Addiction Rehab

Pharmacogenetic Randomized Trial for Cocaine Abuse: Disulfiram and ?1A-Adrenoceptor Gene Variation.

Pharmacogenetic randomized trial for cocaine abuse: Disulfiram and ?1A-adrenoceptor gene variation.

Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2013 Jul 9;
Shorter D, Nielsen DA, Huang W, Harding MJ, Hamon SC, Kosten TR

Disulfiram is a cocaine addiction pharmacotherapy that inhibits dopamine ?-hydroxylase (D?H)… Continue reading

Text Messages as a Tool for Assessing Public Concern About Drug Problems.

Text messages as a tool for assessing public concern about drug problems.

Int J Drug Policy. 2013 Jul 9;
Yoonessi A, Ekhtiari H

The prevalence of drug use and associated problems can change rapidly, necessitating rapid and accurate data… Continue reading

Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Within Nucleus Accumbens Shell Modulates Environment-Elicited Cocaine Conditioning Expression.

Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 within Nucleus Accumbens Shell modulates environment-elicited cocaine conditioning expression.

Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2013 Jul 9;
Martínez-Rivera A, Rodríguez-Borrero E, Matías-Alemán M, Montalvo-Acevedo A, Guerrero-Figuereo K, Febo-Rodriguez LJ, Morales-Rivera A, Maldonado-Vlaar CS

The metabotropic glutamate receptors… Continue reading

Imaging Addiction: D2 Receptors and Dopamine Signaling in the Striatum as Biomarkers for Impulsivity.

Imaging addiction: D2 receptors and dopamine signaling in the striatum as biomarkers for impulsivity.

Neuropharmacology. 2013 Jul 9;
Trifilieff P, Martinez D

Dependence to drugs of abuse is closely associated with impulsivity, or the propensity to choose a lower,… Continue reading

A Choice-Based Screening Method for Compulsive Drug Users in Rats.

A Choice-Based Screening Method for Compulsive Drug Users in Rats.

Curr Protoc Neurosci. 2013 Jul; Chapter 9: Unit9.44
Lenoir M, Augier E, Vouillac C, Ahmed SH

We describe a protocol for screening compulsive drug users among cocaine self-administering rats,… Continue reading

Tobacco Dependence Treatment Guidelines: Time for a Change?

Tobacco dependence treatment guidelines: time for a change?

Addiction. 2013 Aug; 108(8): 1355-1356
McRobbie H

HubMed – addiction

Commentary on Romano & Pollini (2013): Stopping Drug-Impaired Driving and Alcohol-Impaired Driving-Synergy, Not Competition.

Commentary on Romano & Pollini (2013): Stopping drug-impaired driving and alcohol-impaired driving-synergy, not competition.

Addiction. 2013 Aug; 108(8): 1439-1440
Dupont RL, Talpins SK, Shea CL

HubMed – addiction

Commentary on Acion et?al. (2013): Alcohol and drug use among children… Continue reading

A Pilot Study of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Alcohol-Dependent Women With Co-Occurring Major Depression.

A Pilot Study of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Alcohol-Dependent Women With Co-Occurring Major Depression.

Subst Abus. 2013 July-September; 34(3): 233-241
Gamble SA, Talbot NL, Cashman-Brown SM, He H, Poleshuck EL, Connors GJ, Conner KR

ABSTRACT. Background: Co-occurring major depression is… Continue reading

Effect of Cognitive Behavioural Interventions on the Quality of Life in Chinese Heroin-Dependent Individuals in Detoxification: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Effect of cognitive behavioural interventions on the quality of life in Chinese heroin-dependent individuals in detoxification: a randomised controlled trial.

J Clin Nurs. 2013 Jul 12;
Zhuang SM, An SH, Zhao Y

To determine whether cognitive behavioural interventions would… Continue reading

Transdermal Buprenorphine, Opioid Rotation to Sublingual Buprenorphine, and the Avoidance of Precipitated Withdrawal: A Review of the Literature and Demonstration in Three Chronic Pain Patients Treated With Butrans.

Transdermal Buprenorphine, Opioid Rotation to Sublingual Buprenorphine, and the Avoidance of Precipitated Withdrawal: A Review of the Literature and Demonstration in Three Chronic Pain Patients Treated With Butrans.

Am J Ther. 2013 Jul 10;
Kornfeld H, Reetz H

Buprenorphine… Continue reading