Effect of repeated morphine withdrawal on spatial learning, memory and serum cortisol level in mice
Background: One of the serious problems that opioid addicted people are facing is repeated withdrawal syndrome that is accompanying with a significant stress load for addicts.
Mahdieh Matinfar +6 more
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Eat, Sleep, Console for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Babies [PDF]
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a complex disorder that manifests with neurologic, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal disturbances and is most often associated with opioid withdrawal. In the US, 6 out of 1,000 babies are born to mothers who used
Patton, Kathryn
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Brazilian guideline for the treatment of patients with opioids dependence syndrome [PDF]
There is a relatively low prevalence of opioid use in Brazil, particularly involving the non-medical use of codeine and opiate-containing syrups. However, opioid dependence syndrome shows a significant total impact on mortality and morbidity.
Andrade, Arthur Guerra De +7 more
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Background: The reasons for morphine dependence and withdrawal symptoms are oxidative stress and dysfunction of cell mitochondria in the brain. Venlafaxine, a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), mitigates oxidative stress, while calcium ...
Radman Amiri +5 more
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A Review Study on the Effect of Iranian Herbal Medicines on Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. [PDF]
Addiction is a chronic and recurring disease that recurrence phenomenon is the most important challenge in treatment of this disease. Recent experiences have shown that synthetic drugs have undesirable side effects.
Bahmani, M. +4 more
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Background & aim: Morphine dependence is a compulsive pattern of drug taking, resulting from the positive reinforcement of the rewarding effects of drug taking and the negative reinforcement of withdrawal syndrome that accompanies the cessation of drug ...
N Khajeh, A Eidi, J Zarringhalam
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The role of setting for ketamine abuse: clinical and preclinical evidence [PDF]
Drug abuse is often seen as a unitary phenomenon, partly as a result of the discovery over the past three decades of shared mechanisms of action for addictive substances. Yet the pattern of drug taking is often very different from drug to drug.
Sprenger +8 more
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The effect of eight weeks of moderate-intensity endurance training on some oxidant and antioxidant indices in testicular tissues of diabetic rats with acute morphine withdrawal syndrome [PDF]
Background and Aim: Diabetes, along with morphine, can lead to metabolic damage in testicular tissue through oxidative stress. This study aimed at investigating the effects of eight weeks of moderate-intensity endurance training on some oxidant and ...
Shahram Azarrang +2 more
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Gabapentinoid use disorder. Update for clinicians [PDF]
Gabapentinoids (gabapentin and pregabalin) are versatile drugs, indicated mainly for epilepsy and neuropathic pain, and have long been viewed as agents with little potential for abuse.
Ann LeQuang, Jo +5 more
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Interventions for treating oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment [PDF]
Background Treatment of cancer is increasingly effective but is associated with short and long term side effects. Oral and gastrointestinal side effects, including oral candidiasis, remain a major source of illness despite the use of a variety of agents ...
Clarkson, Jan E. +5 more
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