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The Role of Adenosine Receptors in Psychostimulant Addiction

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018
Adenosine receptors (AR) are a family of G-protein coupled receptors, comprised of four members, named A1, A2A, A2B, and A3 receptors, found widely distributed in almost all human body tissues and organs. To date, they are known to participate in a large
Inmaculada Ballesteros-Yáñez, Carlos A. Castillo, Stefania Merighi, Stefania Gessi   +3 more
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The association between sleep disturbance and stimulant use: A cross‐lagged examination

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Sleep disruptions increase the risk of substance misuse. Substance use—especially stimulants—can increase acute and chronic sleep dysfunction. This study aimed to estimate the associations between sleep disturbance and stimulant use over time among participants with stimulant use disorder (StUD).
Viviana E. Horigian, Renae D. Schmidt, Daniel J. Feaster, Rui Duan, Sophia T. Gonzalez, Kathryn Hefner, Dikla Shmueli‐Blumberg, Ashley Vena, Landhing M. Moran, Chloe A. DiCamillo, Shirin Shafazand, Susan Tross, Judith Feinberg   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient‐reported outcomes for monitoring substance use treatment: A systematic review of single‐item measures

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Measurement‐based care (MBC) is a structured approach using standardized, repeated assessments to monitor treatment progress and guide clinical decision‐making. MBC improves outcomes for substance use treatment but can be time consuming due in part to lengthy assessment tools. Single‐item, patient‐reported outcome measures (
Thomas J. Reese, Hilary A. Tindle, Justin Bachmann, Adam Wright, Jessica S. Ancker, Carolyn M. Audet, Mauli V. Shah, Bryan D. Steitz, Michael H. Levin, Kristopher A. Kast, David Marcovitz, Amanda von Horn, A. Taylor Kelley, John F. P. Bridges   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are people who use methamphetamine at increased risk of physical violence? Results from a nationally representative sample

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims The association between methamphetamine use and violent behaviour has received much attention in the research. The risk of violent victimisation among people who use methamphetamine is comparatively underexplored. People who use methamphetamine appear to be at a high risk of violent victimisation, but no studies have ...
Christel Macdonald, Rebecca McKetin, Sergey Alexeev, Don Weatherburn   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Amphetamine users and crime in Western Australia, 1999–2009 [PDF]

This current study aims to examine the relationship between amphetamine use and crime among police detainees in Western Australia. Further, the study provides a brief profile of detainee amphetamine users and compares this with the profile of a non ...
Jennifer Fleming, Natalie Gately, Robyn Morris   +2 more
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Drug addiction as a physical disease:The role of physical dependence and other chronic drug-induced neurophysiological changes in compulsive drug self-administration [PDF]

, 1998
Physical-dependence-based theories of addiction regard compulsive drug taking as the behavioral manifestation of a desperate need to relieve aversive autonomic withdrawal symptoms.
Lyvers, Michael
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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

Parents' knowledge, attitude, and practices toward methamphetamine abuse among youth and its risk factors in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Objective: The present study aimed to conduct an assessment of parents' knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward methamphetamine “shabu” abuse among youth and its risk factors.
Amaal A Ibrahiem, Munerah M Al Dawsari, Reem E Almeaqli, Ali A Keshk, Nasir A Ali, Hussain Habil   +5 more
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On 3‐MMC: A Cathinone I Have Come to Know and Love

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article attempts to complicate the mythology of a compound in a state of becoming. I will trace lightly its origins as a cultural disruptor and how I am implicated in this imperative. Introducing you to 3‐MMC will require multiple modes of storytelling and taking of liberties, drawing on literature reviews, practice‐based research, prose,
Carmen Ostrander
wiley   +1 more source