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If You’re a College Student Abusing Prescription Drugs, Read This (12/13/12)

Favorite TV Reruns May Have Restorative Powers, says UB Researcher (9/6/12)

RIA Gets Close to $1 Million to Study Aspects of Gambling, Alcoholism and Smoking (8/14/12)

RIA, Gov. Cuomo on Same Page When It Comes to Bath Salts (8/7/12)

Grant Continues RIA Study of Kids Exposed to Cigarette Smoke (7/30/12)

Where There Is Smoke, There May Be Developmental Problems for Kids (3/7/12)

Binge Drinking by Freshman Women Tied to Sexual Assault Risk According to New Research (12/8/11)

Leonard named director of RIA (11/7/11)

UB Researchers Investigate Ways to Reduce College Drinking and Risky Sex (10/24/11)

Sexual Assault Scenarios – and How to Prevent Them – Will be Studied by UB Researcher (10/13/11)

RIA Seminar Series Opens With Topic of Parenting and High-risk Drinking in College (9/28/11)

Addictions Experts to Offer Fall Seminars at UB’s Research Institute on Addictions (9/14/11)

Energy Drinks Linked to Substance Use in Musicians, Study Shows (6/15/11)

Gambling Problems Are More Common than Drinking Problems, according to First-of-its-Kind Study (3/24/11)

Addictions Experts to Offer Spring Seminars, Presented by UB's Research Institute on Addictions (2/11/11)

UB Researcher Awarded $1.8 Million to Study the Implications of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol on Later Risk of Addiction (12/15/10)

Study to Examine Drinking and Sexual Aggression (10/6/10)

Adolescents' Gambling a Part of a Cluster of Problem Behaviors (10/15/09)

Author of Groundbreaking Gambling Study Extends Research (8/19/09)

UB Researcher Among First to Receive NIH Stimulus Funding (6/11/09)

Don't mistake an athlete for a "toxic jock" (6/1/09)

Path to Addiction Starts Early for Some (4/6/09)

Free Seminars Offer Information on Variety of Addictions Topics (3/6/09)

In-utero Cocaine Exposure Impairs Infants' Response to Stress, UB Study Shows (1/16/09)

New Study Examines Relationship between Anger and Alcohol Abuse (10/30/08)

CBC-TV News Video, October 21, 2008 (10/29/08)

Alcohol, Drugs, and Gambling are Featured in Seminar Series (9/3/08)

Odds of Experiencing Sexual Aggression 19 Times Greater on Days of Binge Drinking for College Women (8/1/08)

Energy drinks linked to risk-taking behaviors among college students (7/24/08)

Estimated 750,000 Problem Gamblers Among America’s Youth (5/6/08)

Lecture Series Set on Addictions-Related Topics (3/17/08)

A Dangerous Transition: High School to the First Year of College (2/7/08)

Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy is Focus of Study (11/9/07)

Dealing with Stress as a Treatment for Alcohol Abuse (10/25/07)

Gauging Parent Knowledge about Teens’ Substance Use (10/22/07)

Grants Fund Studies Focusing on Changing Problem Drinking (10/22/07)

Three RIA Studies Garner $7.3 Million in NIH Funding (9/20/07)

Lecture Series Set on Addictions-Related Topics (9/19/07)

Malt Liquor Connected to Marijuana Use among Young Adults (7/25/07)

New Research Study Examines ’Brains’ Own Marijuana’ (5/17/07)

"ON THE ROCKS?" — Attend National Alcohol Screening Day on April 5, 2007 (3/26/07)

UB Study Reports 18% of Young Women Experience Sexual Victimization (3/12/07)

Addictions-related Topics the Subject of Presentations on Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (2/20/07)

Novel Research Finding Points to Changes in the Brain Responsible for Addiction (1/30/07)

UB Study to Examine Alcohol Problems from a Sexual Identity Perspective (12/7/06)

Study to Investigate Cigarette Smoke's Effect on Children (11/16/06)

Experts to Speak at the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (8/31/06)

Study Focuses on Maternal Cocaine Use (6/20/06)

Relapse is a Problem in Addictions Field, UB researchers suggest new directions (4/4/06)

You Don't Have to Have an Alcohol Problem to Have a Problem with Alcohol (3/27/06)

15 Percent of U.S. Work Force under the Influence of Alcohol (1/9/06)

Alcohol Researchers Seek to Improve Alcoholism Treatment in “Real World” (12/13/05)

Studies to Examine Facets of Alcohol Use/Dependence (11/22/05)

Bridging the Researcher-Therapist Communication Gap (11/2/05)

Teen Labels Provide Insights Into Drug, Alcohol Use (9/26/05)

Reducing Women’s HIV Risk Focus of Study (9/20/05)

Shame, Not Guilt, Related to Substance Abuse Problems (8/27/05)

Wife Influences Husband’s Marijuana Use During First Year of Marriage (7/20/05)

Study Ties Risk of Problem Gambling with Proximity to Casinos and Other Gambling Opportunities (6/28/05)

Research to Focus on Role of Emotions in Alcohol Abuse and Relapse (6/13/05)

Research to Focus on Behaviors of Those Seeking Help for Alcohol-Related Problems (4/4//05)

Free Alcohol Screenings Available at Research Institute on Addictions (3/30/05)