Addiction Rehab

Chronic Nicotine Exposure Systemically Alters microRNA Expression Profiles During Post-Embryonic Stages in Caenorhabditis Elegans.

Chronic nicotine exposure systemically alters microRNA expression profiles during post-embryonic stages in Caenorhabditis elegans.

J Cell Physiol. 2013 Jun 14;
Taki FA, Pan X, Zhang B

Tobacco smoking is associated with many diseases. Addiction is of the most notorious… Continue reading

A Synthesis of the Literature on Breaking Bad News or Truth Telling: Potential for Research in India.

A synthesis of the literature on breaking bad news or truth telling: potential for research in India.

Indian J Palliat Care. 2013 Jan; 19(1): 2-11
Martis L, Westhues A

The high incidence of fatal diseases, inequitable access to health… Continue reading

Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of a Healthcare System for Depressive Disorders by Implementing Telemedicine: A Health Economic Modeling Study.

Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of a Healthcare System for Depressive Disorders by Implementing Telemedicine: A Health Economic Modeling Study.

Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2013 Jun 4;
Lokkerbol J, Adema D, Cuijpers P, Reynolds CF, Schulz R, Weehuizen R, Smit F… Continue reading

Kappa-Opioid Receptor Signaling in the Striatum as a Potential Modulator of Dopamine Transmission in Cocaine Dependence.

Kappa-opioid receptor signaling in the striatum as a potential modulator of dopamine transmission in cocaine dependence.

Front Psychiatry. 2013; 4: 44
Trifilieff P, Martinez D

Cocaine addiction is accompanied by a decrease in striatal dopamine signaling, measured as a… Continue reading

Animal Models of Nicotine Exposure: Relevance to Second-Hand Smoking, Electronic Cigarette Use, and Compulsive Smoking.

Animal models of nicotine exposure: relevance to second-hand smoking, electronic cigarette use, and compulsive smoking.

Front Psychiatry. 2013; 4: 41
Cohen A, George O

Much evidence indicates that individuals use tobacco primarily to experience the psychopharmacological properties of nicotine… Continue reading

Open Label Trial of Naltrexone Implants: Measuring Blood Serum Levels of Naltrexone.

Open label trial of naltrexone implants: measuring blood serum levels of naltrexone.

Subst Abuse. 2013; 7: 75-84
Colquhoun RM

The usefulness of oral naltrexone has been limited by compliance. Sub-cutaneous implants would seem to offer a solution to this… Continue reading

Phenomenology and Treatment of Behavioural Addictions.

Phenomenology and treatment of behavioural addictions.

Can J Psychiatry. 2013 May; 58(5): 252-9
Grant JE, Schreiber LR, Odlaug BL

Behavioural addictions are characterized by an inability to resist an urge or drive resulting in actions that are harmful to… Continue reading

Imbalance in the Sensitivity to Different Types of Rewards in Pathological Gambling.

Imbalance in the sensitivity to different types of rewards in pathological gambling.

Brain. 2013 Jun 11;
Sescousse G, Barbalat G, Domenech P, Dreher JC

Pathological gambling is an addictive disorder characterized by a persistent and compulsive desire to engage… Continue reading

Amygdala and Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Circuitry: Implications for Addiction-Related Behaviors.

Amygdala and Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Circuitry: Implications for addiction-related behaviors.

Neuropharmacology. 2013 Jun 7;
Stamatakis AM, Sparta DR, Jennings JH, McElligott ZA, Decot H, Stuber GD

Complex motivated behavioral processes, such as those that can go… Continue reading

Legalization of Marijuana: Unraveling Quandaries for the Addiction Professional.

Legalization of marijuana: unraveling quandaries for the addiction professional.

Front Psychiatry. 2013; 4: 50
Roffman RA

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Emerging role for corticotropin releasing factor signaling in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis at the intersection of… Continue reading