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A call for action: Closing the evidence gap in management of stimulant‐induced psychosis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Stimulant‐induced psychosis (StIP) is emerging as one of most pressing health challenges. Over the past two decades, stimulant‐related harms and psychiatric care demands have risen sharply. Individuals with StIP often present with severe agitation and high suicide risk, and up to half progress to chronic psychotic illness within two
Anne Bouthillier, Heidar Sharafi, Adam Bisaga, Didier Jutras‐Aswad   +3 more
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An autophagy-related protein Becn2 regulates cocaine reward behaviors in the dopaminergic system [PDF]

Drug abuse is a foremost public health problem. Cocaine is a widely abused drug worldwide that produces various reward-related behaviors. The mechanisms that underlie cocaine-induced disorders are unresolved, and effective treatments are lacking.
Kong, Qingyao, Qiu, Xianxiu, Wang, Nan, Miller, Richard J., Meltzer, Herbert Y., He, Congcong, Kim, Yoon-Jin, Yamamoto, Soh, Xiao, Tong, Dong, Hongxin, Zhao, Yanxiang, Xu, Ming, Huang, Mei, Hong, Jung Hwa, Kuramoto, Kenta, Levine, Beth   +15 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
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Sex-based differences in multidimensional clinical assessments of early-abstinence crack cocaine users.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Crack cocaine use disorder (CUD) has been related to sex differences. This work aimed to compare the severity of drug use and the severity of other negative related outcomes in males and females with CUD.
Breno Sanvicente-Vieira, Diego Luiz Rovaris, Felipe Ornell, Anne Sordi, Leonardo Melo Rothmann, João Paulo Ottolia Niederauer, Jaqueline Bohrer Schuch, Lisia von Diemen, Felix Henrique Paim Kessler, Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira   +9 more
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The evolution of Australian cannabis policies, 1967 to 2024

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To describe the outcomes of cannabis policy debates in Australia from 1967 to 2024. Methods We searched popular media, public reports, parliamentary inquiries and policy documents on cannabis in Australia since the 1960s and examined peer reviewed papers, national survey data and police records of cannabis‐related arrests.
Wayne D. Hall, Danielle Dawson, Ben Johnson, Tesfa M. Yimer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insights from the Twittersphere: a cross-sectional study of public perceptions, usage patterns, and geographical differences of tweets discussing cocaine

Frontiers in Psychiatry
IntroductionCocaine abuse represents a major public health concern. The social perception of cocaine has been changing over the decades, a phenomenon closely tied to its patterns of use and abuse.
Consuelo Castillo-Toledo, Consuelo Castillo-Toledo, Oscar Fraile-Martínez, Oscar Fraile-Martínez, Carolina Donat-Vargas, Carolina Donat-Vargas, F. J. Lara-Abelenda, F. J. Lara-Abelenda, Miguel Angel Ortega, Miguel Angel Ortega, Cielo Garcia-Montero, Cielo Garcia-Montero, Fernando Mora, Fernando Mora, Melchor Alvarez-Mon, Melchor Alvarez-Mon, Melchor Alvarez-Mon, Javier Quintero, Javier Quintero, Miguel Angel Alvarez-Mon, Miguel Angel Alvarez-Mon, Miguel Angel Alvarez-Mon   +21 more
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Prefrontal cortical BDNF: A regulatory key in cocaine- and food-reinforced behaviors

Neurobiology of Disease, 2016
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) affects synaptic plasticity and neural structure and plays key roles in learning and memory processes. Recent evidence also points to important, yet complex, roles for BDNF in rodent models of cocaine abuse and ...
Elizabeth G. Pitts, Jane R. Taylor, Shannon L. Gourley   +2 more
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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
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Substance abuse treatment and psychiatric comorbidity: do benefits spill over? analysis of data from a prospective trial among cocaine-dependent homeless persons

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2006
Background Comorbid psychiatric illness can undermine outcomes among homeless persons undergoing addiction treatment, and psychiatric specialty care is not always readily available.
Kertesz Stefan G, Madan Alok, Wallace Dennis, Schumacher Joseph E, Milby Jesse B   +4 more
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The role of concomitant drugs in the aetiology of fatal heroin- and methadone- related overdose [PDF]

, 2008
Heroin and methadone poisoning are significant causes of death of young people in the United Kingdom. In a high proportion of these fatalities concomitant substances are also detected.
Oliver, Phillip
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