Addiction Rehab

[Buprenorphine Transdermal Patch (Norspan Tape)].

[Buprenorphine transdermal patch (Norspan tape)].

Masui. 2013 Jul; 62(7): 799-807
Hamaguchi S, Ikeda T

Buprenorphine is a chemically synthesized opioid characterized as the partial mu agonist and kappa antagonist, and transdermal buprenorphine patch will be considered useful as a… Continue reading →

Addictive Behaviors Related to Opioid Use for Chronic Pain: A Population-Based Study.

Addictive behaviors related to opioid use for chronic pain: A population-based study.

Pain. 2013 Jul 29;
Højsted J, Ekholm O, Kurita GP, Juel K, Sjøgren P

The growing body of research showing increased opioid use in patients with chronic… Continue reading →

Association of Functional DBH Genetic Variants With Alcohol Dependence Risk and Related Depression and Suicide Attempt Phenotypes: Results From a Large Multicenter Association Study.

Association of functional DBH genetic variants with alcohol dependence risk and related depression and suicide attempt phenotypes: Results from a large multicenter association study.

Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 Jul 30;
Preuss UW, Wurst FM, Ridinger M, Rujescu D, Fehr… Continue reading →

Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Addiction: Basic and Clinical Studies and Potential Mechanisms of Action.

Deep brain stimulation for the treatment of addiction: basic and clinical studies and potential mechanisms of action.

Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2013 Aug 2;
Pierce RC, Vassoler FM

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has achieved substantial success as a treatment for movement… Continue reading →

Predictors of Residential Treatment Retention Among Individuals With Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders.

Predictors of residential treatment retention among individuals with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders.

J Psychoactive Drugs. 2013 Apr-Jun; 45(2): 122-31
Choi S, Adams SM, MacMaster SA, Seiters J

A significant number of individuals with co-occurring substance abuse… Continue reading →

Psychoeducation Improves Hepatitis C Virus Treatment During Opioid Substitution Therapy: A Controlled, Prospective Multicenter Trial.

Psychoeducation improves hepatitis C virus treatment during opioid substitution therapy: a controlled, prospective multicenter trial.

Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Aug; 57 Suppl 2: S97-S104
Reimer J, Schmidt CS, Schulte B, Gansefort D, Gölz J, Gerken G, Scherbaum N, Verthein… Continue reading →

The Story of Glutamate in Drug Addiction and of N-Acetylcysteine as a Potential Pharmacotherapy.

The Story of Glutamate in Drug Addiction and of N-Acetylcysteine as a Potential Pharmacotherapy.

JAMA Psychiatry. 2013 Jul 31;
Brown RM, Kupchik YM, Kalivas PW

HubMed – addiction

Pharmacological interventions to modulate attentional bias in addiction.

CNS Spectr.… Continue reading →

Influence From Friends to Drink More or Drink Less: A Cross-National Comparison.

Influence from friends to drink more or drink less: A cross-national comparison.

Addict Behav. 2013 Jun 13; 38(11): 2675-2682
Astudillo M, Connor J, Roiblatt RE, Ibanga AK, Gmel G

Drinking habits are socially patterned and social networks influence individuals’… Continue reading →

Polioencephalomalacia Secondary to Hypernatremia in Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri Sciureus).

Polioencephalomalacia Secondary to Hypernatremia in Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus).

Vet Pathol. 2013 Jul 30;
Macri SM, Crowell AM, Fenn MS, Knight HL, Westmoreland SV, Miller AD

Squirrel monkeys (Saimiri spp) are one of the most consistently used New World… Continue reading →

Unintentional Weakness of Cancers: The MEK/ERK Pathway as a Double-Edged Sword.

Unintentional weakness of cancers: the MEK/ERK pathway as a double-edged sword.

Mol Cancer Res. 2013 Jul 30;
Suda K, Mitsudomi T

Recent advances in molecular target therapy have greatly improved treatment outcomes for cancers driven by oncogenic mutations. However… Continue reading →