smoking cessation

Smoking Cessation for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): An Evidence-Based Analysis.

Smoking Cessation for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): An Evidence-Based Analysis.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

Ont Health Technol Assess Ser. 2012; 12(4): 1-50

In July 2010, the Medical Advisory Secretariat (MAS) began work on a Chronic Obstructive… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: Gambling Experiences, Problems and Policy in India: A Historical Analysis.

Gambling experiences, problems and policy in India: a historical analysis.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Addiction. 2012 Oct 15;
Benegal V

AIMS: This paper seeks to provide a historical overview of gambling and contemporary anti-gambling legislation in India. METHODS: Based… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: Combined Action of MK-801 and Ceftriaxone Impairs the Acquisition and Reinstatement of Morphine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference, and Delays Morphine Extinction in Rats.

Combined action of MK-801 and ceftriaxone impairs the acquisition and reinstatement of morphine-induced conditioned place preference, and delays morphine extinction in rats.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Neurosci Bull. 2012 Oct; 28(5): 567-76
Fan Y, Niu H, Rizak JD, Li… Continue reading

Nucleus Accumbens Surgery for Addiction.

Nucleus Accumbens Surgery for Addiction.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

World Neurosurg. 2012 Oct 6;
Li N, Wang J, Wang XL, Chang CW, Ge SN, Gao L, Wu HM, Zhao HK, Geng N, Gao GD

Opiate addiction remains intractable in… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: A Preliminary Feasibility Study of Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in Bipolar Disorder.

A Preliminary Feasibility Study of Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in Bipolar Disorder.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

J Dual Diagn. 2012 Apr 1; 8(2): 131-132
Wu BS, Weinberger AH, Mancuso E, Wing VC, Haji-Khamneh B, Levinson AJ, George TP

HubMed… Continue reading

Health Care Burden and Cost Associated With Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Based on Official Canadian Data.

Health care burden and cost associated with fetal alcohol syndrome: based on official canadian data.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

PLoS One. 2012; 7(8): e43024
Popova S, Lange S, Burd L, Rehm J

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: [Long Term Effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Treatments in Persons With Addiction to Opiates].

[Long term effectiveness of methadone maintenance treatments in persons with addiction to opiates].

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Adicciones. 2012; 24(3): 179-83
Bobes García J, Bobes Bascarán MT

There is no large prospective cohort studies using different therapeutic doses and… Continue reading

Do Conservatives Agree That Keeping Minor Drug Offenders in Prison Is a Waste of Tax Payer Money?

Question by Mister Chartreuse: Do conservatives agree that keeping minor drug offenders in prison is a waste of tax payer money?
More often, I’ll hear a conservative (normally in regard to the incarceration of some killer or rapist) say… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: Tobacco Addiction and Smoking Status in Heroin Addicts Under Methadone vs. Buprenorphine Therapy.

Tobacco Addiction and Smoking Status in Heroin Addicts under Methadone vs. Buprenorphine Therapy.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2012 Mar; 9(3): 932-42
Pajusco B, Chiamulera C, Quaglio G, Moro L, Casari R, Amen G,… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: Facilitated Extinction of Morphine Conditioned Place Preference With Tat-GluA2(3Y) Interference Peptide.

Facilitated Extinction of Morphine Conditioned Place Preference with Tat-GluA2(3Y) Interference Peptide.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Behav Brain Res. 2012 May 22;
Dias C, Wang YT, Phillips AG

Neuroplasticity including long-term depression (LTD) has been implicated in both learning processes… Continue reading