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Addiction as a brain disease revised: why it still matters, and the need for consilience

open access: yesNeuropsychopharmacology, 2021
The view that substance addiction is a brain disease, although widely accepted in the neuroscience community, has become subject to acerbic criticism in recent years.
M. Heilig   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Smartphone Addiction and Associated Health Outcomes in Adult Populations: A Systematic Review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
Background: Smartphones play a critical role in increasing human–machine interactions, with many advantages. However, the growing popularity of smartphone use has led to smartphone overuse and addiction. This review aims to systematically investigate the
Z. A. Ratan   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Oncogene Addiction [PDF]

open access: yesCancer Research, 2008
Abstract Cancer cells contain multiple genetic and epigenetic abnormalities. Despite this complexity, their growth and survival can often be impaired by the inactivation of a single oncogene. This phenomenon, called “oncogene addiction,” provides a rationale for molecular targeted therapy.
I Bernard, Weinstein, Andrew, Joe
openaire   +2 more sources

Intervention outcome preferences for youth who are out of work and out of school: a qualitative study

open access: yesBMC Psychology, 2022
Background While interventions have been developed and tested to help youth who have become disconnected from work and school, there is a paucity of research on young people’s intervention preferences.
Na Zhu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Online gaming addiction in children and adolescents: a review of empirical research [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background and aims: Research suggests that excessive online gaming may lead to symptoms commonly experienced by substance addicts. Since games are particularly appealing to children and adolescents, these individuals may be more at risk than other ...
Griffiths, MD, Kuss, DJ
core   +1 more source

Substance use and symptoms of mental health disorders: a prospective cohort of patients with severe substance use disorders in Norway

open access: yesSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021
Background There is high co-occurrence of substance use disorders (SUD) and mental health disorders. We aimed to assess impact of substance use patterns and sociodemographic factors on mental health distress using the ten-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist ...
Christer Frode Aas   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Neuroscience of Drug Reward and Addiction.

open access: yesPhysiological Reviews, 2019
Drug consumption is driven by a drug's pharmacological effects, which are experienced as rewarding, and is influenced by genetic, developmental, and psychosocial factors that mediate drug accessibility, norms, and social support systems or lack thereof ...
N. Volkow, M. Michaelides, R. Baler
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The influence of conditioned stimuli on [11C]-(+)-PHNO PET binding in tobacco smokers after a one week abstinence

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Stimuli previously paired with drugs of dependence can produce cravings that are associated with increased dopamine (DA) levels in limbic and striatal brain areas.
Patricia Di Ciano   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of Online Sex Addiction and Clinical Treatments Using CONSORT Evaluation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Researchers have suggested that the advances of the Internet over the past two decades have gradually eliminated traditional offline methods of obtaining sexual material.
A Cooper   +64 more
core   +1 more source

A method for co-creation of an evidence-based patient workbook to address alcohol use when quitting smoking in primary care: a case study

open access: yesResearch Involvement and Engagement, 2018
Plain English summary The purpose of this paper is to describe a patient engagement event designed to create an educational workbook with smokers who drink alcohol at harmful levels.
Nadia Minian   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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