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Jan 29th, 2023 - The molecular mechanisms of opium action with regard to coronary artery disease (CAD) have not yet been determined. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of opium on the expression of scavenger receptors including CD36, CD68, and CD9 te...

Jan 27th, 2023 - Stimulant use among persons with opioid use disorder is associated with an array of serious consequences. Among those with opioid use disorder, stimulant use has been associated with more persistent opioid use; higher risk of HIV infection; higher...

Jan 27th, 2023 - Studies have evaluated the role of menthol cigarettes on various addiction-related outcomes; however, the effect of varying menthol content on these outcomes has not been evaluated. We developed a method to amend non-menthol SPECTRUM Research Ciga...

Jan 27th, 2023 - Most transcriptome-wide association studies (TWASs) so far focus on European ancestry and lack diversity. To overcome this limitation, we aggregated genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics, whole-genome sequences and expression qua...

Jan 27th, 2023 - Although the vast majority of smokers are aware of the enormous preventable health hazards caused by smoking, only a small percentage of smokers manage to remain abstinent in the long term. One possible explanation for this discrepancy lies in the...

Jul 25th, 2022 - Cannabis potency, defined as the concentration of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has increased internationally, which could increase the risk of adverse health outcomes for cannabis users. We present, to our knowledge, the first systematic review ...

Dec 16th, 2021 - The ASAM Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management RELEASE DATE: May 2020 PRIOR VERSION: 2004 American Society of Addiction Medicine guideline on management of alcohol withdrawal delirium DEVELOPER: American Society of Addiction...

Jan 25th, 2021 - Opioid-related morbidity and mortality have risen in many settings globally. It is critical that practitioners who work with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) provide timely, evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Such treatment...

Sep 11th, 2020 - : The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management provides guidance on the identification and management of alcohol withdrawal in adults with varying degrees of syndrome severity. The ...

Mar 27th, 2020 - : A Focused Update of the ASAM National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder is published in the current issue of the Journal of Addiction Medicine. The focused update included a search of Medline's PubMed database from Janu...

Jan 27th, 2023 - Stimulant use among persons with opioid use disorder is associated with an array of serious consequences. Among those with opioid use disorder, stimulant use has been associated with more persistent opioid use; higher risk of HIV infection; higher...

Jan 26th, 2023 - In this study, the investigators aim to assess the imbalance between goal-directed and habitual behavior, its neural basis and how it can be differentially modified in treatment-seeking smokers, using two training interventions. The first interven...

Jan 26th, 2023 - In patients with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) stress exposure is known to affect craving, cue-reactivity and relapse risk. Here, we aim to identify stress- and alcohol cue-related physiological markers in a lab experiment to assess interactions betw...

Jan 26th, 2023 - The goal of this research is to evaluate whether oxytocin, a hormone with anti-stress properties, dampens the effects of stress and opioid-associated cues on opioid craving and thus may be an effective adjunctive treatment for OUD. The central hyp...

Jan 26th, 2023 - The purpose of this study is to establish a new treatment (repetitive transcranial stimulation (rTMS)) for Veterans with stimulant use disorder (SUD). Despite the large public health burden imposed by SUD, there is currently no FDA-approved or wid...

Jan 30th, 2023 - Note that some links may require subscriptions. The medical response following the beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police is being questioned; now two emergency medical technicians (EMTs) have been suspended pending an investigation. (New York ...

Jan 20th, 2023 - The CDC added uterine cancer to the list of covered World Trade Center-related conditions; women enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Program will have access to cancer care and treatment if their uterine cancer is related to 9/11 exposures. ...

Jan 12th, 2023 - The assessment and diagnosis of bipolar disorder in youth has a complicated and controversial history. I recall from my child and adolescent fellowship training that there was a thinly veiled faculty argument about the diagnosis itself with strong.

Jan 12th, 2023 - Note that some links may require subscriptions. First Lady Jill Biden had two cancerous lesions -- both basal cell carcinomas -- successfully removed on Wednesday. (NBC News) The Biden administration again renewed the COVID-19 public health emerge...

Jan 11th, 2023 - Nearly a quarter of hospital stays involve adverse events from healthcare errors, and nearly one in 10 cause serious harm, according to a study replicating the landmark 1991 Harvard Medical Practice Study (HMPS). In a random sample of 2,809 admiss...