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Cannabidiol Treatment Might Promote Resilience to Cocaine and Methamphetamine Use Disorders: A Review of Possible Mechanisms

Molecules, 2019
Currently, there are no approved pharmacotherapies for addiction to cocaine and other psychostimulant drugs. Several studies have proposed that cannabidiol (CBD) could be a promising treatment for substance use disorders. In the present work, the authors
Claudia Calpe-López, M. Pilar García-Pardo, Maria A. Aguilar   +2 more
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Highly processed foods can be considered addictive substances based on established scientific criteria.

Addiction, 2022
BACKGROUND There is growing evidence that an addictive-eating phenotype may exist. There is significant debate regarding whether highly processed foods (HPFs; foods with refined carbohydrates and/or added fats) are addictive.
A. Gearhardt, A. Difeliceantonio
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Chemsex and Mental Health of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Germany

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Background: Chemsex is defined as using certain substances immediately before or during sexual activities to facilitate, prolong and/or intensify sexual experience, mainly by some communities of men who have sex with men (MSM).
Annette Bohn, Annette Bohn, Annette Bohn, Dirk Sander, Thorsten Köhler, Nico Hees, Nico Hees, Felix Oswald, Norbert Scherbaum, Norbert Scherbaum, Daniel Deimel, Daniel Deimel, Daniel Deimel, Henrike Schecke, Henrike Schecke   +14 more
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Addictive Potential of Social Media: A Cross Sectional Study in Portugal

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2022
Introduction: The use of social media is an extremely popular activity, with an average time spent of two and a half hours daily. The number of users continues to rise, with 4.65 billion around the world in 2022, approximately 58.7% of the world ...
Beatriz Côrte-Real, Catarina Cordeiro, Pedro Câmara Pestana, Inês Duarte e Silva, Filipa Novais   +4 more
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COVID-19 Stress and Addictive Social Media Use (SMU): Mediating Role of Active Use and Social Media Flow

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is likely to enhance the risk of addictive social media use (SMU) as people spend more time online maintaining connectivity when face-to-face communication is limited.
Nan Zhao, Guangyu Zhou
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Fortune telling addiction: Unfortunately a serious topic about a case report [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Constant social change brings about new forms of behavior, such as smartphone use, social network-ing, indoor tanning, cosmetic surgery, etc., that could become excessive or even lead to new forms of addictive disor-ders.
Bouju, Gaëlle, Bulteau, Samuel, Grall-Bronnec, Marie, Sauvaget, Anne, Victorri-Vigneau, Caroline   +4 more
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Individual stress reactivity predicts alcohol craving and alcohol consumption in alcohol use disorder in experimental and real-life settings

Translational Psychiatry
Stress- and alcohol cues trigger alcohol craving and alcohol consumption in alcohol use disorder (AUD). However, their interactions on a physiological and psychological level and their effects on daily alcohol craving and alcohol use in real-life ...
Judith Zaiser, Sabine Hoffmann, Sina Zimmermann, Tatjana Gessner, Milena Deck, Nina Kim Bekier, Martin Abel, Philipp Radler, Jens Langejürgen, Bernd Lenz, Sabine Vollstädt-Klein, Jan Stallkamp, Clemens Kirschbaum, Falk Kiefer, Patrick Bach   +14 more
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An Assessment of SBIRT Prescreening and Screening Outcomes by Medical Setting and Administration Methodology

Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology, 2015
Background: Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) is an efficacious prevention practice. However, little research has assessed differences in prescreening outcomes between inpatient and outpatient primary care or among ...
Jon Agley PhD, MPH, David W. Crabb MD, Lisa E. Harris MD, Ruth A. Gassman PhD, Steven P. Gerke MD   +4 more
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How do impulsivity traits influence problem gambling through gambling motives? The role of perceived gambling risk/benefits. [PDF]

, 2015
Although substantial research suggests that motivations have been found to mediate the relationships between impulsivity traits and various forms of substance use, no studies have examined how gambling motives may mediate the relationships between ...
Canale, N, Griffiths, MD, Rubaltelli, E, Santinello, M, Vieno, A   +4 more
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Advancing statistical analysis of ambulatory assessment data in the study of addictive behavior: A primer on three person-oriented techniques.

Addictive Behaviours, 2017
Ambulatory assessment (AA) methodologies have the potential to increase understanding and treatment of addictive behavior in seemingly unprecedented ways, due in part, to their emphasis on intensive repeated assessments of an individual's addictive ...
Katherine T. Foster, A. Beltz
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