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 →