UCLA researchers found that more than three times that number were operating in 2014.
Regulating marijuana delivery services — not just dispensaries — could help address recreational use
Despite interest from public health researchers and new understanding of statewide policies, little had been known about how access to marijuana through dispensaries influences use on a city-by-city basis.
Q&A: Mark Kleiman, UCLA expert on the legalization of marijuana
Washington Post reporter Niraj Chokshi spoke with Mark Kleiman, a professor of public policy at UCLA, about the legalization of marijuana that has been approved by the voters in Washington state and Colorado.