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Gaming addiction in adolescence (revisited) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Gaming addiction has become a topic of increasing research interest. Over the last 25 years, I have written many articles on adolescent video gaming for Education and Health as it is one of the research fields that is constantly evolving.
Griffiths, MD
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Britain's Third Opium War

open access: yes, 2022
I know NATO was complicit in the Afghan opium trade because I was there, guarding opium harvesting on Afghan government land besides NATO’s main operating base in Helmand.
Anthony C Heaford
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War as a Phenomenon of Inquiry in Management Studies

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, Volume 63, Issue 6, Page 2363-2397, September 2026.
Abstract We argue that war as a phenomenon deserves more focused attention in management. First, we highlight why war is an important and relevant area of inquiry for management scholars. We then integrate scattered conversations on war in management studies into a framework structured around three building blocks – (a) the nature of war from an ...
Fabrice Lumineau, Arne Keller
wiley   +1 more source

A crossdisciplinary project on opium poppy

open access: yes, 2023
The project aims to define a chrono-cultural framework for the early domestication of the Opium Poppy and its dispersal from Prehistory to the end of the Iron Age (6000-50 cal BC) in Europe and Southwest Asia.
Aurélie Salavert
core   +1 more source

Effects of opium on cholesterol metabolism in rats fed normal and high-fat/high-cholesterol diet

open access: yesToxicology Reports
There is a misconception that opium can lower blood sugar and cholesterol levels. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the influences of opium on the expression of key cholesterol metabolism genes in the liver and intestine of rats receiving a ...
Elaheh Ebrahimi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drugs and Violence in Afghanistan: A Panel VAR with Unobserved Common Factor Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper addresses the relationship between the level of violence and the opium market in Afghanistan’s provinces. We first provide an overview of the nature and extent of the Afghan drug trafficking.
Elia, Leandro, Bove, Vincenzo
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Investigating the Relationship between Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT), Opium Addiction, and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome. [PDF]

open access: yesAddict Health, 2023
Enhesari A   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Research Progress on Legal Supervision and Detection Technologies of Opium Poppy-Derived Ingredients in Foods [PDF]

open access: yesShipin Kexue
The abuse of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) and its derivatives may lead to addiction and serious health problems. In recent years, cases of illegal addition of opium poppy-derived ingredients to foods have occurred frequently worldwide.
ZHANG Kewei, HU Di, ZHAO Mi, YUAN Xin, DENG Tingting, CHEN Ying
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of opium on hippocampal-dependent memory, antioxidant enzyme levels, oxidative stress markers, and histopathological changes of rat hippocampus

open access: yesBiochemistry and Biophysics Reports
Background: Opium addiction can affect various organs such as the liver, intestine, kidney, and brain. The hippocampus is one of the brain regions affected early on in Alzheimer's disease and has a vital role in neurogenesis, cognitive function, and ...
Ebrahim Abbasi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Relationship between Opioid Addiction and Diameter of the Common Bile Duct [PDF]

open access: yesPatient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal, 2016
Introduction: According to statistics, opioid addiction is quite common in Iran. Pathologic dilatation of the Common Bile Duct (CBD) may be caused by mechanical obstruction or opioid consumption; the latter is especially common among chronic opium ...
Bita Dadpour   +6 more
doaj  

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