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Psychedelic‐assisted treatment for substance use disorder: A narrative systematic review

Addiction, EarlyView.
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, Francesca Small, Sam Brown, Michael Kelleher, Luke Mitcheson, James Rucker, Allan H. Young, John Marsden   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serum cotinine by socioeconomic status and exposure to second hand smoke in a national sample of South Africans

, 2018
Background Cotinine is a widely-used biomarker of exposure to tobacco for both active and second-hand smoke (SHS). Given South Africa's tobacco control laws restricting smoking in public places in the last decade, we assessed the prevalence and extent ...
Ronel Sewpaul, Rachana Desai, Priscilla Reddy   +2 more
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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
wiley   +1 more source

Cotinine: Pharmacologically Active Metabolite of Nicotine and Neural Mechanisms for Its Actions

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2021
Tobacco use disorder continues to be a leading public health issue and cause of premature death in the United States. Nicotine is considered as the major tobacco alkaloid causing addiction through its actions on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs).
Xiaoying Tan, Kent Vrana, Zheng-Ming Ding   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Associations of cannabis use, tobacco use and co‐use with brain volume: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug worldwide and is often co‐used with tobacco, the leading cause of preventable death. Although cannabis and tobacco have distinct neurobiological actions, their associations with brain volumes are unclear.
Katherine Sawyer, Tom P. Freeman, Martine Skumlien, Esther Walton, Thomas Lancaster, Jorien L. Treur, Valentina Lorenzetti, Anna K. M. Blackwell, Chloe Burke, Richie J. Carr, Constantinos Constantinides, Maisie Cox, Sarah Dance, Shadi Daryan, Sorcha Hamilton, Tom Jenkins, Gemma M. J. Taylor   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

A cotinine in freeze-dried urine reference material

, 1989
A cotinine in freeze-dried urine reference material (RM 8444) was prepared at three concentrations: (1) a "blank" level typical of nonsmokers with no exposure to cigarette smoke, (2) a "low" level corresponding to nonsmokers with passive exposure to side-
Sander, L.C.; Byrd, G.D.
core   +1 more source

Cotinine as a Sentinel of Canine Exposure to Tobacco Smoke

Animals, 2023
The adverse health effects of both active and passive tobacco smoke have been well-known in humans for a long time. It is presumable that even pets, which intimately share the owner’s lifestyle, may be exposed to the same risks.
Debora Groppetti, Giulia Pizzi, Alessandro Pecile, Valerio Bronzo, Silvia Michela Mazzola   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Weighted prevalence of biochemically verified substance use in healthy adolescents across the USA

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Adolescent substance use is a significant public health concern, though the scope of the problem is difficult to ascertain given reliance on self‐reported substance use information. Recent, large cohort studies in adolescents and young adults suggest underreporting of substance use.
Natasha E. Wade, Yajuan Si, Susan F. Tapert, Janosch Linkersdörfer, Krista M. Lisdahl, Hailley R. Moore, Laila Tally, Biplabendu Das, Marilyn A. Huestis, Alexander L. Wallace, Ryan M. Sullivan, Veronica Szpak, Le Zhang, Laura Ziemer, Wesley K. Thompson   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sperm Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number and Nuclear DNA Methylation Across Clinical and Non‐Clinical Preconception Cohorts

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sperm mitochondrial DNA copy number is an emerging marker of male fertility, with elevated mtDNAcn associated with poor semen quality across various populations. Sperm DNA methylation has also been previously demonstrated to be negatively correlated with semen parameters in IVF cohorts.
Savni Sawant, Karolina Nowak, Amanda L. Paskavitz, Emily Houle, Ricardo P. Bertolla, Lidia Minguez‐Alarcon, Russ Hauser, J. Richard Pilsner   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Case for a Pregnancy‐Specific Nicotine Policy

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims We aimed to evaluate the proposition that nicotine delivery by any means during pregnancy adversely affects the fetus and infant, review national policies on nicotine use in pregnancy across four high‐income countries and propose a coherent pregnancy‐specific nicotine policy framework.
Edwin A. Mitchell, Stephanie Cowan, Barry J. Taylor   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source