Using the Social-Local-Mobile App for Smoking Cessation in the SmokeFreeBrain Project: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
Background: Smoking is considered the main cause of preventable illness and early deaths worldwide. The treatment usually prescribed to people who wish to quit smoking is a multidisciplinary intervention, combining both psychological advice and ...
Bamidis, Panagiotis D. +10 more
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Psychedelic‐assisted treatment for substance use disorder: A narrative systematic review
Abstract Background and aims This is the first systematic review of the extant literature on all major psychedelic‐assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD), tobacco use disorder (TUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD). We aimed to summarise the evidence for efficacy of psychedelic‐assisted treatment for AUD, TUD, and SUD; to evaluate its
Theodore Piper +7 more
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Bupropion use and risk of open-angle glaucoma among enrollees in a large U.S. managed care network. [PDF]
Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) mediates retinal ganglion cell death in glaucoma. Anti-TNF drugs are neuroprotective in an animal model of glaucoma. It is unclear whether medications with anti-TNF properties such as bupropion have an impact on the risk of ...
Joshua D Stein +5 more
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Weight-reducing treatments are associated with an improvement in depression, functional health status, and quality of life: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. [PDF]
Abstract Aim To assess whether there is a beneficial or detrimental effect of weight reduction on mental health. Materials and methods Meta‐analysis of randomized trials performed for weight loss, in which weight loss at endpoint was greater than 5% in the intervention arm and smaller than 5% in the control arm, obtained with any surgical, endoscopic ...
Silverii GA +9 more
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Recent Changes in Drug Abuse Scenario: The Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Phenomenon [PDF]
copyright 2019 by the authors. Articles in this book are Open Access and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles, as long as the author and publisher are ...
Catalani, Valeria +7 more
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Abstract Background and aims Tobacco‐free nicotine pouches (NPs) are oral nicotine products promoted by manufacturers and some researchers as tools that may reduce nicotine cravings and support smoking reduction or cessation. However, evidence regarding their actual clinical impact remains limited.
Javad Heshmati +6 more
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Charcoal hemoperfusion in bupropion overdose
Bupropion is a relatively new and popular medication for depression, with seizures as its major side effect. In the literature, there are insufficient data about hemodialysis following bupropion overdose.
Hızır Ufuk Akdemir +5 more
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Nicotine-replacement therapy: A proven treatment for smoking cessation [PDF]
Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases and cancer. Despite the high prevalence of smokers worldwide, smokers are often neglected and not offered effective assistance with quitting their habits. In order to overcome this
Robson, Noorzurani
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Perspectives on addiction‐related problems in Vietnam
Abstract The article provides an overview of key substance use and addictive behaviors in Vietnam, alongside the development of addiction science, drawing from a synthesis of literature and the authors' perspectives. Over the last two decades, the primary illicit drug of concern has shifted from heroin to methamphetamine and other psychoactive ...
Nguyen Thu Trang +4 more
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Acute dystonia after single dose of bupropion
Bupropion is an antidepressant that is effective in the treatment of major depressive disorders, smoking cessation, and sexual side effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
Forouzan Elyasi, Elham Mahtiyan
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