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

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Will peak provoked craving prove superior to cue-reactivity?

Addiction. 2013 Jun; 108(6): 1027-8
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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

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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

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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 →