Abstract: The core criterion of addiction is the loss of self control. Ironically enough, however, neither the social nor the biomedical sciences of addiction have so far made any measurable headway in linking drug use to a loss of self control
Filed in Evidence Base
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Also tagged adoption, biomedical, easily-overcome, essay-concludes, limitations, loss, relevant-topics, social, the-bio-medical, the-biomedical, the-limitations, valuable-method
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Conclusion: Successful smoking cessation with varenicline is associated with increased activation, prior to a quit attempt, in brain areas related to attentiveness and memory while resisting the urge to smoke Scientific Significance: Varenicline may exert effects by both reducing craving and enhancing resistance to smoking urges during cue-elicited craving. PMID: 23421569 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)
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Also tagged alcohol, alcohol-abuse, both-reducing, brain-areas, may-exert, pmid, quit-attempt, resisting-the-urge, smoking-urges, successful, the-urge, urge, varenicline
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
While Star Scientific (NASDAQ:STSI) is remoulding itself, focusing on dietary supplements rather than smokeless cigarettes, the company is still haunted by Big Tobacco.
Filed in Harm Reduction, tobacco
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Also tagged business (general), business (tobacco), dietary-supplements, focusing-on-dietary, food/diet/obesity, harm-reduction, investing, remoulding-itself, smokeless-cigarettes, star, starsuit, still-haunted, stsi, tobacco
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
People who regularly use cocaine socially have stiffer arteries, higher blood pressure and thicker heart wall muscle than non-users, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2012.
Filed in Uncategorized, cocaine
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Also tagged association, blood, cocaine, higher-blood, measure-the-effects, thicker-heart, use-cocaine, used-magnetic, used-the-illegal, wall-muscle
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Recreational cocaine users have been found by researchers to have higher blood pressure, harder arteries, and thicker heart muscle walls than individuals who do not use the drug, according to findings showcased at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2012…
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Shares of Star Scientific fell 6 percent on Tuesday as investors likely viewed a $5 million payout in a patent dispute settlement as smaller than anticipated.
Filed in Harm Reduction, tobacco
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Also tagged business (tobacco), harm-reduction, investing, lawsuits, million-payout, patent-dispute, patents/trademarks, percent-on-tuesday, settlement-as-smaller, star, tuesday
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Update: Reynolds American’s 10-Q confirms a $5 million payment to Star Scientific as part of the patent litigation settlement:
Filed in Harm Reduction, tobacco
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Also tagged business (tobacco), harm-reduction, investing, litigation-settlement, million-payment, patent, patents/trademarks, reynolds, scientific-as-part, starsuit, the-patent
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Saturday, September 1, 2012
Conclusions and Scientific Significance: Patterns of alcohol use and abuse in AI/AN populations are complex and vary across cultural groups, but alcohol clearly impacts both physical health and mental health within these communities. Tobacco use – and associated health consequences – is typically higher in these populations than among other US groups, although significant variation across Native communities is apparent here as with alcohol. Evidence regarding drug use and disorder is less extensive and thus less conclusive, but evidence demonstrates higher rates of use as well
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Conclusions and Scientific Significance: Polymorphisms in ADH1B are protective against alcoholism in these two populations; however, these findings do not explain the high prevalence of alcoholism in these populations. PMID: 22931071 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Conclusion and Scientific Significance: This systematic approach for studying substance abuse and other clinical programs serving AI/AN communities assures the participation of diverse AI/AN programs and communities and may be useful in designing similar national studies. PMID: 22931088 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)