opioid addiction

Collaborative Stepped Care v. Care as Usual for Common Mental Disorders: 8-Month, Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.

...  (n = 31) responders (P = 0.003). At 8-month post-test and 12-month follow-up no significant differences were found as the patients in the CAU group improved as well.Treatment within a CSC model resulted in an earlier treatment response compared… Continue reading

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

...  with alcohol was generally well tolerated and did not cause significant additive CNS effects, compared with alcohol alone. Therefore, our study found no indications for clinically relevant interactions between aprepitant and alcohol. HubMed – addiction   Buprenorphine Use in… Continue reading

The Relationship of Affective Temperament and Emotional-Behavioral Difficulties to Internet Addiction in Turkish Teenagers.

...  for Gnb4 and Capza2, while downregulation trends were noted for alpha-enolase and Fh. Many of the hits in this study concur with recent postmortem data from schizophrenic patients and this further validates the use of phencyclidine in preclinical translational… Continue reading

MicroRNAs and Drug Addiction.

...  Y, Zhang G, Gao J RATIONALE: Previous imaging studies have indicated that the levels of the dopamine transporter (DAT) are reduced in the brains of heroin users. However, whether these changes can be reversed by abstinence and/or treatment remains… Continue reading

Consumer Attitudes About Opioid Addiction Treatment: A Focus Group Study in New York City.

...  attitudes about opioid addiction treatment: A focus group study in New York City. J Opioid Manag. 2013 March-April; 9(2): 111-119Sohler NL, Weiss L, Egan JE, López CM, Favaro J, Cordero R, Cunningham CO Objective: To develop effective programs for… Continue reading

A Bivalent Ligand Targeting the Putative Mu Opioid Receptor and Chemokine Receptor CCR5 Heterodimers: Binding Affinity Versus Functional Activities.

...  Bivalent Ligand Targeting the Putative Mu Opioid Receptor and Chemokine Receptor CCR5 Heterodimers: Binding Affinity versus Functional Activities. Medchemcomm. 2013 May 1; 4(5): 847-851Yuan Y, Arnatt CK, El-Hage N, Dever SM, Jacob JC, Selley DE, Hauser KF, Zhang Y… Continue reading

Addiction Journal Club.

...  journal club. Addiction. 2013 Jun; 108(6): 1018West R HubMed – addiction   Opioid addiction agonist therapy and the QT prolongation phenomenon: state of the science and evolving research questions. Addiction. 2013 Jun; 108(6): 1015-7Wedam EF, Haigney MC HubMed – ...

OPRM1 Rs1799971 Polymorphism and Opioid Dependence: Evidence From a Meta-Analysis.

...  between this polymorphism and susceptibility to opioid dependence in overall studies under a codominant model, as well as susceptibility to opioid dependence or heroin dependence in Asians under an autosomal dominant model. The nonsynonymous OPRM1 rs1799971 might be a… Continue reading

Management of Opioid Addiction in Primary Care: A Pragmatic Approach Prioritising Wellbeing Not Ideology.

...  of opioid addiction in primary care: a pragmatic approach prioritising wellbeing not ideology. Br J Gen Pract. 2013 May; 63(610): 231-2Lawson E HubMed – addiction   A narrative review of yoga and mindfulness as complementary therapies for addiction. Complement… Continue reading

School-Based Programmes for Preventing Smoking.

...  2013 May 1; 309(17): 1821-7Wachman EM, Hayes MJ, Brown MS, Paul J, Harvey-Wilkes K, Terrin N, Huggins GS, Aranda JV, Davis JM Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) caused by in utero opioid exposure is a growing problem; genetic factors influencing… Continue reading