Assessing the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Cigarette Smokers and Use of Alternative Nicotine Delivery Systems in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study by Abdul Hameed, Daud Malik

“…However, when asked why they had not succeeded, 52.9% reported addiction to nicotine as the main impediment. In Pakistan, lack of smoking cessation services is the weak link in the fight against the tobacco epidemic. …”
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An expert perspective on diversity-oriented standards for assessing sex and gender in clinical research by Hannah R. Hambruch, Nora M. Laskowski, Robert-Paul Juster, Georg Halbeisen, Georgios Paslakis

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Muscarinic cannabinoid suppression of excitation, a novel form of coincidence detection by Michaela Dvorakova, Ken Mackie, Alex Straiker

“…Given the known roles of muscarinic and cannabinoid receptors in the hippocampus, MCSE may be important in the modulation of hippocampal signaling at the site of septal inputs, with potential implications for learning and memory, epilepsy and addiction.…”
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Work-related well-being in early career: A role of self-compassion by Kristýna Krejčová, Igor Krejčí, Hana Chýlová, Pavla Rymešová, Pavel Michálek

“…The Self-compassion Scale, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, Dutch Work Addiction Scale, and Dutch Boredom Scale were administered. …”
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Targeting protein synthesis pathways in MYC-amplified medulloblastoma by Devendra Kumar, Ranjana Kanchan, Nagendra K. Chaturvedi

“…Indeed, our previous studies demonstrate that the key components of protein synthesis machinery, including mTOR signaling and MYC targets, are overexpressed and activated in MYC-amplified medulloblastoma, confirming MYC-dependent addiction of enhanced protein synthesis in medulloblastoma. …”
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Exploring when to exploit: the cognitive underpinnings of foraging-type decisions in relation to psychopathy by D. V. Atanassova, J. M. Oosterman, A. O. Diaconescu, C. Mathys, V. I. Madariaga, I. A. Brazil

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Suicide Ideation among Outpatients with Alcohol Use Disorder by Wen-Yu Hsu, Ting-Gang Chang, Cheng-Chen Chang, Nan-Ying Chiu, Chieh-Hsin Lin, Hsien-Yuan Lane

“…The suicidal ideation group had significantly younger participants, a higher proportion of women, a higher proportion of participants with a history of domestic violence, a greater severity of alcohol addiction (based on both AUDIT and MAST scores), higher depression scores, higher anxiety scores, less social support, a lower quality of life (World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL)), and poorer sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI) compared with the nonsuicidal ideation group. …”
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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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Tobacco use patterns and attitudes in Singapore young male adults serving military national service: a qualitative study by Mee-Lian Wong, Jeong Kyu Lee, Clive Tan, Lavinia Lin, Mervyn Lim, Seeu Kun Ong

“…At the individual level, the two main contributing factors to tobacco use were smoking as a coping mechanism, and physical or psychological addiction. Financial concern was reported as the key motivation to quit smoking. …”
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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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