The role of concomitant drugs in the aetiology of fatal heroin- and methadone- related overdose [PDF]
, 2008 Heroin and methadone poisoning are significant causes of death of young people in the United Kingdom. In a high proportion of these fatalities concomitant substances are also detected.
Oliver, Phillip
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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
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Clinical and psychosocial predictors of attendance and drug use in heroin users undergoing treatment [PDF]
, 2008 The main aim of this thesis is to evaluate the Theory of Planned Behaviour's ability to identify predictors of intention and behaviour. The population of interest are heroin users; the behaviours are attendance at treatment services and heroin use during
Horspool, Michelle J.
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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
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The Effect of Drug Abstinence Program on Memory Functioning of Heroin Addicts [PDF]
International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health, 2015 Introduction: Most of our knowledge regarding the link between opioid dependence and poor cognitive functioning is derived from cross sectional studies.This longitudinal study measured the change in memory functioning following complete abstinence among ...
Sepideh Aryanfard +5 more
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Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2021 Background: Craving is the subjective experience of desire for specific drugs. Lack of reliability and untested construct validity are limiting factors for the existing questionnaires to assess craving.
Shantanu Shukla +4 more
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Pathways to age of onset of heroin use: a structural model approach exploring the relationship of the COMT gene, impulsivity and childhood trauma. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The interaction of the association of dopamine genes, impulsivity and childhood trauma with substance abuse remains unclear.To clarify the impacts and the interactions of the Catechol -O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene, impulsivity and childhood trauma on ...
Ting Li +8 more
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Elderly male with late-onset heroin dependence
Journal of Geriatric Mental Health, 2021 Substance use disorders usually have their onset during the adolescent period. However, in rare cases environmental and psychosocial factors can contribute toward a later onset.
Akansha Bhardwaj +3 more
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Stress reactivity in heroin dependence [PDF]
, 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 ...
Gerber, Hana
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EClinicalMedicine, 2019 Background: Heroin is currently contributing to the worst drug addiction epidemic in United States history; recent rates of use, dependence and death have also increased dramatically in parts of Europe.
Christina Marel +5 more
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