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Dec 4th, 2021 - Nicotine and illicit stimulants are very addictive substances. Although associations between grey matter and dependence on stimulants have been frequently reported, white matter correlates have received less attention. Eleven international sites a...

Nov 20th, 2021 - Genetic variation in the serotonin transporter (SLC6A4) has been shown to moderate the acute subjective effects of cocaine. Methylation of the SLC6A4 gene is associated with decreased transcription of the serotonin transporter, leading to increase...

Sep 29th, 2021 - Numerous brain regions have been identified as contributing to withdrawal behaviors, but it is unclear the way in which these brain regions as a whole lead to withdrawal. The search for a final common brain pathway that is involved in withdrawal r...

Sep 19th, 2021 - This systematic review synthesized the literature examining addiction substitution during recovery from substance use or behavioral addictions. A total of 96 studies were included with sample sizes ranging from 6 to 14,885. The most common recover...

Sep 8th, 2021 - Cocaine profoundly affects both cerebral blood vessels and neuronal activity in the brain. The vasoconstrictive effects of cocaine, concurrently with its effects on neuronal [Ca2+]i accumulation are likely to jeopardize neuronal tissue that in the...

Apr 27th, 2015 - Heroin use in the United States, though still uncommon relative to the use of other illicit substances, has risen significantly since 2002, a new report indicates. Rachel Lipari, PhD, and Arthur Hughes, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health S...

Jan 29th, 2014 - Tomorrow -- Tomorrow, I Will Stop That's what Marc Myer, a family practice physician in Minnesota, told himself each day as he stole prescription opiates from his patients to feed his addiction. But for Dr. Myer and many physicians like him, "tomo...

Jan 29th, 2014 - Tomorrow -- Tomorrow, I Will Stop That's what Marc Myer, a family practice physician in Minnesota, told himself each day as he stole prescription opiates from his patients to feed his addiction. But for Dr. Myer and many physicians like him, "tomo...