Drug addiction

Cory Monteith: Why Didn't Rehab Work?

Cory Monteith: Why Didn't Rehab Work?
"They are raw, reactionary, insecure, resentful and need to be loved and supported," says Forrest, who has appeared as an expert on Celebrity Rehab and is the author of an upcoming memoir on addiction,… Continue reading

CNN/CIR Rehab Fraud Investigation Prompts California Assembly Hearing

CNN/CIR Rehab Fraud Investigation Prompts California Assembly Hearing
cnn.com: (CNN) — A California lawmaker has scheduled a hearing to examine disclosures of significant fraud in taxpayer-funded drug rehabilitation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN. Read the whole story… Continue reading

Medical Expert Calls for More Drug Rehabilitation Centres in Oman

Medical expert calls for more drug rehabilitation centres in Oman
She also added, "If patients decide to no longer receive their treatment, we don't have the authority to keep them in the hospital. It is important to note that drug… 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

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

Examining the Effect of Teleconferences on Oncology Phase 1 Trials.

Examining the effect of teleconferences on oncology phase 1 trials.

J Cancer. 2013; 4(6): 464-7
McKane A, Sima C, Fleck S, Weiss GJ

Objective: Phase 1 clinical trials are the first stage of clinical development of an investigational agent.… Continue reading

State Opening Intensive Drug Recovery Program in Morgan County

State opening intensive drug recovery program in Morgan County
It's been one of state Mental Health Commissioner Douglas Varney's biggest “wants”: a statewide, intensive residential facility to deal with drug addiction — especially prescription drug addiction, which Varney has long… Continue reading

Predicting the Transition From Frequent Cannabis Use to Cannabis Dependence: A Three-Year Prospective Study.

Predicting the transition from frequent cannabis use to cannabis dependence: A three-year prospective study.

Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 Jul 22;
van der Pol P, Liebregts N, de Graaf R, Korf DJ, van den Brink W, van Laar M

Frequent… Continue reading

[Diagnosis and the Dynamics of Alcoholism in the Elderly.]

[Diagnosis and the dynamics of alcoholism in the elderly.]

Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2013; 113(6 Vypusk 2 Alkogolizm): 43-46
Krivulin EN, Mingazov AK, Bokhan NA

A comprehensive clinical examination of 462 patients (391 men and 71… Continue reading