global burden

Acetaldehyde as a Drug of Abuse: Insight Into AM281 Administration on Operant-Conflict Paradigm in Rats.

Acetaldehyde as a drug of abuse: insight into AM281 administration on operant-conflict paradigm in rats.

Front Behav Neurosci. 2013; 7: 64
Plescia F, Brancato A, Marino RA, Cannizzaro C

Increasing evidence focuses on acetaldehyde (ACD) as the mediator of… Continue reading

Reducing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Childhood Obesity: The Role of Early Life Risk Factors.

Reducing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Childhood Obesity: The Role of Early Life Risk Factors.

JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Jun 3; 1-7
Taveras EM, Gillman MW, Kleinman KP, Rich-Edwards JW, Rifas-Shiman SL

IMPORTANCE Many early life risk factors for childhood obesity are… Continue reading

Oral Fluid Testing as an Alternative to Urine Testing for Drugs of Abuse in Inpatient Forensic Settings: Giving Patients Choice.

Oral fluid testing as an alternative to urine testing for drugs of abuse in inpatient forensic settings: giving patients choice.

Scott Med J. 2013 May; 58(2): 99-103
Maccall C, Ritchie G, Sood M

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The abuse of… Continue reading

A Public Health Response Against Strongyloides Stercoralis: Time to Look at Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Full.

A Public Health Response against Strongyloides stercoralis: Time to Look at Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Full.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 May; 7(5): e2165
Krolewiecki AJ, Lammie P, Jacobson J, Gabrielli AF, Levecke B, Socias E, Arias LM, Sosa N,… Continue reading

Trauma Care in Germany: An Inclusive System.

Trauma Care in Germany: An Inclusive System.

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Apr 30;
Sturm JA, Pape HC, Dienstknecht T

BACKGROUND: Development of trauma systems is a demanding process. The United States and Germany both have sophisticated trauma systems.… Continue reading

Chemical Probes of Endocannabinoid Metabolism.

Chemical probes of endocannabinoid metabolism.

Pharmacol Rev. 2013; 65(2): 849-71
Blankman JL, Cravatt BF, Barker EL

The endocannabinoid signaling system regulates diverse physiologic processes and has attracted considerable attention as a potential pharmaceutical target for treating diseases, such as… Continue reading

Safety and Effectiveness of a Nurse-Led Outreach Program for Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in the Custodial Setting.

Safety and Effectiveness of a Nurse-Led Outreach Program for Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in the Custodial Setting.

Filed under: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation

Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Jan 29;
Lloyd AR, Clegg J, Lange J, Stevenson… Continue reading

5-Iodo-2-Aminoindan (5-IAI): Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology of a Research Chemical Producing MDMA-Like Effects.

5-iodo-2-aminoindan (5-IAI): chemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of a research chemical producing MDMA-like effects.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Toxicol Lett. 2013 Jan 21;
Coppola M, Mondola R

In 2010, an internet snapshot of EMCDDA anticipated the presence of 5-iodo-2-aminoindan (5-IAI)… Continue reading

Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation: A Study on Prescribing Patterns of Antihypertensives in Geriatric Patients.

A study on prescribing patterns of antihypertensives in geriatric patients.

Filed under: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation

Perspect Clin Res. 2012 Oct; 3(4): 139-42
Mohd AH, Mateti UV, Konuru V, Parmar MY, Kunduru BR

Hypertension is a leading contributor to… Continue reading

Addiction in the Family Is a Major but Neglected Contributor to the Global Burden of Adult Ill-Health.

Addiction in the family is a major but neglected contributor to the global burden of adult ill-health.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Soc Sci Med. 2012 Dec 8;
Orford J, Velleman R, Natera G, Templeton L, Copello A

This paper… Continue reading