Nicotine replacement therapy

E-Cigarettes: What’s Known, What’s Unknown.

...  What’s known, what’s unknown. Tex Dent J. 2013 May; 130(5): 446-52Rankin KV Use and awareness of the e-cigarette, also referred to in the literature as an Electronic Nicotine Delivery Device, has dramatically increased since its introduction to the U.S.… Continue reading

A Choice-Based Screening Method for Compulsive Drug Users in Rats.

...  and the main fMRI findings.Seventeen original fMRI studies involving pharmacological treatment of smokers were selected. The anterior and posterior cingulate cortex, medial and lateral orbitofrontal cortex, ventral striatum, amygdala, thalamus and insula are heavily involved in the maintenance of… Continue reading

Coping With Urges to Smoke: What Is a Clinician to Do?

...  with urges to smoke: what is a clinician to do? Conn Med. 2013 May; 77(5): 289-94Modesto-Lowe V, Chmielewska A Cigarette smoking is a public-health problem associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Effective medications such as nicotine replacement therapy (NRT),… Continue reading

Psychotic Experiences and Social Functioning: A Longitudinal Study.

...  smoking at baseline. Abstinence at end of treatment was a secondary outcome. We extracted cotinine- or carbon monoxide-verified abstinence where available. Where appropriate, we performed meta-analysis, pooling risk ratios using a Mantel-Haenszel fixed-effect model. MAIN RESULTS: Eight trials of… Continue reading

Fifty-Two-Week Continuous Abstinence Rates of Smokers Being Treated With Varenicline Versus Nicotine Replacement Therapy.

...  continuous abstinence rates of smokers being treated with varenicline versus nicotine replacement therapy. Addiction. 2013 May 13; Kralikova E, Kmetova A, Stepankova L, Zvolska K, Davis R, West R BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Cross-study comparisons of effect sizes suggest… Continue reading

Plasmids and the Spread of Resistance.

...  Tetrault JM, Walley AY, Gordon AJ This article presents an update on addiction-related medical literature for the calendar years 2010 and 2011, focusing on studies that have implications for generalist practice. We present articles pertaining to medical comorbidities and… Continue reading

Decreased Functional Brain Connectivity in Adolescents With Internet Addiction.

...  between the varenicline and placebo groups. Nevertheless, there were reports of suicidal ideation and behaviours from two people on varenicline.Two studies reported that contingent reinforcement (CR) with money may increase smoking abstinence rates and reduce the level of smoking… Continue reading

[Natural Methods of Getting Back to Life Without Addictions].

...  presence of contraindications, and preferences as well as individual patient characteristics. Development of knowledge about the neurobiology of addiction in a broader sense, including dependence on nicotine, contributed to a better understanding of the mechanism of smoking and allowed… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: Novel Hsp90 Inhibitor NVP-AUY922 Radiosensitizes Prostate Cancer Cells.

...  addiction   Impact of an electronic cigarette on smoking reduction and cessation in schizophrenic smokers: a prospective 12-month pilot study. Filed under: Addiction Rehab Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2013; 10(2): 446-61Caponnetto P, Auditore R, Russo C, Cappello… Continue reading

The MTHFR C677T Variant Is Associated With Responsiveness to Disulfiram Treatment for Cocaine Dependency.

...  and psychiatric sequelae. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. HubMed – addiction   Translational Research in Nicotine Dependence. Filed under: Addiction Rehab Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2013 Jan 18; Turner JR, Gold A, Schnoll R, Blendy JA Nicotine addiction… Continue reading