Addiction Rehab

Measuring Craving for Cigarettes: Should We Measure More Than Just Craving?

Measuring craving for cigarettes: Should we measure more than just craving?

Addiction. 2013 Jun; 108(6): 1028-30
McRobbie H, West O

HubMed – addiction

 

Will peak provoked craving prove superior to cue-reactivity?

Addiction. 2013 Jun; 108(6): 1027-8
Adams… Continue reading

Commentary on De Vos Et?Al. (2013): Can Ecological Trends in HIV or HCV Incidence Be Used to Assess Intervention Impact?

Commentary on de Vos et?al. (2013): Can ecological trends in HIV or HCV incidence be used to assess intervention impact?

Addiction. 2013 Jun; 108(6): 1082-3
Vickerman P, Hickman M

HubMed – addiction

 

Commentary on Kerr et?al. (2013): The… Continue reading

Managing Opioid Dependence Treatment and Controlling for HIV Incidence Among Injecting Drug Users in Greece: A Case Study of Optimism in the Face of Adversity.

Managing opioid dependence treatment and controlling for HIV incidence among injecting drug users in Greece: a case study of optimism in the face of adversity.

Addiction. 2013 Jun; 108(6): 1174-5
Malliori M, Golna C, Souliotis K, Hatzakis A

HubMed… Continue reading

Deleuze and the Theory of Addiction.

Deleuze and the theory of addiction.

J Psychoactive Drugs. 2013 Jan-Mar; 45(1): 57-67
Oksanen A

This theoretical article presents and applies the theories of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze. The article takes as its starting point the observation that… Continue reading

Does Using Marijuana Increase the Risk for Developing Schizophrenia?

Does using marijuana increase the risk for developing schizophrenia?

J Clin Psychiatry. 2013 Apr; 74(4): e08
Evins AE, Green AI, Kane JM, Murray RM

As more US states and other countries consider legalizing marijuana, clinicians need to know the… Continue reading

Public Opinion on Imposing Restrictions to People With an Alcohol- or Drug Addiction: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Public opinion on imposing restrictions to people with an alcohol- or drug addiction: a cross-sectional survey.

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2013 May 9;
van Boekel LC, Brouwers EP, van Weeghel J, Garretsen HF

PURPOSE: Alcohol- and drug addiction tends… Continue reading

Cholinergic Control Over Attention in Rats Prone to Attribute Incentive Salience to Reward Cues.

Cholinergic Control over Attention in Rats Prone to Attribute Incentive Salience to Reward Cues.

J Neurosci. 2013 May 8; 33(19): 8321-35
Paolone G, Angelakos CC, Meyer PJ, Robinson TE, Sarter M

Some rats [sign-trackers (STs)] are especially prone to… Continue reading

Comparison of Psychological Symptoms and Serum Levels of Neurotransmitters in Shanghai Adolescents With and Without Internet Addiction Disorder: A Case-Control Study.

Comparison of Psychological Symptoms and Serum Levels of Neurotransmitters in Shanghai Adolescents with and without Internet Addiction Disorder: A Case-Control Study.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e63089
Zhang HX, Jiang WQ, Lin ZG, Du YS, Vance A

BACKGROUND: Internet addiction… Continue reading

OPRM1 Rs1799971 Polymorphism and Opioid Dependence: Evidence From a Meta-Analysis.

OPRM1 rs1799971 polymorphism and opioid dependence: evidence from a meta-analysis.

Pharmacogenomics. 2013 May; 14(7): 813-24
Haerian BS, Haerian MS

The OPRM1 gene encodes the µ-opioid receptor, which is the primary site of action of most opioids. Several studies and… Continue reading

The Orbitofrontal Cortex Regulates Outcome-Based Decision-Making via the Lateral Striatum.

The orbitofrontal cortex regulates outcome-based decision-making via the lateral striatum.

Eur J Neurosci. 2013 May 8;
Gourley SL, Olevska A, Zimmermann KS, Ressler KJ, Dileone RJ, Taylor JR

The orbitofrontal cortex (oPFC) sends substantial projections to the ventrolateral striatum… Continue reading