drugs of abuse

Addiction Rehab: A Systematic Review of the Relationships Between Craving and Smoking Cessation.

A Systematic Review of the Relationships Between Craving and Smoking Cessation.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Nicotine Tob Res. 2013 Jan 4;
Wray JM, Gass JC, Tiffany ST

INTRODUCTION: Craving is often portrayed as a defining feature of addiction, but… Continue reading

Association of the iPLA2? Gene With Bipolar Disorder and Assessment of Its Interaction With TRPM2 Gene Polymorphisms.

Association of the iPLA2? gene with bipolar disorder and assessment of its interaction with TRPM2 gene polymorphisms.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Psychiatr Genet. 2012 Dec 30;
Xu C, Warsh JJ, Wang KS, Mao CX, Kennedy JL

Altered intracellular calcium… Continue reading

Body Composition and Endocrine Profile of Male Olympic Athletes Striving for Leanness.

Body Composition and Endocrine Profile of Male Olympic Athletes Striving for Leanness.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

Clin J Sport Med. 2012 Dec 28;
Hagmar M, Berglund B, Brismar K, Hirschberg AL

OBJECTIVE:: To investigate the endocrine profile, body composition,… Continue reading

One Stop Shop: Applying the 12 Step Model to Eating Disorders by Shaul Austin, M.Ed., LPC


 

One Stop Shop: Applying the 12 Step Model to Eating Disorders By Shaul Austin, M.Ed., LPC – Evidence supports a new model for treating eating disorders which may include twelve step groups in combination with a bio-psychosocial treatment protocol.… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: Selective Presynaptic Enhancement of the Prefrontal Cortex to Nucleus Accumbens Pathway by Cocaine.

Selective presynaptic enhancement of the prefrontal cortex to nucleus accumbens pathway by cocaine.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Dec 24;
Suska A, Lee BR, Huang YH, Dong Y, Schlüter OM

The nucleus… Continue reading

Neurogenetic Impairments of Brain Reward Circuitry Links to Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS): Potential Nutrigenomic Induced Dopaminergic Activation.

Neurogenetic Impairments of Brain Reward Circuitry Links to Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS): Potential Nutrigenomic Induced Dopaminergic Activation.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

J Genet Syndr Gene Ther. 2012 Oct 17; 3(4):
Blum K, Oscar-Berman M, Giordano J, Downs B, Simpatico… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: Nicotine Delivery to Rats via Lung Alveolar Region-Targeted Aerosol Technology Produces Blood Pharmacokinetics Resembling Human Smoking.

Nicotine Delivery to Rats via Lung Alveolar Region-Targeted Aerosol Technology Produces Blood Pharmacokinetics Resembling Human Smoking.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Nicotine Tob Res. 2012 Dec 13;
Shao XM, Xu B, Liang J, Xie XS, Zhu Y, Feldman JL

INTRODUCTION:… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: Regulation of BDNF Expression by Cocaine.

Regulation of BDNF expression by cocaine.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Yale J Biol Med. 2012 Dec; 85(4): 437-46
McCarthy DM, Brown AN, Bhide PG

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a member of the neurotrophin family of growth factors. It… Continue reading

Psychostimulant-Induced Neuroadaptations in Nucleus Accumbens AMPA Receptor Transmission.

Psychostimulant-Induced Neuroadaptations in Nucleus Accumbens AMPA Receptor Transmission.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2012 Dec 10;
Pierce RC, Wolf ME

Medium spiny neurons of the nucleus accumbens serve as the interface between corticolimbic regions that… Continue reading

Help Out the Vets


 

Help Out The Vets – Footage from John’s Walk for Recovery – A fundraiser for the documentary “The Choosing” An independent film about addiction and recovery. Produced by White Light Productions Minnesota. Can anyone recover form addiction? Executive Producer… Continue reading