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Medical News Today Updated : Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:48:49 MST Both Genetics And Dopaminergic Neurotransmission Have A Role In Delirium Tremens Alcohol-dependent individuals have a five to 10 percent lifetime risk of developing delirium tremens (DT) following alcohol withdrawal. DT is characterized by a clouding of consciousness, mental confusion or disorientation, and is often accompanied by hallucinations and agitation. Although the symptoms of DT are relatively well known, the pathophysiology of DT is less clear. [click link for full article] Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:00:00 PST Long-Term Marijuana Smoking Leads To Respiratory Complaints Long-term exposure to marijuana smoke is linked to many of the same health problems as tobacco smoke, such as increased respiratory symptoms like cough, phlegm and wheeze, according to a new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine.Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in the United States, and abuse of the drug is on the rise. The study is published in Archives of Internal Medicine. First author Jeanette M. Tetrault, M.D. [click link for full article] Publ.Date : Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:00:00 PST Parkinson's Disease Medications And Characteristics Of Increased Risk For Compulsive Gambling Linked Patients with Parkinson's disease who are younger when they develop the condition, have a personality trait known as novelty-seeking or whose personal or family history includes alcohol abuse may be more likely to develop pathological gambling as a side effect of medications used to treat their condition, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [click link for full article] Publ.Date : Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:00:00 PST Women And Recovery From Alcoholism PhD candidate Ms Janice Withnall, from the UWS School of Education, is carrying out the project in a bid to better understand the experiences of women who have successfully stopped drinking.National statistics show that alcohol-related illness hospitalises 95,000 Australians a year. Of that group, 7 per cent are women who are alcohol dependent. [click link for full article] Publ.Date : Thu, 01 Feb 2007 11:00:00 PST West Australian Women: Drinking Before, And During, Pregnancy * In a survey of non-indigenous West Australian women, 79.8 percent reported drinking alcohol in the three months before becoming pregnant. * Nearly half of the women (46.7%) surveyed reported that their pregnancy was unplanned. * More than half (58.7%) drank alcohol during pregnancy despite recommendations of abstinence. [click link for full article] Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:00:00 PST