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Amphetamine Elicits Opposing Actions on Readily Releasable and Reserve Pools for Dopamine.

Amphetamine elicits opposing actions on readily releasable and reserve pools for dopamine.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e60763
Covey DP, Juliano SA, Garris PA

Amphetamine, a highly addictive drug with therapeutic efficacy, exerts paradoxical effects on the fundamental communication modes… Continue reading

Public Opinion on Imposing Restrictions to People With an Alcohol- or Drug Addiction: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Public opinion on imposing restrictions to people with an alcohol- or drug addiction: a cross-sectional survey.

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2013 May 9;
van Boekel LC, Brouwers EP, van Weeghel J, Garretsen HF

PURPOSE: Alcohol- and drug addiction tends… Continue reading

A Study on Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Alcoholics Attending the De-Addiction Center at Burdwan Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal.

A study on socio-demographic characteristics of alcoholics attending the de-addiction center at Burdwan medical college and hospital in West Bengal.

Indian J Public Health. 2013 Jan-Mar; 57(1): 33-5
Sarkar AP, Sen S, Mondal S, Singh OP, Chakraborty A, Swaika… Continue reading

ED Management of Patients With Eating Disorders.

ED management of patients with eating disorders.

Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Apr 23;
Trent SA, Moreira ME, Colwell CB, Mehler PS

BACKGROUND: Eating disorders are one of the “great masqueraders” of the twenty-first century. Seemingly healthy young men… Continue reading

[Depressive Symptomatology and Alcohol-Related Problems During the Academic Training of Medical Students].

[Depressive symptomatology and alcohol-related problems during the academic training of medical students].

Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2013 Mar; 30(1): 54-7
Valle R, Sánchez E, Perales A

In order to evaluate the frequency of depressive symptomatology (DS) and… Continue reading

Hepatitis C Treatment for Multimorbid Patients With Substance Use Disorder in a Primary Care-Based Integrated Treatment Centre: A Retrospective Analysis.

Hepatitis C treatment for multimorbid patients with substance use disorder in a primary care-based integrated treatment centre: a retrospective analysis.

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Apr 8;
Brunner N, Senn O, Rosemann T, Falcato L, Bruggmann P

OBJECTIVES/BACKGROUND: The… Continue reading

[Video Game and Internet Addiction : The Current State of Research.]

[Video game and internet addiction : The current state of research.]

Nervenarzt. 2013 Apr 4;
Rehbein F, Mößle T, Arnaud N, Rumpf HJ

The use of interactive screen media is widespread and for some users leads to pathological symptoms… Continue reading

Physical Harm Due to Chronic Substance Use.

Physical harm due to chronic substance use.

Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2013 Mar 27;
Amsterdam JV, Pennings E, Brunt T, Brink WV

Chronic use at high dose of illicit drugs, alcohol and tobacco is associated with physical disease. The relative… Continue reading

Self-Inflicted Male Bladder Foreign Body: Its Endoscopic Removal Using a Rigid Cystoscope and a Suprapubic Forceps.

Self-inflicted male bladder foreign body: its endoscopic removal using a rigid cystoscope and a suprapubic forceps.

Case Rep Urol. 2013; 2013: 729013
Moslemi MK, Sorani M

Introduction. Herein we present an interesting technique for the removal of bladder foreign… Continue reading

Identifying the Molecular Basis of Inhibitory Control Deficits in Addictions: Neuroimaging in Non-Human Primates.

Identifying the molecular basis of inhibitory control deficits in addictions: neuroimaging in non-human primates.

Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2013 Mar 22;
Groman SM, Jentsch JD

Deep insights into the structural, molecular and functional phenotypes underlying addiction have been made possible… Continue reading