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Assessment of sexual behavior among patients seeking treatment for opioid dependence and their knowledge and attitude about high-risk sexual behavior: A cross-sectional observational study

Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2020
Aims: The primary aim of the current study was to assess the sexual history and behavior among treatment-naïve male patients of heroin dependence presenting to outpatient services; their knowledge and attitude about high-risk sexual behavior; and their ...
Nishtha Chawla, Suraj Verma, Siddharth Sarkar, Atul Ambekar   +3 more
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Quality of life and associated factors of heroin‐dependent patients receiving methadone and buprenorphine maintenance treatment

Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2023
Aim Although studies in Western countries have investigated the quality of life (QoL) of heroin users, limited research on this topic has been conducted in Asia.
Hu‐Ming Chang, Ming‐Chyi Huang, Su‐Chen Fang, Shih‐Ku Lin   +3 more
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Allelic and genotypic associations of DRD2 TaqI A polymorphism with heroin dependence in Spanish subjects: a case control study

Behavioral and Brain Functions, 2007
Background Conflicting associations with heroin dependence have been found involving the A1 allele of dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2) TaqI A polymorphism.
Calafell Francesc, Banuls Enrique, Volpini Victor, Sinol Nuria, Trujols Joan, Baiget Montserrat, Perez de los Cobos Jose, Luquero Elena, del Rio Elisabeth, Alvarez Enric   +9 more
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Assessing cue-induced brain response as a function of abstinence duration in heroin-dependent individuals: an event-related fMRI study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
The brain activity induced by heroin-related cues may play a role in the maintenance of heroin dependence. Whether the reinforcement or processing biases construct an everlasting feature of heroin addiction remains to be resolved.
Qiang Li, Yarong Wang, Yi Zhang, Wei Li, Jia Zhu, Ying Zheng, Jiajie Chen, Liyan Zhao, Zhenyu Zhou, Yijun Liu, Wei Wang, Jie Tian   +11 more
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Decreased Relative Cerebral Blood Flow in Unmedicated Heroin-Dependent Individuals

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Understanding the brain mechanisms of heroin dependence is invaluable for developing effective treatment. Measurement of regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) provides a method to visualize brain circuits that are functionally impaired by heroin dependence.
Wenhan Yang, Ru Yang, Fei Tang, Jing Luo, Jun Zhang, Changlong Chen, Changlong Chen, Chunmei Duan, Yuan Deng, Lidan Fan, Jun Liu   +10 more
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Differences in onset and abuse/dependence episodes between prescription opioids and heroin: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2011
Li-Tzy Wu1, George E Woody2, Chongming Yang3, Paolo Mannelli1, Dan G Blazer11Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; 2Department of Psychiatry, University of ...
Mannelli P, Yang C, Woody GE, Wu LT, Blazer DG   +4 more
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Opioid substitution treatment and heroin dependent adolescents: reductions in heroin use and treatment retention over twelve months

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Opioid dependence is a major health concern across the world and does also occur in adolescents. While opioid substitution treatment (OST) has been thoroughly evaluated in adult populations, very few studies have examined its use in ...
Bobby P. Smyth, Khalifa Elmusharaf, Walter Cullen   +2 more
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Modelling Long-Term Joint Trajectories of Heroin Use and Treatment Utilisation: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study

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, Katherine L. Mills, Tim Slade, Shane Darke, Joanne Ross, Maree Teesson   +5 more
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Association between serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms and heroin dependence: a meta-analytic study

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2016
Pao-Yen Lin,* Yi-Shan Wu* Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan *These authors contributed equally to this work Background: Studies have examined the ...
Lin PY, Wu YS
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Resting-state Abnormalities in Heroin-dependent Individuals [PDF]

Neuroscience, 2018
Drug addiction is a major health problem worldwide. Recent neuroimaging studies have shed light into the underlying mechanisms of drug addiction as well as its consequences to the human brain. The most vulnerable, to heroin addiction, brain regions have been reported to be specific prefrontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal regions, as well as, some
Leda Kovatsi, Ana B. Vivas, Niki Pandria, Panagiotis D. Bamidis   +3 more
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