Detection of Cannabinoid Receptor Expression by Endometriotic Lesions in Women with Endometriosis as an Alternative to Opioid-Based Pain Medication by Sarah Allam, Elizabeth Paris, Itzel Lazcano, Pincas Bitterman, Sanjib Basu, James O’Donnell, Animesh Barua

“…However, as the opioids are becoming a source of addiction, additional pain medication is urgently needed. …”
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Investigating the Relationship Between General Anesthesia and Early Brain Atrophy: A Case-control Study by Zoubin Souri, Mahsa Eghrari Gigloo, Soheil Soltanipour, Hakimeh Sarshad, Gelareh Biazar

“…Two groups were also compared in terms of diabetes (P=0.054), hypertension (P=0.248), stroke (P=0.34), alcohol consumption and addiction (P=0.552). Regarding the history of receiving general anesthesia as the main variable of the study, the difference between the two groups was not significant (P=0.78). …”
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Affects Performance of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task during Provision of Feedback by Ji Hyun Ko, Oury Monchi, Alain Ptito, Michael Petrides, Antonio P. Strafella

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Prevalence of alcohol and drug consumption and knowledge of drug/alcohol-related sexual assaults among Italian adolescents by Antonio Villa, Alessia Fazio, Anna Esposito

“…Only a small percentage of participants stated that they were informed about the possible addiction to alcohol (5%) and its negative social consequences (3%). …”
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Microsimulation models on child and adolescent health: a scoping review protocol by Filipa Sampaio, Claire de Oliveira

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On the utilization of the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) model to study substance use disorders: A scoping review protocol. by Wasiri Niemis, Shenita R Peterson, Chrisabella Javier, Amy Nguyen, Sanchi Subiah, Rohan H C Palmer

“…Though substance use disorders (SUDs) are a commonly occurring psychiatric disorder, the application of iPSC model in addiction research has been limited. No comprehensive review has been reported. …”
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Community-based participatory process evaluation based on the Reach, Quality Control, Fidelity, Satisfaction, and Management (RQFSM) model in Nevada: A study protocol by Asma Awan, Manoj Sharma

“…Furthermore, it is anticipated that the necessity to integrate services like mental health, drug addiction treatment, pharmacies, disability assistance, and health care for older individuals would be acknowledged. …”
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The Effects of Light-to-Moderate Alcohol Consumption on the Cognitive Function of Community Nondemented Male Elderly: A Cohort Study by Zhang Yan, Zhang Yingjie, An Na, Qiu Qi, Li Wei, Wang Wenzheng, Sun Lin, Xiao Shifu

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Cannabis use among youth in Canada: a scoping review protocol by Shelley L Craig, Toula Kourgiantakis, Judith Logan, Eunjung Lee, Charmaine C Williams, Travonne Edwards, Ragave Vicknarajah, Monique Simon-Tucker

“…Results will be disseminated through an infographic, peer-reviewed publication and presentation at a mental health and addiction conference. Ethics approval is not required for this scoping review.…”
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The Impact of Cataract Surgery on Depression in Elderly Iranian Patients: A Case–Control Study by Kiumars Nowroozpoor Dailami, Mohammad Ali Heidari Gorji, Seyed Hamzeh Hoseini, Asadollah Farookhfar

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Acute Genetic Damage Induced by Ethanol and Corticosterone Seems to Modulate Hippocampal Astrocyte Signaling by Ana Laura Reyes-Ábalos, Magdalena Álvarez-Zabaleta, Silvia Olivera-Bravo, María Vittoria Di Tomaso

“…Furthermore, similar studies were not performed on hippocampal astrocytes despite their involvement in memory and learning processes, as well as in the development and maintenance of alcohol addiction. By exposing murine hippocampal astrocytes to 400 mM ethanol (EtOH) and/or 1 μM corticosterone (CTS) for 1 h, we tested whether the induced DNA damage and DDR could elicit significant changes in NTs and surface-attached EVs. …”
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Bidimensional Increment Entropy for Texture Analysis: Theoretical Validation and Application to Colon Cancer Images by Muqaddas Abid, Muhammad Suzuri Hitam, Rozniza Ali, Hamed Azami, Anne Humeau-Heurtier

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The Commercial Determinants of Nonalcoholic Beer: Redemption, Revenue, or Men’s Harm Reduction? by John L. Oliffe, Nina Gao, Mary T. Kelly, Trevor Goodyear, Murray Drummond, Christine Levesque, Katherine White

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Mechanisms of nucleus accumbens deep brain stimulation in treating mental disorders by Hanyang Ruan, Geya Tong, Minghui Jin, Kathrin Koch, Zhen Wang

“…The nucleus accumbens (NAc), a frequent DBS target, has shown promise in treating psychiatric conditions like depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and addiction. In this review, we provide an overview across studies investigating the effects of NAc DBS in humans and animals and discuss potential mechanisms underlying its clinical efficacy. …”
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Effect of Antifungal-Treated Host Macrophages on Candida glabrata by Hong-Bin Li, Na Li, Shu-Ran Wen, Ming-Yue Qiang, Zheng-Hui Yang, Tian-Xiang Dong, Yu-Ye Li, Yi-Qun Kuang

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Epidemiology and associated factors of genital warts among patients in Iran: A cross-sectional study highlighting the impact of education and sexual behavior by Hossein Faramarzi, Hasti Jofreyi, Nahid Heydari Marandi, Mehdi Ghahartars, Nasrin Aliabadi

“…Moreover, 98 (14.4 %) and participants who confirmed eGW suffer from addiction and 2 (0.3 %) from drug Injection. In addition, 528 (77.8 %) had unprotected sex, 298 (43.9 %) had multiple sexual partners, and 35 (5.1 %) participants had homosexual sex. …”
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How the Suboxone Education Programme presented as a solution to risks in the Canadian opioid crisis: a critical discourse analysis by Quinn Grundy, Fiona Webster, Daniel Z Buchman, Sheryl Spithoff, Ross E G Upshur, Abhimanyu Sud, Matthew Strang

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Opioid-related harms and experiences of care among people in justice settings in New South Wales, Australia: evidence from the National Ambulance Surveillance System by Naomi Beard, Michael McGrath, Harry M. X. Lai, James Wilson, Anthony Hew, Amaya Muñoz Labiano, Dan I. Lubman, Rowan P. Ogeil

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Efficacy and safety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of male smokers with tobacco use disorder: a randomized controlled trial by Salma W. Mousa, Adel A. Badawy, Gehan F. Attia, Wesam A. Ghareeb

“…These findings align with previous studies supporting the efficacy of r-TMS in addiction treatment. Further research is needed to optimize treatment protocols, explore combined therapies, and assess long-term outcomes to improve smoking cessation in diverse populations.…”
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Active versus sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunct to varenicline treatment for smoking cessation: Study protocol for a double-blind single dummy rando... by Laurie Zawertailo, Helena Zhang, Noreen Rahmani, Tarek K Rajji, Peter Selby

“…Furthermore, the addition of longitudinal neuroimaging can shed light on neural circuitry changes that might occur as a result of brain stimulation, furthering our understanding of tDCS in addiction treatment.<h4>Trial registration</h4>This trial has been registered with Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT03841292 since February 15th 2019 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03841292)-retrospectively registered.…”
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