Craving is a core symptom of cocaine use disorder and a major factor for relapse risk. To date, there is no pharmacological therapy to treat this disease or at least to alleviate cocaine craving as a core symptom.
Etna J.E. Engeli +11 more
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Brain responses to drug cues predict craving changes in abstinent heroin users: A preliminary study
Background: Loss of control over drug intake occurring in drug addiction is believed to result from disruption of reward circuits, including reduced responsiveness to natural rewards (e.g., monetary, sex) and heightened responsiveness to drug reward. Yet
Shuang Liu +8 more
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Cue reactivity (CR) among smokers exposed to smoking-related stimuli, both proximal (e.g., cigarettes, lighter) and distal (environments, people), has been well-demonstrated.
Cynthia A. Conklin +3 more
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Cue-Induced Cigarette Cravings and Smoking Cessation: The Role of Expectancies [PDF]
Cue-induced cigarette cravings have been oft studied as potentially important predictors of smoking cessation outcomes. The literature on the relationship between cue-induced cravings and cessation, however, remains mixed. One possible explanation for the discrepant results in the literature may be the as-yet untested variability in expectancies of ...
Joel, Erblich, Guy H, Montgomery
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Effects of Oxytocin Administration on Cue-Induced Craving in Co-occurring Alcohol Use Disorder and PTSD: A Within-Participant Randomized Clinical Trial. [PDF]
BackgroundIndividuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) are much more likely to meet criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than the general population. Compared to AUD alone, those with comorbid AUD-PTSD experience worse outcomes.
Stauffer CS +9 more
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Cue-induced craving for marijuana in cannabis-dependent adults. [PDF]
Recent interest in the development of medications for treatment of cannabis-use disorders indicates the need for laboratory models to evaluate potential compounds prior to undertaking clinical trials. To investigate whether a cue-reactivity paradigm could induce marijuana craving in cannabis-dependent adults, 16 (eight female) cannabis-dependent and 16
Leslie H, Lundahl, Chris-Ellyn, Johanson
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Cue-Elicited Anxiety and Alcohol Craving as Indicators of the Validity of ALCO-VR Software: A Virtual Reality Study [PDF]
Background: This study is part of a larger project aiming to develop a virtual reality (VR) software to be implemented as a clinical tool for patients diagnosed with alcohol use disorder (AUD).
Marta Ferrer-García +21 more
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BackgroundCue-induced craving is widely considered to be the most important risk factor for relapse during abstinence from methamphetamine (Meth). There is limited research regarding electroencephalography (EEG) microstates of Meth-dependent patients ...
Qianqian Lin +6 more
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Relationship between attentional bias and psychological craving in methamphetamine use disorder
BackgroundPsychological craving and attentional bias are important indicators of addiction, as well as critical factors influencing relapse. Psychological craving includes withdrawal craving (a persistent background state during abstinence) and cue ...
Qiuping Huang +12 more
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Development of an effective virtual environment in eliciting craving in adolescents and young adults with internet gaming disorder. [PDF]
Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is a new disorder that warrants further investigation, as recently noted in the research criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.
Yu-Bin Shin +6 more
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