Addiction
Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Addiction Medicine Fellowships
Abstract Background Although progress in science has driven advances in addiction medicine, this subject has not been adequately taught to medical trainees and physicians. As a result, there has been poor integration of evidence-based...
Opioid Crisis Fast Facts
Opioid is abuse prescription pain medication that formulate to replicate of opium.
Neural Mechanisms of Extinguishing Drug and Pleasant Cue Associations in Human Addiction
Abstract The neurobiological mechanisms that underlie the resistance of drug cue associations to extinction in addiction remain unknown. Fear extinction critically depends on the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC). Here, we tested if...
19th International Congress on Addictions: "Dual Disorders and Comorbidity Associated with Substance Use"
In recent years, it has become evident that in order to better understand the phenomenon of psychoactive substance use and its implications for physical and mental health, a multidimensional approach is necessary, since there are many and varied aspects involved in the consumption of psychoactive substances and the development of addictions.
The Importance of Nutrition for Recovery from Addiction
How important is nutrition for recovery from Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)? According to new research published in the academic journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence the answer is: very. The paper, which looked at the relationship between...
Dual Disorders: A New Way to Think about Addiction?
Despite a growing evidence base and numerous policy changes, the association between addiction and other mental health problems is often ignored. It remains that many patients with Substance Use Disorder (SUDs) also have Other Psychiatric...
Energy Drinks, Drug Use and the Developing Brain
New research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found that university students who regularly consume energy drinks are more likely to develop alcohol use disorders later in life. The same students are also at greater...
Why Are Females More Sensitive to the Effects of Cocaine?
Previous research has shown that females report more intense highs from cocaine use than do males, and that the former are more likely to become addicted to the drug, given the presence of the female hormone estradiol. However, little is...
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Drug Prevention: A Manual for Programme Planners and Evaluators
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Drug Prevention: A Manual for Programme Planners and Evaluators is a publication by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). It is the second edition of the 1998 EMCDDA...
