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Thirsty heroin addicts show different fMRI activations when exposed to water-related and drug-related cues [PDF]

, 2006
Relapse to drug use is frequently preceded or caused by craving, an intense desire for drug. Advances in functional brain imaging techniques make it possible to directly investigate this special mental state in vivo and non-invasively.
Z. W. Xiao, Wu, RH, Zhang, JX, Weng, XC, Wu, QL, Lee, T, Hu, XP, Xiao, ZW   +7 more
core  

Barriers and facilitators to detoxification from opioid substitution treatment: A mixed‐methods systematic review

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Despite the well‐documented benefits of opioid substitution treatment (OST) in treating opioid dependence (OD), many people diagnosed with OD desire to live a drug‐free life. The transition to abstinence involves detoxification: a gradual dose reduction of OST to zero milligrams.
Amy Bagshaw, Suleyman Shah, India Olchefske, Louise M. Paterson, Mike J. Crawford, Anne Lingford‐Hughes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Severity of heroin dependence in Taiwan: Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS[Ch]) [PDF]

, 2008
The development of instruments to assess substance use that are easy to use, valid and reliable across cultures is an important task. The present study investigates the reliability and validity of the Chinese language version of the SDS (SDS[Ch]) when ...
Chou, Hwey-Hwang, Chen, Hong, Ferri, Cleusa P., Gossop, Michael, Chen, Vincent Chin-Hung, Lin, Tsang-Yaw, Lai, Te-Jen   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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

Efficacy and safety of pharmacological interventions for the treatment of cocaine use disorder: A systematic review and network meta‐analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Cocaine use disorder (CUD) is an increasingly widespread concern worldwide. Various pharmacological treatments have been investigated for CUD, but their efficacy remains unclear, and none have been licensed for treatment.
Craig Paterson, Thomas Parkhouse, Chloe Burke, Monika Halicka, Jennifer C. Palmer, Hend Gabr, Rebecca Wilson, Katie E. Webster, Francesca Spiga, Sarah Dawson, Deborah M. Caldwell, Jennifer Scott, Julian P. T. Higgins, Jelena Savović   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Prenatal opioid exposure, and health, social and educational outcomes for school‐aged children: A systematic review

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Recent decades have seen a rise in the number of pregnancies exposed to opioids. Whilst evidence of the impact of such exposure on pregnancy and infant outcomes is fairly robust, the impact of prenatal opioid exposure (POE) on longer‐term outcomes for children and young people remains unclear.
Louise Marryat, Dawood Gashgari, Shona Shinwell, Vicky Mitchell, Catriona Connell, Gale Macleod, Senga Robertson, Anne Whittaker, Alison McFadden   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Comments on "a comparative study of sexual behavior, dysfunction, satisfaction, relationship, and sexual quality of life among treatment naïve and abstinent men (buprenorphine maintained) with opioid (heroin) dependence syndrome". [PDF]

Indian J Psychiatry, 2023
Singh GP, Gupta M, Aneja J.
europepmc   +1 more source

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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