Substance dependence

Is Your Prescribing Serving a Hidden Addiction?

Is your prescribing serving a hidden addiction?

S Afr Med J. 2013; 103(6): 359-361
Bateman C

Addiction to prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines is a hidden, little-researched chronic illness – which could be significantly countered by destigmatisation, ‘up-scheduling’ certain… Continue reading

I Am Your Smartphone and I Know You Are About to Smoke: The Application of Mobile Sensing and Computing Approaches to Smoking Research and Treatment.

I Am Your Smartphone and I Know You Are About to Smoke: The Application of Mobile Sensing and Computing Approaches to Smoking Research and Treatment.

Nicotine Tob Res. 2013 May 23;
McClernon FJ, Roy Choudhury R

Much is known… Continue reading

Assay Sensitivity and Study Features in Neuropathic Pain Trials: An ACTTION Meta-Analysis.

Assay sensitivity and study features in neuropathic pain trials: An ACTTION meta-analysis.

Neurology. 2013 May 22;
Dworkin RH, Turk DC, Peirce-Sandner S, He H, McDermott MP, Farrar JT, Katz NP, Lin AH, Rappaport BA, Rowbotham MC

OBJECTIVE: Our objective… Continue reading

Cholinergic Control Over Attention in Rats Prone to Attribute Incentive Salience to Reward Cues.

Cholinergic Control over Attention in Rats Prone to Attribute Incentive Salience to Reward Cues.

J Neurosci. 2013 May 8; 33(19): 8321-35
Paolone G, Angelakos CC, Meyer PJ, Robinson TE, Sarter M

Some rats [sign-trackers (STs)] are especially prone to… Continue reading

The Orbitofrontal Cortex Regulates Outcome-Based Decision-Making via the Lateral Striatum.

The orbitofrontal cortex regulates outcome-based decision-making via the lateral striatum.

Eur J Neurosci. 2013 May 8;
Gourley SL, Olevska A, Zimmermann KS, Ressler KJ, Dileone RJ, Taylor JR

The orbitofrontal cortex (oPFC) sends substantial projections to the ventrolateral striatum… Continue reading

Can MDMA Play a Role in the Treatment of Substance Abuse?

Can MDMA Play a Role in the Treatment of Substance Abuse?

Curr Drug Abuse Rev. 2013 Apr 29;
Jerome L, Shira Schuster MA, Yazar-Klosinski BB

A wider array of treatments are needed for people with substance abuse disorders. Some… Continue reading

Physician Health Programmes and Malpractice Claims: Reducing Risk Through Monitoring.

Physician health programmes and malpractice claims: reducing risk through monitoring.

Occup Med (Lond). 2013 Apr 19;
Brooks E, Gendel MH, Gundersen DC, Early SR, Schirrmacher R, Lembitz A, Shore JH

BackgroundPhysician health programmes (PHPs) are peer-assistance organizations that provide… Continue reading

Pranksters – Barries Tickets


 

Pranksters – Barries Tickets – enjoy.

 

Authorities crack down on threats during investigation of Kaufman County
Nick Morale, 56, of Terrell was jailed late Tuesday after authorities say he told the hotline for tips on the Kaufman… Continue reading

Randomized Trial of Web-Based Training to Promote Counselor Use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills in Client Sessions.

Randomized trial of web-based training to promote counselor use of cognitive behavioral therapy skills in client sessions.

Subst Abus. 2013 Apr-Jun; 34(2): 179-87
Larson MJ, Amodeo M, Locastro JS, Muroff J, Smith L, Gerstenberger E

ABSTRACT Background and Methods:… Continue reading

Enhancing Immunogenicity of a 3’aminomethylnicotine-DT-Conjugate Anti-Nicotine Vaccine With CpG Adjuvant in Mice and Non-Human Primates.

Enhancing immunogenicity of a 3’aminomethylnicotine-DT-conjugate anti-nicotine vaccine with CpG adjuvant in mice and non-human primates.

Int Immunopharmacol. 2013 Apr 2;
McCluskie MJ, Pryde DC, Gervais DP, Stead DR, Zhang N, Benoit M, Robertson K, Kim IJ, Tharmanathan T, Merson… Continue reading