Drug addiction

[The Relationship of Drug and Alcohol Addiction in Teenagers With the Character of Their Relations With Parents.]

[The relationship of drug and alcohol addiction in teenagers with the character of their relations with parents.]

Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2013; 113(6 Vypusk 2 Alkogolizm): 72-74
Mendelevich VD, Makushina OP

An experimental-psychological study of 62… Continue reading

Implementation Strategies for Collaborative Primary Care-Mental Health Models.

Implementation strategies for collaborative primary care-mental health models.

Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2013 Jul 22;
Franx G, Dixon L, Wensing M, Pincus H

Extensive research exists that collaborative primary care-mental health models can improve care and outcomes for patients. These… Continue reading

Promoting Innovation and Excellence to Face the Rapid Diffusion of Novel Psychoactive Substances in the EU: The Outcomes of the ReDNet Project.

Promoting innovation and excellence to face the rapid diffusion of Novel Psychoactive Substances in the EU: the outcomes of the ReDNet project.

Hum Psychopharmacol. 2013 Jul; 28(4): 317-23
Corazza O, Assi S, Simonato P, Corkery J, Bersani S, Demetrovics… Continue reading

Brain Damages in Ketamine Addicts as Revealed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Brain damages in ketamine addicts as revealed by magnetic resonance imaging.

Front Neuroanat. 2013; 7: 23
Wang C, Zheng D, Xu J, Lam W, Yew DT

Ketamine, a known antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartic (NMDA) glutamate receptors, had been used as… Continue reading

SLC1 Glutamate Transporters and Diseases: Psychiatric Diseases and Pathological Pain.

SLC1 Glutamate Transporters and Diseases: Psychiatric Diseases and Pathological Pain.

Curr Mol Pharmacol. 2013 Jul 22;
Nakagawa T, Kaneko S

The solute carrier family 1 (SLC1) consists of two neutral amino acid transporters and five high-affinity excitatory amino acid… Continue reading

Glee Star Cory Monteith Died of Heroin and Alcohol Overdose, Coroner Says

Glee star Cory Monteith died of heroin and alcohol overdose, coroner says
In April, he completed voluntary treatment for unspecified substance addiction at a rehab facility. He had also been treated in a facility at age 19. In 2011, he… Continue reading

Implications of Genome Wide Association Studies for Addiction: Are Our a Priori Assumptions All Wrong?

Implications of genome wide association studies for addiction: Are our a priori assumptions all wrong?

Pharmacol Ther. 2013 Jul 18;
Hall FS, Drgonova J, Jain S, Uhl GR

Substantial genetic contributions to addiction vulnerability are supported by data from… Continue reading

Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1 Modulates Behavioral Effects of Ethanol.

Trace amine associated receptor 1 modulates behavioral effects of ethanol.

Subst Abuse. 2013; 7: 117-26
Lynch LJ, Sullivan KA, Vallender EJ, Rowlett JK, Platt DM, Miller GM

Few treatment options for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) exist and more are… Continue reading

Determinants of HIV Sero-Conversion Among Male Injection Drug Users Enrolled in a Needle Exchange Programme at Karachi, Pakistan.

Determinants of HIV sero-conversion among male injection drug users enrolled in a needle exchange programme at Karachi, Pakistan.

J Pak Med Assoc. 2013 Jan; 63(1): 90-4
Samo RN, Altaf A, Memon A, Shah SA

To assess the determinants of… Continue reading

Where Do You Turn When You've Hit Rock Bottom?

Where do you turn when you've hit rock bottom?
You've hit bottom and want help for your drug addiction. Where do you turn? The answer lies in a patchwork of residential drug-rehabilitation centres and non-residential self-help programs, counselling, and treatment… Continue reading