Traumatic Stress Produces Distinct Activations of GABAergic and Glutamatergic Neurons in Amygdala
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive recollections of a severe traumatic event and hyperarousal following exposure to the event.
Qing Fang +16 more
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Assessing the 2004-2018 fentanyl misusing issues reported to an international range of adverse reporting systems [PDF]
© 2019 Schifano, Chiappini, Corkery and Guirguis. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Chiappini, Stephania +3 more
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Gangs, Guns, and Drugs: Recidivism among Serious, Young Offenders [PDF]
The primary goal of this study is to understand the factors that best explain recidivism among a sample of 322 young men aged 17 to 24 years released from prison in a Midwestern state.
Adams +83 more
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Substance use disorders in adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a 4-year follow-up study [PDF]
Aim To examine the relationship between a childhood diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with or without oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)/conduct disorder (CD) and the development of later alcohol/drug use disorder ...
Buitelaar, JK +8 more
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The Drug Problem and Organized Crime, Illicit Financial Flows, Corruption and Terrorism [PDF]
An estimated quarter of a billion people, or around 5 per cent of the global adult population, used drugs at least once in 2015. Even more worrisome is the fact that about 29.5 million of those drug users, or 0.6 per cent of the global adult population ...
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Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are condensed extracellular matrix (ECM) structures regulating developmental plasticity and protecting neurons against oxidative stress.
Zhoulong Yu +18 more
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Predictable Chronic Mild Stress during Adolescence Promotes Fear Memory Extinction in Adulthood
Early-life stress in adolescence has a long-lasting influence on brain function in adulthood, and it is mostly recognized as a predisposing factor for mental illnesses, such as anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder.
Jia-Hui Deng +13 more
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Abuse of Pharmaceutical Drugs and Its Prevention
Abuse of pharmaceutical drugs is a major public health and social problem worldwide. Mostly abused drugs mainly include opioids such as morphine, tramadol, methadone and fentanyl, sedative-hypnotics such as benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepines, and ...
MENG Shi-qiu, SHI Jie
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A Study to Validate a Self-Reported Version of the ONS Drug Dependence Questionnaire [PDF]
Aim: A prospective study to establish the reliability of a self-completion version of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) questionnaire for assessing drug dependence of substance misuse clients.
Christo G. +17 more
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Epidemiological Characteristics and Risk Factors of Methamphetamine—Associated Psychotic Symptoms
Objective: To explore the epidemiological characteristics and the risk factors for methamphetamine (MA)—associated psychotic symptoms among MA users in China.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between April, 2012 and October, 2015 among ...
Meng-Fan Su +15 more
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