… This chapter reviews the pharmacology of opioids in general, description of opioid addiction
and its treatment, both detoxification and maintenance or opioid substitution treatment, with …

… If we were to better understand what drugs make individuals more aggressive, at what doses,
and in what contexts, and were we better able to treat addiction, monitoring withdrawal and …

… other pathophysiological pathways involved in nicotine addiction are being developed, with
… [16–18] In view of the fact that reimbursement of smoking cessation medications increases …

… A full-term, average-for-gestational-age female was born by vaginal birth to a 32-year-old
married White mother enrolled in a methadone treatment program for her heroin addiction. The …

… , followed by concerns of abuse and addiction among patients. Interestingly, the most …
During the examination, ask patients about their goals for therapy (providing a realistic view …

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the official views of the National Institute on Drug Abuse or the National Institutes of Health. …

Prepared for the Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy, this document explores the history of
Methamphetamine (MA), while also outlining its effects on the body and mind. It documents …

… An oversimplified hypothesis of addiction to tobacco is that nicotine is the major addictive
component of tobacco. Nicotine binds to α4β2 and α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (…

… This article offers an alternative view of detoxification that … ’s own context which allows the
alcoholic/addict to detoxify “at home.” … of the addiction within the family system is challenged. …

Opioid-maintained volunteers were trained to distinguish between a low dose of the opioid
antagonist naloxone (0.15 mg/70 kg, im; ie Drug A) and placebo (ie Drug B), under an …