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 →