Talk will explore drug addictions (Peterborough Today)
A TALK is being held in Peterborough this week to discuss addictions. (27/08/2008)

Youth forum tackles addictions (Mississauga News)
Peel Regional Police Cst. Lee-Ann Turza, who serves as the force's drug education officer, along with a handful of youth outreach and support workers, were on hand this evening to speak to a group of teens about drugs and drinking at the annual Peel Multicultural Council (PMC) youth forum.

New evidence on addiction to medicines Diazepam has effect on nerve cells in the brain reward system (EurekAlert!)
( Academy of Finland ) Addictions to medicines and drugs are thought to develop over a relatively long period of time.

Odds of Experiencing Sexual Aggression 19 Times Greater on Days of Binge Drinking for College Women (UB Reporter)
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- According to researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA), the odds of 18- and 19-year-old college women experiencing sexual aggression are 19 times greater when they binge drink than when they don't drink.

New Evidence On Addiction To Medicines: Diazepam Has Effect On Nerve Cells In The Brain Reward System (Science Daily)
Addictions to medicines and drugs are thought to develop over a relatively long period of time. The process involves both structural and functional changes in brain nerve cells that are still poorly understood. However, a single drug or alcohol dose is sufficient to generate an initial stage of addiction.