Genome-Wide Association of Heroin Dependence in Han Chinese.
PLoS ONE, 2016 Drug addiction is a costly and recurring healthcare problem, necessitating a need to understand risk factors and mechanisms of addiction, and to identify new biomarkers.
Gursharan Kalsi +12 more
doaj +8 more sources
Association analysis of GABRB3 promoter variants with heroin dependence. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 GABRB3 encoding the β3 subunit of GABAA receptor has been implicated in multiple neuropsychiatric disorders, including substance abuse. Previous studies reported that SNPs at the 5' regulatory region of GABRB3 could regulate GABRB3 gene expression and ...
Chia-Hsiang Chen +2 more
doaj +3 more sources
Buprenorphine for the treatment of heroin dependence [PDF]
Drug and Alcohol Review, 2001 (2001). Buprenorphine for the treatment of heroin dependence. Drug and Alcohol Review: Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 5-7.
Alison Ritter
openalex +3 more sources
Cost-effectiveness of buprenorphine and naltrexone treatments for heroin dependence in Malaysia. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 To aid public health policymaking, we studied the cost-effectiveness of buprenorphine, naltrexone, and placebo interventions for heroin dependence in Malaysia.We estimated the cost-effectiveness ratios of three treatments for heroin dependence. We used a
Jennifer Prah Ruger +4 more
doaj +3 more sources
Chronic Heroin Dependence Leading to Adrenal Insufficiency [PDF]
Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2014 Opioids have been the mainstay for pain relief and palliation over a long period of time. They are commonly abused by drug addicts and such dependence usually imparts severe physiologic effects on multiple organ systems. The negative impact of opioids on
Gautam Das
doaj +4 more sources
Opioid Receptors Gene Polymorphism and Heroin Dependence in Iran [PDF]
Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, 2018 Introduction: Genes often have multiple polymorphisms that interact with each other and the environment in different individuals. Variability in the opioid receptors can influence opiate withdrawal and dependence.
Sara Soleimani Asl +7 more
doaj +2 more sources
The Professional Medical Journal, 2014 Objective: To determine the frequency and level of family support in Heroin Dependent patients presenting with 1st treatment and also the patients presenting with relapses. Study design: A descriptive study. Place & duration of study: The study was conducted in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Nishtar Hospital, Multan from ...
Niaz Maqsood +3 more
openalex +4 more sources
Frontal and cingulate gray matter volume reduction in heroin dependence: Optimized voxel‐based morphometry [PDF]
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 2009 Lin Xu, Lin Xu, Zhening Liu
exaly +2 more sources
Effect of PDYN rs2281285, rs2235749 and rs910080 gene polymorphisms on the intensity of depression symptoms and negative craving in heroin addicts [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2021 The present study was undertaken to explore whether prodynorphin (PDYN) polymorphisms have an effect on the intensity of depressive symptoms and negative craving in heroin addicts in a sample of 100 heroin addicts and 108 controls.
Kaya-Akyüzlü Dilek +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Opium dependence and the potential impact of changes in treatment coverage level: A dynamic modeling study [PDF]
Health Promotion Perspectives, 2021 Background: The most common drug, illegally used in Iran is opium. The treatment of people with substance use disorder is one of the most important strategies in reducing its burden.
Hosein Rafiemanesh +8 more
doaj +1 more source