The role of serotonin in drug use and addiction

CP Müller, JR Homberg - Behavioural brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
The use of psychoactive drugs is a wide spread behaviour in human societies. The
systematic use of a drug requires the establishment of different drug use-associated …

Health outcomes associated with crack-cocaine use: Systematic review and meta-analyses

AJ Butler, J Rehm, B Fischer - Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Crack-cocaine use is prevalent largely in socio-economically marginalized
populations in the Americas. Its use has been associated with diverse health outcomes, yet …

Drugs as instruments: a new framework for non-addictive psychoactive drug use

CP Müller, G Schumann - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2011 - cambridge.org
Most people who are regular consumers of psychoactive drugs are not drug addicts, nor will
they ever become addicts. In neurobiological theories, non-addictive drug consumption is …

[PDF][PDF] Caracterização da cultura de crack na cidade de São Paulo: padrão de uso controlado

LG Oliveira, SA Nappo - Revista de Saúde Pública, 2008 - SciELO Public Health
OBJETIVO: Caracterizar a situação do uso de crack na cidade de São Paulo, assim como o
perfil sociodemográfico de seu usuário. PROCEDIMENTOS METODOLÓGICOS: Estudo …

Who becomes cannabis dependent soon after onset of use? Epidemiological evidence from the United States: 2000–2001

CY Chen, MS O'Brien, JC Anthony - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2005 - Elsevier
In this paper we estimate the risk of becoming cannabis dependent within 24 months after
first use of cannabis and examine subgroup variation in this risk. The study estimates are …

Powder cocaine and crack use in the United States: An examination of risk for arrest and socioeconomic disparities in use

JJ Palamar, S Davies, DC Ompad, CM Cleland… - Drug and alcohol …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background In light of the current sentencing disparity (18: 1) between crack and powder
cocaine possession in the United States, we examined socioeconomic correlates of use of …

Risk of becoming cocaine dependent: epidemiological estimates for the United States, 2000–2001

MS O'Brien, JC Anthony - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2005 - nature.com
In this paper, we present new estimates for the risk of becoming cocaine dependent within
24 months after first use of the drug, and study subgroup variation in this risk. The study …

[图书][B] The science of addiction: From neurobiology to treatment

CK Erickson - 2018 - books.google.com
An updated and expanded edition on the roles that brain function and genetics play in
addiction. Over the past 10 years, neurobiologic and genetic research has provided an …

Reactivity to laboratory stress provocation predicts relapse to cocaine

SE Back, K Hartwell, SM DeSantis, M Saladin… - Drug and alcohol …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Cocaine dependence is a chronic relapsing disorder characterized by
periods of abstinence and high rates of return to drug using behavior. Elevated levels of …

Crack users show high rates of antisocial personality disorder, engagement in illegal activities and other psychosocial problems

FH Paim Kessler, M Barbosa Terra… - … American Journal on …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to compare three groups of Brazilian psychoactive substance
(PAS) abuse patients (crack cocaine users, cocaine snorters, and non‐cocaine PAS users) …