The final common pathway of addiction (the dopamine hypothesis of reward) has recently …
of addiction have ‘crossed-over’ and become possible treatments for other addictive drugs. …

… Although prevention of tobacco use initiation and addiction are vital to long range reduction
in morbidity and mortality, only dramatically increased cessation rates will turn the tide of the …

The use of hypnotic drugs has always been an important topic given the enormous commercial
success of these drugs since their launch and the potential risk of significant side effects, …

… Contemporary research on addiction mechanisms in both humans and animals supports
the view that addiction is a biologically complex … Addiction and withdrawal: current views …

… He notes that the view of addiction as a disease and the understandings of brain pathways
that explain the physiological bases for addiction and relapse does not explain why 10%–20…

… The re-emergence of other addictions or the occurrence of new addictive behaviors (eating
disorders) should also be monitored carefully during aftercare in order to avoid their …

… Increased impulsivity caused by addictive drugs is believed to contribute to the maintenance
of addiction and has been linked to hypofunction within the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). …

… Cardinalia and colleagues proposed a change of view on the use of BZDs and presented
melatonin as a drug with no detrimental effects such as those of BZDs, including addiction and …

… The psychological therapies traditionally used in the treatment of addictions, namely
motivational, cognitive and behavioural therapies, are also founded on the same principles of …

… In our view the pathological cholinergic system is the upregulated negative feedback
system on ACh release, and the drive for cigarette consumption is to reduce its effects. …