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Varenicline for cannabis use disorder: A randomized controlled trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Although cannabis use is widespread and prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) is increasing, limited advancements have been made in CUD medication development. The objective of this study was to test the efficacy of varenicline with medical management for reducing cannabis use in treatment‐seeking individuals with CUD ...
Aimee L. McRae‐Clark, Kevin M. Gray, Nathaniel L. Baker, Brian J. Sherman, Bryan Tolliver, Jessica Burt, Alonzo Steplight, Elizabeth Chapman, Amanda Wagner   +8 more
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Bidirectional genetic and phenotypic links between smoking and striatal iron content involving dopaminergic and inflammatory pathways

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and lung diseases. A better understanding of its neurobiological underpinnings will benefit the prevention of smoking‐related illnesses and mortality. Previous studies link smoking to increased iron concentration in the striatum, a central component of the brain's ...
Olga Trofimova, Ilaria Iuliani, Sven Bergmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stress Promotes Drug Seeking Through Glucocorticoid-Dependent Endocannabinoid Mobilization in the Prelimbic Cortex [PDF]

, 2018
Background Clinical reports suggest that rather than directly driving cocaine use, stress may create a biological context within which other triggers for drug use become more potent. We hypothesize that stress-induced increases in corticosterone “set the
Baker, David A., Cravatt, Benjamin F., Doncheck, Elizabeth M., Graf, Evan N., Hillard, Cecilia J., Li, Yan, Liu, Qing-Song, Mantsch, John R., McReynolds, Jayme R., Ogasawara, Daisuke, Vranjkovic, Oliver   +10 more
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Trends in fentanyl‐containing drug samples seized by law enforcement agencies across Canada

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Canada's drug toxicity crisis has been largely attributed to a volatile fentanyl‐dominated unregulated drug supply with increasing reports of fentanyl detected in combination with benzodiazepines, stimulants and xylazine.
Shaleesa Ledlie, Ria Garg, Pamela Leece, Gillian Kolla, Elaine Hyshka, Mina Tadrous, Tara Gomes   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rare but relevant: Ibogaine and cardiovascular complications—prolonged QT interval and ventricular arrhythmias

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Revived interest in psychedelic‐assisted therapies has also renewed focus on ibogaine, a psychoactive alkaloid, for its notable anti‐addictive potential. Evidence from observational, open‐label, and limited randomized placebo‐controlled trials indicates that ibogaine and its metabolite noribogaine reduce craving and withdrawal symptoms in ...
Tibor Markus Brunt
wiley   +1 more source

Increased Response Variability and Attentional Lapses After Chronic Cocaine Self-Administration [PDF]

, 2009
In humans, cocaine use has long been associated with poor attentional control and decreased efficiency in goal-oriented behavior. Animal models of these stereotypic drug effects, however, have thus far failed to produce quantifiable data sets in part ...
Olsen, Adam
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The psychoactive effects of repeated ketamine infusions and their mechanistic role in the treatment of alcohol use disorder: Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Ketamine assisted psychotherapy is a promising new treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). The psychoactive effects of repeated intravenous (IV) ketamine infusions in people with AUD and their mechanistic role in treating AUD are largely unknown.
Cassie Bloy, Ananya Sarma, Bethan Marsh, Lorna Hardy, Meryem Grabski, Merve Mollaahmetoglu, Joshua Shotton, Shamhethan Bhaskaran, Anne Lingford‐Hughes, H. Val Curran, Celia Morgan, Will Lawn   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cocaine + Surfing: Reviewed by Jack Ryan, Gettysburg College

, 2019
If you seek a conclusive answer to the question that seems to anchor Chas Smith\u27s Cocaine + Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing\u27s Greatest Love Affair, Did surfing and cocaine start together in Peru and never leave each other\u27s embrace?, you ...
Zegarra Evidos, Estefany Betsabeth, Zegarra Evidos, Estefany Betsabeth   +1 more
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The Polysubstance Assessment Tool: Reliability, acceptability and feasibility of a novel measure of polysubstance use

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims There are currently no brief quantitative assessments that capture the drug patterns of people who engage in use of more than one drug on the same day or simultaneously. The current study examined the retest reliability, acceptability and feasibility of a new quantitative assessment to measure polysubstance use.
Amanda M. Bunting, Charles M. Cleland, S. Michaela Barratt, Brittany Griffin, Jaimee Williams, Carrie B. Oser, Joshua D. Lee, Jennifer McNeely   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Personalizing smoking cessation pharmacotherapy using neuroaffective reactivity profiles: A randomized controlled trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims By assessing neuroaffective response to motivationally relevant cues before a quit attempt, we have shown that smokers who attribute greater incentive salience to cigarette‐related cues than non‐cigarette‐related rewards (Sign‐trackers, ST) benefit more from varenicline compared with smokers with the opposite neuroaffective
Francesco Versace, Charles E. Green, Yong Cui, Jason D. Robinson, Menton M. Deweese, Jennifer A. Minnix, George Kypriotakis, Seokhun Kim, Maher Karam‐Hage, Paul M. Cinciripini   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source