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The novel mu-opioid antagonist, GSK1521498, reduces ethanol consumption in C57BL/6J mice. [PDF]

, 2015
RATIONALE Using the drinking-in-the-dark (DID) model, we compared the effects of a novel mu-opioid receptor antagonist, GSK1521498, with naltrexone, a licensed treatment of alcohol dependence, on ethanol consumption in mice.
C Giuliano, C Giuliano, David N. Stephens, David R. Wille, DM Ignar, DN Stephens, DW Oslin, EA Rabiner, Edward T. Bullmore, EE Codd, F Kiefer, GH Jones, H Wit de, H Ziauddeen, HM Pettinati, JR Volpicelli, JS Rhodes, Kay Maltby, LA Berner, LA Parker, LD Middaugh, LS Hwa, Manolo Mugnaini, NK Kamdar, P Monti, PJ Nathan, PJ Nathan, Pradeep Nathan, S Loeber, Sam R. Miller, Sandra Sanchez-Roige, Tamzin L. Ripley, TJ Phillips, TL Ripley   +33 more
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Stress reactivity in heroin dependence

, 2015
Background: Heroin dependence is a chronic relapsing disorder characterized by a compulsion to seek and use heroin despite the negative consequences. In addition to the diagnostic criteria, heroin dependence is associated with an altered function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and with affective disturbances and other mental disorders.
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Perspectives on addiction‐related problems in Vietnam

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract The article provides an overview of key substance use and addictive behaviors in Vietnam, alongside the development of addiction science, drawing from a synthesis of literature and the authors' perspectives. Over the last two decades, the primary illicit drug of concern has shifted from heroin to methamphetamine and other psychoactive ...
Nguyen Thu Trang, Nguyen Bich Diep, Phong K. Thai, Nguyen Cuu Duc, Le Minh Giang   +4 more
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Comparison of demographic characteristics and psychiatric comorbidity among methamphetamine-, heroin- and methamphetamine-heroin co- dependent males in Hunan, China

BMC Psychiatry, 2017
Background There is little research of psychiatric comorbidity differences among people with different types of drug dependence in Chinese population.
Huixi Dong, Mei Yang, Liang Liu, Chenxi Zhang, Mengqi Liu, Yidong Shen, Huanzhong Liu, Wei Hao   +7 more
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Different Tokes for Different Folks: Use of Cannabis Products Among a Longitudinal Cohort of People with Heroin Dependence. [PDF]

Int J Ment Health Addict, 2023
Wilson J, Mills KL, Sunderland M, Freeman TP, Teesson M, Haber PS, Marel C.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Severity of Dependence Scale as a Diagnostic Tool for Heroin and Cocaine Dependence

European Addiction Research, 2009
<i>Aims:</i> Our aim was to further assess the Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) validity and to identify the cut-off score for a DSM-IV diagnosis of heroin and cocaine dependence through a cross-sectional survey in Barcelona, Spain. <i>Methods:</i> The Psychiatric Research Interview for Substance and Mental Disorders (PRISM ...
Gregorio Barrio, Francisco González-Saiz, Jordi Alonso, M. Teresa Brugal, Antònia Domingo-Salvany, Luis de la Fuente, Albert Sanchez-Niubo   +6 more
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Characteristics of methamphetamine‐related deaths in the United Kingdom, 1997–2024

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims People who use methamphetamine have a standardised mortality ratio 6.8 times greater than the general population, with several countries reporting concerning increases in methamphetamine‐related mortality over the past decade.
Emmert Roberts, Rebecca McKetin, Caroline Copeland   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

CORRELATIONS BETWEEN AWARENESS OF ILLNESS (INSIGHT) AND HISTORY OF ADDICTION IN HEROIN-ADDICTED PATIENTS

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2012
In a group of 1066 heroin addicts, who were seeking treatment for opioid agonist treatment, we looked for differences in historical, demographic and clinical characteristics, between patients with different levels of awareness of illness (insight).
Angelo Giovanni Icro eMaremmani, Angelo Giovanni Icro eMaremmani, Luca eRovai, Fabio eRugani, Matteo ePacini, Matteo ePacini, Francesco eLamanna, Silvia eBacciardi, Giulio ePerugi, Giulio ePerugi, Joseph eDeltito, Joseph eDeltito, Liliana eDell'Osso, Icro eMaremmani, Icro eMaremmani, Icro eMaremmani   +15 more
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Abnormal cerebral metabolism and metabolic connectivity in individuals with heroin dependence: an integrated resting-state PET/fMRI study in large-scale networks. [PDF]

J Psychiatry Neurosci, 2023
Jin L, Yuan M, Chen J, Zhang W, Wang L, Wei Y, Li Y, Guo Z, Wang W, Wei L, Li Q.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Injecting equipment schemes for injecting drug users : qualitative evidence review [PDF]

, 2009
This review of the qualitative literature about needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) for injecting drug users (IDUs) complements the review of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.
Akhionbare, Kate, Bagnall, Anne-Marie, Burrell, Kim, Cattan, Mima   +3 more
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