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Approach With Caution: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of Approach Bias Modification for People Undergoing Residential Treatment for Methamphetamine Use Disorder. [PDF]

Drug Alcohol Rev
ABSTRACT Introduction Less than one‐quarter of people who attend residential rehabilitation for methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) remain abstinent for 1 year. Approach bias modification (ApBM), a cognitive training intervention, reduces relapse rates when delivered during residential rehabilitation for alcohol use disorder.
Manning V, Whelan D, Piercy H, Hopwood M, Maloney M, Kotler E, Okedara G, Lubman DI, Arunogiri S, Garfield JBB.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Cdk5 Is Essential for Amphetamine to Increase Dendritic Spine Density in Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2017
Psychostimulant drugs of abuse increase dendritic spine density in reward centers of the brain. However, little is known about their effects in the hippocampus, where activity-dependent changes in the density of dendritic spine are associated with ...
Soledad Ferreras, Soledad Ferreras, Guillermo Fernández, Víctor Danelon, María V. Pisano, Luján Masseroni, Christopher A. Chapleau, Favio A. Krapacher, Estela C. Mlewski, Daniel H. Mascó, Carlos Arias, Lucas Pozzo-Miller, María G. Paglini, María G. Paglini   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating drug law enforcement interventions directed towards methamphetamine in Australia [PDF]

This report presents a preliminary analysis comparing the costs and impacts different types of law enforcement have on methamphetamine use. Methamphetamine belongs in the class of stimulant drugs referred to as Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS).
David Bright, Wendy Gong
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Gender Differences in Smoking Among an Urban Emergency Department Sample. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundUrban emergency department (ED) patients have elevated smoking and substance use compared with the general population. We analyzed gender differences in smoking among an urban ED sample and assessed the contribution of substance use ...
Alter, Harrison J, Caetano, Raul, Cunradi, Carol B, Lee, Juliet, Pagano, Anna   +4 more
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Tonic inhibition of accumbal spiny neurons by extrasynaptic 4 GABAA receptors modulates the actions of psychostimulants [PDF]

, 2014
Within the nucleus accumbens (NAc), synaptic GABAA receptors (GABAARs) mediate phasic inhibition of medium spiny neurons (MSNs) and influence behavioral responses to cocaine.
Belelli, D, Dixon, C I, Herd, M B, King, S L, Lambert, J J, MacPherson, T, Maguire, E P, Stephens, D N, Swinny, J D   +8 more
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Factors associated with readmission to residential treatment among clients transitioned from detoxification services in Alberta, Canada

The American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Readmission to residential treatment increases healthcare costs, strains publicly funded systems, and may not adequately meet clients' needs. This study examined rates and predictors of readmission to residential treatment among clients transitioned from detoxification services.
Abreham Mekonnen
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the Potential Mediating Role of Social Support in the Relationship between Psychological Protective Factors and Resilience to Amphetamine Use among Thai Adolescents

Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior
Introduction: Amphetamine use among Thai adolescents poses significant public health challenges. Identifying mechanisms that boost resilience against amphetamine use is essential for effective prevention and intervention.
Penpaktr Uthis, Fahad Ali Mangrio, Suwimon Rojnawee   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Baseline-dependent effects of amphetamine on attention are associated with striatal dopamine metabolism

Scientific Reports, 2017
Psychostimulants, such as amphetamine, are widely used to treat attentional deficits. In humans, response to dopaminergic medications is complex with improvement often dependent on baseline performance.
Karly M. Turner, James Peak, Thomas H. J. Burne   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhanced self-administration of the CB1 receptor agonist WIN55,212-2 in olfactory bulbectomized rats: evaluation of possible serotonergic and dopaminergic underlying mechanisms [PDF]

, 2014
Depression has been associated with drug consumption, including heavy or problematic cannabis use. According to an animal model of depression and substance use disorder comorbidity, we combined the olfactory bulbectomy (OBX) model of depression with ...
Amchova P, Babinska Z, Dusek L, FADDA, PAOLA, Fattore L., FRATTA, WALTER, Giugliano V, Kucerova J, Micale V, SCHERMA, MARIA, Sulcova A, ZANDA, MARY TRESA   +11 more
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Contact Activation Is Alleviated by Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Klinefelter Syndrome: Evidence of Hormonal and Metabolic Modulation

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Klinefelter syndrome is associated with a markedly increased risk of venous thrombosis. While hypogonadism and metabolic dysfunction are known contributors, the role of the contact activation system in Klinefelter syndrome remains unexplored.
Simon Chang, Claus H. Gravholt, Anne Skakkebæk, Anna‐Marie Bloch Münster, Yaseelan Palarasah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source