Impulsivity, Sensation Seeking, and Risk-Taking Behaviors among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Heroin Dependent Persons by Koosha Paydary, Somayeh Mahin Torabi, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Mehri Noori, Alireza Noroozi, Sara Ameri, Hamed Ekhtiari

“…Also, current heroin addicts scored significantly higher in NPI compared to former addict HIV-negative participants (P=0.015). …”
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Impairment of cocaine-mediated behaviours in mice by clinically relevant Ras-ERK inhibitors by Alessandro Papale, Ilaria Maria Morella, Marzia Tina Indrigo, Rick Eugene Bernardi, Livia Marrone, Francesca Marchisella, Andrea Brancale, Rainer Spanagel, Riccardo Brambilla, Stefania Fasano

“…Ras-ERK signalling in the brain plays a central role in drug addiction. However, to date, no clinically relevant inhibitor of this cascade has been tested in experimental models of addiction, a necessary step toward clinical trials. …”
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Antecedents to aggression and the use of coercive measures in inpatient mental health settings: a scoping review protocol by Johan Siqveland, Mette Senneseth, Njål Herman E Sterri, Øyvind Lockertsen, Tonje Lossius Husum, Veronica Lockertsen

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Opioid Therapy for Chronic Nonmalignant Pain by Russell K Portenoy

“…A critical review of the medical literature pertaining to chronic pain, opioid pharmacology and addiction medicine can clarify misconceptions about opioid therapy and provide a foundation for patient selection and drug administration. …”
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Medicinal Use of Cannabis: History and Current Status by Harold Kalant

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Understanding the Functional Plasticity in Neural Networks of the Basal Ganglia in Cocaine Use Disorder: A Role for Allosteric Receptor-Receptor Interactions in A2A-D2 Heterorecept... by Dasiel O. Borroto-Escuela, Karolina Wydra, Julia Pintsuk, Manuel Narvaez, Fidel Corrales, Magdalena Zaniewska, Luigi F. Agnati, Rafael Franco, Sergio Tanganelli, Luca Ferraro, Malgorzata Filip, Kjell Fuxe

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Characterizing the patient experience of physical restraint in psychiatric settings via a linguistic, sentiment, and metaphor analysis by Cristiano Nichini, Chiara Barattieri di San Pietro, Biagio Scalingi, Eleonora Alecci, Luca Toschi, Simone Cavallotti, Anna Chiara Cigognini, Federico Durbano, Silvia Ferraris, Patrizia Santinon, Chiara Pompei, Federico Frau, Veronica Mangiaterra, Luca Bischetti, Marta Bosia, Gianluca Peschi, Pierluigi Politi, Valentina Bambini

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Impairment of Neuroplasticity in the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex by Alcohol by Genane Loheswaran, Mera S. Barr, Reza Zomorrodi, Tarek K. Rajji, Daniel M. Blumberger, Bernard Le Foll, Zafiris J. Daskalakis

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Le Bruit de l'amer: Time, Loss and Fossilized Romanticism in Madame Bovary by Luke Bouvier

“…Drawing on a broadly psychoanalytic framework, and in particular recent work on trauma and addiction, this study suggests that this scene is symptomatic of a broader inability to assimilate loss, which manifests itself in the problems of boredom and addiction, and in Emma's general inability to orient herself temporally with respect to the past. …”
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Neurotoxicological manifestations among drug abusers admitted to Alexandria poison unit and Al-Mamora hospital: prospective study by Haidy Megahed, Maha Ghanem, Ayman Abdelshafi

“…The aim of the study was: a) To describe the neurotoxic effects of acute and chronic use of drugs of abuse in patients admitted to Alexandria poison unit (APU) and Al-Mamora hospital addiction treatment unit (MH), b) To evaluate them regarding age, sex, education, residency, marital status, cause, family history, past history and study the presentation, pattern of abuse, relapse, identify the risk factors, and c) To assess facilities to prevent further morbidity and mortality.Methods: A prospective study was conducted on all patients with neurotoxicological manifestations due to drug abuse admitted to APU and MH from June 1st to December 31st, 2020. …”
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Qualitative cross-sectional study of the perceived causes of depression in South Asian origin women in Toronto by Kwame McKenzie, Samanthika Ekanayake, Farah Ahmad

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PET in neurotherapeutic discovery and development by Melissa Chassé, Neil Vasdev

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Evidence on the Heroin-Mediated Impairment of the Oxidative Status of Erythrocytes by Mohammad A. Bani-Ahmad, Ayman G. Mustafa, Abdelraheem A. Bani Ahmad, Islam E. Alkhazali, Ahmad A. Rahim

“…Away from hemorheological properties, the effect of heroin addiction on erythrocytes is poorly investigated. This study aimed to investigate the oxidative impacts of heroin administration on erythrocytes. …”
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Resilience and its relationship with quality of life and comorbid substance use disorder in patients with type I bipolar disorder by Shady Mohamed Moustafa, Magda Taha Kamal Aldin, Haydy Hassan Sayed, Ahmed Elarabi Hendi

“…There was a strong negative correlation between resilience level and all aspects of addiction severity in patients with type I bipolar disorder. …”
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Supporting Mothers’ Engagement in a Community-Based Methadone Treatment Program by Nicole Letourneau, Mary Ann Campbell, Jennifer Woodland, Jennifer Colpitts

“…Unmanaged maternal opioid addiction poses health and social risks to both mothers and children in their care. …”
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The Influence of Palatable Diets in Reward System Activation: A Mini Review by Isabel Cristina de Macedo, Joice Soares de Freitas, Iraci Lucena da Silva Torres

“…The mechanism of neural adaptation triggered by palatable foods is similar to those that have been reported for nondrug addictions and long-term drug use. Thus, this review attempts to describe the potential mechanisms that might lead to highly palatable diets, such as the cafeteria diet, triggering addiction, or compulsion through the reward system.…”
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Changes in Internet Activities and Influencing Factors for Problematic Internet Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Korean Adolescents: Repeated Cross-Sectional Study by Sol I Kim, Jae-Chan Jin, Seo-Koo Yoo, Doug Hyun Han

“…Furthermore, this study showed that the Young’s Internet Addiction Scale (YIAS) score was highest in the game group in 2018 compared to other groups before COVID-19 (F5=14.63; P<.001). …”
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Evaluating comparative effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for persons receiving opioid agonist therapy for opioid use disorder: protocol for a systematic review by Brian Hutton, Beverley Shea, Kimberly Corace, David Moher, Danielle B Rice, Becky Skidmore, Kednapa Thavorn, Sheena Taha, Dianna Wolfe, Fatemeh Yazdi, Beth A Sproule, Melanie Willows, Patricia Poulin, Gary Garber, Amy Porath, Leila Esmaeilisaraji

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Empirical evidence for a process-based model of health-related quality of life using network analysis by Nicolette Stogios, Nicolette Stogios, Troy Francis, Troy Francis, Rachel G. Peiris, Aleksandra Stanimirovic, Aleksandra Stanimirovic, Valeria Rac, Valeria Rac, Robert P. Nolan, Robert P. Nolan

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The Implementation of the Biopsychosocial Model: Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder and Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder by Fernando Hinostroza, Michele M. Mahr

“…Our results support the notion that a biopsychosocial framework is essential for contemporary addiction treatment, particularly in the context of alcohol addiction and PTSD. …”
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