Scientists learn to block pain at its source
April 26, 2010
Discovery of pain-causing compounds leads to development of new non-addictive painkillers
Research studies aim to help smokers stop by experiencing incentives
November 19, 2008
The American Cancer Society’s annual Great American Smokeout is Thursday, Nov. 20, and, as always, it brings national attention to kicking the habit.
Grant will train medical residents to spot substance abuse
November 12, 2008
Hundreds of medical residents at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will learn to recognize substance abuse problems as they develop and to intervene quickly and effectively, thanks to a recently awarded federal grant.
Be Well Center seeks volunteers for anti-cocaine studies
July 2, 2008
An estimated 20,000-plus people in San Antonio who use cocaine each year initially feel a heightened sense of reward or pleasure with the illegal stimulant.
UTHSC recruits N.C. team that studies substance use, suicidality in youth
December 6, 2007
Stemming the rising tide of adolescent substance use and related suicidal behaviors is the goal of an internationally known research group that recently relocated to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio from North Carolina.
Mood disorders researcher Soares named to NIH center’s panel
March 7, 2006
The National Institutes of Health’s Center for Scientific Review appointed Jair C. Soares, M.D., of the Health Science Center, to the Neural Basis of Psychopathology, Addictions and Sleep Disorders Study Section.