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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 →