Training the Next Generation of Providers in Addiction Medicine.

Training the next generation of providers in addiction medicine.

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Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2012 Jun; 35(2): 461-80
Rasyidi E, Wilkins JN, Danovitch I

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Serotonergic hallucinogens and emerging targets for addiction pharmacotherapies.

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Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2012 Jun; 35(2): 357-74
Ross S

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Advances in opioid antagonist treatment for opioid addiction.

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Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2012 Jun; 35(2): 297-308
Ling W, Mooney L, Wu LT

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Cocaine and nicotine research illustrates a range of hypocretin mechanisms in addiction.

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Vitam Horm. 2012; 89: 291-313
Baimel C, Borgland SL, Corrigall W

Hypocretins (also known as orexins) are neuropeptides synthesized in the lateral hypothalamus and perifornical region and projecting widely throughout the brain. They play an important modulatory role in plasticity related to addictive behavior. Hypocretin signaling to the ventral tegmental area (VTA) promotes synaptic plasticity by potentiating glutamatergic inputs to dopamine neurons and is required for the plasticity induced by stimulant drugs like cocaine. Plasticity in the VTA leads to increased output of dopamine neurons and increased release of dopamine in projection areas, which is associated with the development of addiction-related behaviors. Antagonists of hypocretin receptors inhibit some of these behaviors, particularly those with high effort requirements, suggesting a significant role of hypocretin in the motivation to obtain drugs. Furthermore, hypocretin neurons are also targeted by drugs of abuse, such as nicotine. Projections of hypocretin neurons to regions beyond the VTA may also play a significant role in motivation and addiction. Taken together, the hypocretin system may be a prime drug target for treatment of addiction and related disorders.
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Getting your loved one into drug rehab

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An addiction nterventionist is indeed a pro— every bit as important as the Cardiac Case Manager for someone struggling in recovery from COPD. S/he provides health care structure not only for the patient but for the family too.
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Wychwood Festival Confirms Line Up

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Saturday sees Sam Harland bringing anecdotes from his experiences of drug addiction, rehab and detention centres, tales of failings in love from Tony Simpson, fresh and punchy, gag-driven comic Jonathon Elston, the award winning Matt Richardson and …
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