drug dependence

Would an Atheist Drug Addict Have Issues With the NA or AA 12 Step Program?

Question by Diver Down: Would an atheist drug addict have issues with the NA or AA 12 step program?
part of the program to recovery is believing that a “higher power” will help you. But what if you don’t believe?… Continue reading

Systems Level Neuroplasticity in Drug Addiction.

Systems Level Neuroplasticity in Drug Addiction.

Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2013 Apr 11;
Feltenstein MW, See RE

Drug addiction is a chronic relapsing disorder for which research has been dedicated to understand the various factors that contribute to… Continue reading

Illuminating the Activation Mechanisms and Allosteric Properties of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors.

Illuminating the activation mechanisms and allosteric properties of metabotropic glutamate receptors.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Mar 4;
Doumazane E, Scholler P, Fabre L, Zwier JM, Trinquet E, Pin JP, Rondard P

In multimeric cell-surface receptors,… Continue reading

Monoaminergic and Neuropeptidergic Neurons Have Distinct Expression Profiles of Histone Deacetylases.

Monoaminergic and neuropeptidergic neurons have distinct expression profiles of histone deacetylases.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(3): e58473
Takase K, Oda S, Kuroda M, Funato H

Monoaminergic and neuropeptidergic neurons regulate a wide variety of behaviors, such as feeding, sleep/wakefulness behavior,… Continue reading

An Orexin Hotspot in Ventral Pallidum Amplifies Hedonic ‘liking’ for Sweetness.

An orexin hotspot in ventral pallidum amplifies hedonic ‘liking’ for sweetness.

Neuropsychopharmacology. 2013 Mar 5;
Ho CY, Berridge KC

Orexin (hypocretin) is implicated in stimulating appetite as well as arousal, and in both food reward and drug reward. The… Continue reading

Who Do You Think Is in Control in Addiction? a Pilot Study on Drug-Related Locus of Control Beliefs.

Who Do You Think Is in Control in Addiction? A Pilot Study on Drug-related Locus of Control Beliefs.

Addict Disord Their Treat. 2012 Dec; 11(4): 173-223
Ersche KD, Turton AJ, Croudace T, Stochl J

The drug-related locus of control… Continue reading

The MTHFR C677T Variant Is Associated With Responsiveness to Disulfiram Treatment for Cocaine Dependency.

The MTHFR C677T Variant is Associated with Responsiveness to Disulfiram Treatment for Cocaine Dependency.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Front Psychiatry. 2012; 3: 109
Spellicy CJ, Kosten TR, Hamon SC, Harding MJ, Nielsen DA

Objective: Disulfiram is a one of… Continue reading

Biomarkers in Psychiatry: How Close Are We?

Biomarkers in psychiatry: how close are we?

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Front Psychiatry. 2012; 3: 114
Kobeissy F, Alawieh A, Mondello S, Boustany RM, Gold MS

HubMed – addiction

 

How Patients Recovering From Alcoholism Use a Smartphone Intervention.… Continue reading

Exercise Caution: Over-Exercise Is Associated With Suicidality Among Individuals With Disordered Eating.

Exercise caution: Over-exercise is associated with suicidality among individuals with disordered eating.

Filed under: Eating Disorders

Psychiatry Res. 2012 Dec 7;
Smith AR, Fink EL, Anestis MD, Ribeiro JD, Gordon KH, Davis H, Keel PK, Bardone-Cone AM, Peterson CB,… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: Deep Brain Stimulation of the Nucleus Accumbens for the Treatment of Addiction.

Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens for the treatment of addiction.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2012 Dec 10;
Müller UJ, Voges J, Steiner J, Galazky I, Heinze HJ, Möller M, Pisapia J, Halpern… Continue reading