The results suggest that a substantial subgroup of heroin addicts are able to use opioids regularly while maintaining relatively low levels of physical dependence.doi:10.1016/0376-8716(91)90008-MKanof, Philip D.Aronson, Marvin J.Ness, Robert...
The words “addiction,”“tolerance,” and “physical dependence” are often used interchangeably when it comes to drug or alcohol use. But they don’t mean the same thing. The words we use can affect how we feel about ourselves. They can also affect how we get help from health care pro...
Childhood sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, and use of heroin among female clients in Israeli methadone maintenance treatment programs (MMTPS). Social Work Health Care 49: 799–813. Smagin GN, Swiergiel AH, Dunn AJ (1994). Sodium nitroprusside infusions activate cortical and ...
The phrase" substance abuse" is often used instead of" drug abuse" to make clear that substances such as alcohol and tobacco can be just as harmfully misused as heroin and cocaine. We live in a society in which the medicinal and social use of substances (drugs) is pervasive: an aspirin...
The DSM-IV-TR defines the types of compulsion seen with drug use, but it uses the terms substance abuse and substance dependency. The most common substance addictions are to alcohol, tobacco, opioids (such as heroin), cocaine, cannabis, and prescription drugs. ...
Which of the drugs below is associated with physical withdrawal symptoms? a. Marijuana b. Heroin c. Anabolic steroids d. Hallucinogens Withdrawal Symptoms: Withdrawal is any type of symptom that occurs after the cessation of any type of medica...
In the last years, significant contributions have demon- strated the potential involvement of the CB2 cannabinoid receptors (CB2r) in addiction. The first results showed increased CB2r gene expression in the brain of mice after chronic treatment with heroin or cocaine and decreased CB2r gene ...
Marijuana is listed as a Schedule-1 drug along with heroin, LSD and ecstacy. Health care practitioners and the general public require more objective information regarding marijuana for any use, its risks, benefits, cost, legalities, and proper use. This course describes the history of cannabis in...
Intake of heroin at 0.03 mg/kg/infusion, but not at 0.1, 0.3 or 0.6 mg/kg/infusion, was found to increase significantly in opiate-dependent and postdependent animals. These findings support the previous use of 0.03 mg/kg/infusion as a suitable dose for illustrating the reinforcing effect ...
It is concluded that the primary reason for the reported "street" abuse of the tripelennamine-pentazocine combinations is not related to any remarkable ability of the combination to effectively suppress the discomfort of heroin withdrawal.H N Bhargava...