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Differential Regulation of the Period Genes in Striatal Regions Following Cocaine Exposure.

Differential Regulation of the Period Genes in Striatal Regions following Cocaine Exposure.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(6): e66438
Falcon E, Ozburn A, Mukherjee S, Roybal K, McClung CA

Several studies have suggested that disruptions in circadian rhythms contribute to the… Continue reading

What Is Rehab?

Question by Arcangel: What is rehab?
What is Rehab?

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There are different types of “Rehab” Rehab is short for Rehabilitation. Some folks need to be rehabilitated from drugs and alcohol, some folks need to rehabilitated… Continue reading

Phenomenology and Treatment of Behavioural Addictions.

Phenomenology and treatment of behavioural addictions.

Can J Psychiatry. 2013 May; 58(5): 252-9
Grant JE, Schreiber LR, Odlaug BL

Behavioural addictions are characterized by an inability to resist an urge or drive resulting in actions that are harmful to… Continue reading

Trials of Acupuncture for Drug Dependence: A Recommendation for Hypotheses Based on the Literature.

Trials of acupuncture for drug dependence: a recommendation for hypotheses based on the literature.

Acupunct Med. 2013 May 10;
White A

OBJECTIVES: After initial promising research into acupuncture for withdrawal from drugs of dependence, two large negative trials were… Continue reading

Cocaine Tolerance in Honey Bees.

Cocaine tolerance in honey bees.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e64920
Søvik E, Cornish JL, Barron AB

Increasingly invertebrates are being used to investigate the molecular and cellular effects of drugs of abuse to explore basic mechanisms of addiction. However,… Continue reading

Age-Related Differences in the Disposition of Nicotine and Metabolites in Rat Brain and Plasma.

Age-Related Differences in the Disposition of Nicotine and Metabolites in Rat Brain and Plasma.

Nicotine Tob Res. 2013 Jun 4;
Vieira-Brock PL, Andrenyak DM, Nielsen SM, Fleckenstein AE, Wilkins DG

INTRODUCTION: Studies have evaluated the behavioral and neurochemical impact… Continue reading

Environmental Enrichment Effects on the Neurobehavioral Profile of Selective Outbred Trait Anxiety Rats.

Environmental enrichment effects on the neurobehavioral profile of selective outbred trait anxiety rats.

Behav Brain Res. 2013 May 29;
Ravenelle R, Byrnes EM, Byrnes JJ, McInnis C, Park JH, Donaldson ST

Environmental enrichment attenuates the response to psychostimulants and… Continue reading

Drug Rehab Views Afghanistan S Opium Poppy Industry Is Blooming


 

Drug Rehab Views Afghanistan s Opium Poppy Industry Is Blooming – Title: Drug Rehab Views: Afghanistan’s Opium Poppy Industry Is Blooming Word Count: 396 Summary: The worldwide illicit drugs business is by far the most prof…

 

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Evaluation of a New Nonnvasive Device in Determining Hemoglobin Levels in Emergency Department Patients.

Evaluation of a New Nonnvasive Device in Determining Hemoglobin Levels in Emergency Department Patients.

West J Emerg Med. 2013 May; 14(3): 283-286
Knutson T, Della-Giustina D, Tomich E, Wills B, Luerssen E, Reynolds P

Introduction: The Masimo Radical-7 Pulse CO-Oximeter is a medical device recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration that performs noninvasive oximetry and estimated venous or arterial hemoglobin measurements. A portable, noninvasive device that rapidly measures hemoglobin concentration could be useful in both austere and modern hospital settings. The objective of this study is to determine the degree of variation between the device’s estimated hemoglobin measurement and the actual venous hemoglobin concentration in undifferentiated emergency department (ED) patients. Methods: We conducted a prospective, observational, cross-sectional study of adult patients presenting to the ED. The subjects consisted of a convenience sample of adult ED patients who required a complete blood count as part of their care in the ED. A simultaneous probe hemoglobin was obtained and recorded. Results: Bias between probe and laboratory hemoglobin measurements was -0.5 (95% confidence interval, – 0.8 to -0.1) but this was not statistically significant from 0 (t 0.05,124 = 0.20, P > 0.5). The limits of agreement… Continue reading

Reliability and Validity of the Severity of Dependence Scale for Detecting Cannabis Dependence in Frequent Cannabis Users.

Reliability and validity of the Severity of Dependence Scale for detecting cannabis dependence in frequent cannabis users.

Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2013 May 14;
van der Pol P, Liebregts N, de Graaf R, Korf DJ, van den Brink… Continue reading