Psychopathology of addiction: May a SCL-90-based five dimensions structure be applied irrespectively of the involved drug? [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: We previously found a five cluster of psychological symptoms in heroin use disorder (HUD) patients: ‘worthlessness-being trapped’, ‘somatic-symptoms’, ‘sensitivity-psychoticism’, ‘panic-anxiety’, and ‘violence-suicide’.
Amato, L +13 more
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HIV risk behaviours, perceived severity of drug use problems, and prior treatment experience in a sample of young heroin injectors in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2011 Interviews were conducted with 203 male and 95 female heroin injectors aged 17 to 25 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Nearly one-quarter of participants reported injecting with needles used by someone else. Few reported cleaning needles with bleach.
Atkinson, J +4 more
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Profiles of visuospatial memory dysfunction in opioid exposed and dependent populations [PDF]
, 2019 Background . Chronic opioid exposure is common world-wide, but behavioural performance remains under-investigated. This study aimed to investigate visuospatial memory performance in opioid-exposed and dependent clinical populations and its associations ...
Baldacchino, Alex +3 more
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Chasing the Dragon Away: Personality as a protective factor and extended-release naltrexone as a treatment for heroin dependence [PDF]
, 2015 Opioid dependence causes severe problems for patients and their family members and imposes an enormous economic burden on society. The main objectives of this thesis were (a) to gain better insight in the process of getting addicted to heroin in order to
Zaaijer, E.R.
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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. +4 more
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GA-SVM for Evaluating Heroin Consumption Risk [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 There were over 70,000 drug overdose deaths in the USA in 2017. Almost half of those involved the use of Opioids such as Heroin. This research supports efforts to combat the Opioid Epidemic by further understanding factors that lead to Heroin consumption.
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Two-year outcomes of methadone maintenance therapy at a clinic in Malaysia [PDF]
, 2011 Background. The commencement of methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) in 2005 represents a quantum leap in the management of heroin dependence in Malaysia. Objective.
Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri +2 more
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BMC Psychiatry, 2020 Background The Obsessive Compulsive Drug Use Scale (OCDUS) measures the overall craving level within a period from a multidimensional perspective. However, no studies have addressed the validity of the new OCDUS factor structure, presented in 2016, in ...
Hengfen Gong +9 more
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Reduction in cerebral perfusion after heroin administration: a resting state arterial spin labeling study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Heroin dependence is a chronic relapsing brain disorder, characterized by the compulsion to seek and use heroin. Heroin itself has a strong potential to produce subjective experiences characterized by intense euphoria, relaxation and release from craving.
Niklaus Denier +8 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 Background: Psychopathy and substance use disorders (SUDs) are both characterized by neurocognitive impairments reflecting higher levels of impulsivity such as reward-driven decision-making and deficient inhibitory control.
Elena Psederska +8 more
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