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Forging a Path for Abstinence from Heroin:

Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal, 2011
Through a classic grounded theory approach, this study conceptualises that the main concern of heroin users who are seeking detoxification is giving up heroin use; ‘getting clean.’ Forging a path for abstinence explains how people respond to their ...
Anne McDonnell, Marie Claire VanHout
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Relational work with distressing voices mirroring experiences of discrimination and marginalisation: Three illustrative cases of an extended form of AVATAR therapy (AV‐EXT)

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background For voice‐hearers from minoritised communities, voices may reflect interpersonal and societal discrimination, including experiences of feeling silenced or ‘voiceless’. AVATAR therapy is a relational approach involving facilitated dialogues between a voice‐hearer and a digital embodiment of their main distressing voice (the avatar ...
Thomas Ward, Hannah Ball, Alice Montague, Nikos Xanidis, Chanelle Myrie, Isobel Murcutt, Edward Oshodi, Clementine Edwards, Amy Hardy, Moya Clancy, Jeffrey McDonnell, Mar Rus‐Calafell, Hamish McLeod, Philippa Garety, Thomas Craig   +14 more
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Peripheral κ opioid receptor in pain and inflammation: From molecular signalling and gene expression to drug discovery

British Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 183, Issue 17, Page 5157-5189, September 2026.
The κ opioid receptor (κ receptor, KOR) is a G protein‐coupled receptor with well established roles in analgesia and immune modulation. Although historically studied primarily in the central nervous system (CNS), growing evidence indicates that κ signalling in peripheral tissues plays an important role in regulating pain, inflammation and immune ...
Rumsha Khan, Elena C. A. Becker, Boglarka B. Bata, Christian W. Gruber   +3 more
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Differences in onset and abuse/dependence episodes between prescription opioids and heroin: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2011
Li-Tzy Wu1, George E Woody2, Chongming Yang3, Paolo Mannelli1, Dan G Blazer11Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; 2Department of Psychiatry, University of ...
Mannelli P, Yang C, Woody GE, Wu LT, Blazer DG   +4 more
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Long‐Acting Injectable Buprenorphine in Prison: Insights From a Short‐Answer Survey of People in the Criminal Justice System Commencing Long‐Acting Injectable Buprenorphine During a Non‐Randomised Clinical Trial

Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 45, Issue 6, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Long‐acting injectable buprenorphine (LAIB) is increasingly used in the Criminal Justice System (CJS) for treating people with opioid use disorder; however, little is known about these patients' experiences. We aimed to understand the perspectives of participants commenced on LAIB in prison as a part of the Understanding NSW Long ...
Amelia Woods, Catherine Foley, Adrian Dunlop, Bethany White, Elizabeth McEntyre, Nicholas Lintzeris, Paul S. Haber, Jillian Roberts, Michael Doyle   +8 more
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(Im)possibility of Redress: Mega‐Infrastructures and the Voided Politics of Contestation

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Drawing on critical geography's recent engagement with negativity, this article intervenes in dominant relational approaches to infrastructure by examining the (im)possibility of redress under mega‐infrastructure development through a case study of the Lamu Port–South Sudan–Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor in coastal Kenya.
Gediminas Lesutis
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Effect of Acupuncture on Heroin Cue-induced Functional Magnetic Resonance Images in Heroin-addicted Human Subjects

针刺研究, 2011
Objective To observe heroin cue-induced changes of cerebral functional magnetic resonance images(fMRI) and the effect of acupuncture of Zusanli(ST36) on them under craving state in heroin-addicted volunteers.Methods Fourteen male volunteer heroin addicts
SONG Xiao-ge, LI Chuan-fu1, HU Ling, MA Ning2, WANG Jian, LI Nan2, LI Xi-liang   +6 more
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A Substance Abuse, Violence and Unhealthy Alcohol Use Syndemic Predicts Depression: A Longitudinal Study of Black Women Living With HIV in Four US Cities

Brain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Black women living with HIV (BWLH) have a heightened susceptibility to depression due to factors such as intimate partner violence (IPV), alcohol use, and substance abuse. This study examined the relationship between Substance Abuse, Violence, and Heavy Alcohol use (SAVA) among BWLH to determine whether this relationship creates ...
T. Dyer, R. Turpin, D. Boyd, M. Mittal, C. Najib, C. Owusu, L. Watson, M. C. Kempf, D. Konkle‐Parker, P. Tien, G. Wingood, T. Neilands, M. Johnson, S. Weiser, E. Arnold, J. Turan, B. Turan, E. Topper, A. Norcini‐Pala   +18 more
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Mental Health and Serious Drug Crime: A Case–Control Study

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, Volume 36, Issue 4, Page 157-164, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Serious drug crime involves a high level of risk and is often characterised as requiring a network of suitable and trustworthy collaborators. Although prior studies have focused on the importance of economic, social and work‐related factors for involvement in such crime, there has been less research into the mental health of the ...
Morten Hesse, Julie Elizabeth Brummer, Freja Ilsing Magnussen, Erik Simonsen, Thomas Friis Søgaard   +4 more
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Mortality Trend in Patients With Heart Failure and Psychoactive Substance Abuse in the United States—Pre‐ and Post‐COVID‐19 Pandemic Perspective (1999−2023)

Clinical Cardiology, Volume 49, Issue 8, August 2026.
From 1999 to 2023, national HF‐substance abuse‐related mortality rates in adults rose over 10‐fold, disproportionately affecting males, older adults, and NH White and NH Black populations. Geographically, nonmetropolitan areas and the Midwestern/Northwestern regions saw the highest burden, signaling an urgent need for integrated cardiovascular and ...
Emad Uddin Sajid, Ayesha Irfan, Muhammad Kashan, Syed Rayyan Ahmed, Muhammad Hasnain Azeem, Tooba Ali, Mabel Waqar, Muneeba Khan, Erum Shahzadi Malik, Md Ariful Haque   +9 more
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