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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Basic self-disorders may play a role in the development of depression in schizophrenia: a seven-year follow-up study by Elisabeth Haug, Merete Glenne Øie, Merete Glenne Øie, Ingrid Hartveit Svendsen, Ingrid Hartveit Svendsen, Paul Møller, Barnaby Nelson, Barnaby Nelson, Ingrid Melle, Ingrid Melle

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Comparing rates and characteristics of emergency department presentations related to pharmaceutical opioid poisoning in Australia: a study protocol for a retrospective observationa... by Dan I Lubman, Suzanne Nielsen, Tina Lam, Janneke Berecki-Gisolf, Jane Hayman, Paul Sanfilippo

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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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Smoking trends and awareness among Indian university students: A qualitative study by S. Naganandini, T. Seemadevi, Alexander Maniangat Luke, Mohamed Saleh Hamad Ingafou

“…While many students express a desire to quit for health, financial, and cosmetic reasons, they face challenges due to easy access to cigarettes, peer pressure, nicotine addiction, and the habit of using smoking as a stress reliever. …”
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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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Gut dysbiosis was inevitable, but tolerance was not: temporal responses of the murine microbiota that maintain its capacity for butyrate production correlate with sustained antinoc... by Izabella Sall, Randi Foxall, Lindsey Felth, Soren Maret, Zachary Rosa, Anirudh Gaur, Jennifer Calawa, Nadia Pavlik, Jennifer L. Whistler, Cheryl A. Whistler

“…The therapeutic benefits of opioids are compromised by the development of analgesic tolerance, which necessitates higher dosing for pain management thereby increasing the liability for drug dependence and addiction. Rodent models indicate opposing roles of the gut microbiota in tolerance: morphine-induced gut dysbiosis exacerbates tolerance, whereas probiotics ameliorate tolerance. …”
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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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Molecular Dynamics Insights into Peptide-Based Tetrodotoxin Delivery Nanostructures by Shenghan Song, Xinyu Xia, Temair Shorty, Tongtong Li, Amy O. Stevens, Chao Zhao, Yi He

“…Tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potent Site-1 sodium channel blocker (S1SCB), offers highly effective local anesthetic properties with minimal addiction potential. To fully leverage TTX’s capabilities as a local anesthetic, it is crucial to develop a drug delivery system that balances its systemic toxicity with its therapeutic efficacy. …”
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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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The association of chronotype, sleep duration and trajectories of health-risk behaviors among college students: a cohort study by Wanyu Che, Chenfang Wang, Shuman Tao, Tingting Li, Yang Xie, Fangbiao Tao, Xiaoyan Wu

“…The behavior scale was used to evaluate four HRBs (smoking, alcohol use, low physical activity, smartphone addiction). The latent class growth analysis (LCGA) was used to estimate the trajectory of self-reported HRBs. …”
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Effect of DLPFC rTMS on anhedonia and alpha asymmetry in depressed patients by Reza Kazemi, Reza Rostami, Abed L. Hadipour, Ahmad Zandbagleh, Sanaz Khomami, Nasim Kiaee, John P. Coetzee, Angela Philips, Maheen Mausoof Adamson

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Exploring Health-Seeking Behaviors Among Healthcare Workers and the General Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Quantitative Study by Gabriela Castañeda-Millán, Alexia M. Haritos, Edris Formuli, Maryna Mazur, Kishana Balakrishnar, Bao-Zhu Stephanie Long, Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia

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Chatting your way to quitting: A longitudinal exploration of smokers' interaction with a cessation chatbot by Linwei He, Erkan Basar, Reinout W. Wiers, Marjolijn L. Antheunis, Emiel Krahmer

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Investigation of Kidney Histopathology in Rats Receiving Methamphetamine Simultaneously with Berberine Hydrochloride and Aerobic Exercise by Danial Naghipour, Aref Arminfar, Zahra Sahraneshin Samani, Lida Sepanloo, Hessamedin Babaei, Mohammad Hossein Hasani, Behrooz Yahyaei

“…Introduction: Given the widespread issue of methamphetamine addiction and its damaging effects, coupled with the crucial role of the kidneys in maintaining bodily equilibrium, we chose to undertake this study. …”
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Changes in Locomotor Activity Observed During Acute Nicotine Withdrawal Can Be Attenuated by Ghrelin and GHRP-6 in Rats by Jázmin Ayman, András Buzás, Roberta Dochnal, Miklós Palotai, Miklós Jászberényi, Zsolt Bagosi

“…Ghrelin and its receptor have been involved in reward sensation and addiction induced by natural and artificial drugs, including nicotine. …”
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AMPK Activation in TET2 Downregulated Leukemia Cells Upon Glutamine Limitation by Ahsen Merve BAYRAK, Burcu YUCEL

“…In glutamine-deficient medium, the mRNA expression of glutamine synthetase is increased, which could be related to glutamine addiction in cells. In addition, low-glutamyl medium increased the P-AMPK&#945; protein level in TET2-knockdown HL-60 cells.…”
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