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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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Trends in new psychoactive substance poisonings in the Netherlands: A 14‐year retrospective analysis (2012–2025)

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Data on the presence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) mainly originate from drug‐checking, law enforcement and wastewater analysis sources, while data on NPS poisonings are scarce. In Europe, the documented incidence rate of NPS poisonings is highest in the Netherlands.
Johanna J. Nugteren‐van Lonkhuyzen, Irma S. van den Hengel‐Koot, Claudine C. Hunault, Dylan W. de Lange, Antoinette J. H. P. van Riel, Laura Hondebrink   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inflammatory chemokine eotaxin-1 is correlated with age in heroin dependent patients under methadone maintenance therapy [PDF]

, 2018
[[abstract]]BACKGROUND: Degeneration of central neurons and fibers has been observed in postmortem brains of heroin dependent patients. However, there are no biomarkers to predict the severity of neurodegeneration related to heroin dependence.
Kuo, HW;Liu, TH;Tsou, HH;Hsu, YT;Wang, SC;Fang, CP;Liu, CC;Chen, ACH;Liu, YL
core   +1 more source

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

Indian J Psychiatry, 2023
Sen MS, Chattopadhyay A, Chawla N, Ganesh R, Verma S, Sarkar S, Ambekar A.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Validation of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) With Bulgarian Substance Dependent Individuals

Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
Background: The Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) is a 23-item self-report questionnaire that assesses four well-validated personality risk factors for substance misuse (Impulsivity, Sensation Seeking, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Hopelessness). While
Elizabeth C. Long, Svetla Milcheva, Elena Psederska, Elena Psederska, Georgi Vasilev, Kiril Bozgunov, Dimitar Nedelchev, Nathan A. Gillespie, Nathan A. Gillespie, Jasmin Vassileva, Jasmin Vassileva   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Craving and personal functioning as mediators of extended‐release buprenorphine efficacy: A four‐way decomposition analysis from a randomised trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To investigate whether the treatment effect of extended‐release buprenorphine (BUP‐XR) on opioid‐free days in opioid use disorder (OUD) is mediated by reductions in opioid craving and improvements in personal functioning. Design and setting Exploratory causal mediation analysis using VanderWeele's four‐way decomposition framework in a 24 ...
John Marsden, Mike Kelleher, Fiona Cowden, Edward Day, Jonathan Dewhurst, Rachel Evans, Eilish Gilvarry, Natalie Lowry, Luke Mitcheson, Robert Murray, Sophie Quarshie, Zoë Hoare   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of brain-derived neurotrophic factor genetic polymorphisms on the ages of onset for heroin dependence in a Chinese population [PDF]

, 2012
Aim: The study aims at evaluating the association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene polymorphisms and heroin-dependent patients in the Chinese population.
Gao, Xuan, Sim, Moira, Wang, Wei, Ran, Longjin, Meng, Chao, Song, Manshu, Wang, Youxin, Lan, Jie   +7 more
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Association of a Common NOS1AP Variant with Attenuation of QTc Prolongation in Men with Heroin Dependence Undergoing Methadone Treatment. [PDF]

J Pers Med, 2022
Chang KC, Chen KW, Huang CL, Liao WL, Wu MY, Lin YK, Shiao YT, Chung WH, Lin YN, Lane HY.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Treatment of heroin dependence with ibogaine

European Psychiatry, 2016
BackgroundThe use of the hallucinogen ibogaine as an anti-addiction agent has been described in several case reports, dating back to the eighties. The anti-addiction properties of ibogaine have been confirmed in a large body of animal work. Ibogaine has been shown to be effective in reducing withdrawal severity and substance use for a variety of ...
Schellekens, A.F.A., Oosteren, A.A. van, Knuijver, T., Verkes, R.J., Belgers, M.H.M.   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Leucine Aminopeptidase from Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae with Esterase Activity Toward Heroin: Biochemical and Catalytic Insights

Biomolecules
Heroin is a highly addictive drug that exerts its primary effects through activation of μ-opioid receptors. Its principal active metabolite, 6-monoacetylmorphine (6-MAM), significantly contributes to heroin’s neurological effects and acute toxicity ...
Hualing Li, Qi Hu, Nuo Xu, Xueting Shao, Yuxin Liu, Yuxin Hou, Binjie Wang, Jiye Wang, Jianzhuang Yao, Shurong Hou, Xiabin Chen   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source