BACKGROUND The diagnosis of anaphylactic reactions due to opiates during anaesthesia can be difficult, since in most cases various drugs may have been administered. Detection of specific IgE to poppy seed might be a marker for sensitisation to opiates in allergic people and heroin-abusers. This study assessed the clinical value of morphine, pholcodine and poppy seed skin-prick and IgE determina...

-The aim of this research was to compare the ego strength of addicted and non addicted people. The sample size of 200 men (100 addicts+ 100 non addicts) living in Karaj and Tehran cities of Islamic Republic of Iran that was selected through the availability sampling. To collect data, a 52-item BESS (Barrons ego strength scale) questionnaire was used. Averages and t test were applied as statisti...

Hydroxy-benzodiazepines and opiates are metabolized through glucuronidation which is the predominant pathway in the clearance mechanism of exogenous and endogenous substances during phase II-metabolism. The reaction is catalyzed by uridine-diphosphoglucuronyltransferases (UGTs) [1]. The presented work is motivated by the fact that the combination of benzodiazepines and opiates is common both in...

Low doses of opiate drugs are known to produce behavioral excitation in many species (Kreuger, Eddy & Sumwalt; 1941). In rodents this activation response generally includes increased rearing and ambulation (Fog, 1970; Norton, 1977). We wish to call attention to a novel interpretation of previous findings, i.e. that the activation due to opiates reflects exploration, and that this might imply th...

BACKGROUND According to recent theories on addiction, attentional bias towards drug-related stimuli plays a pivotal role in the initiation of drug abuse. OBJECTIVES The present study attempted to investigate attentional bias towards drug-related words in addicts and non-addicts. PATIENTS AND METHODS To attain the objectives, following a causal-comparative study, a number of 15 addicts under...

BACKGROUND Addiction is considered as one of the major problems in family and community in the world. According to cognitive view, organizing the experiences determines how to behave. Due to their importance in interpretation of special situations, cognitive schemas and attributional styles have a significant role in cognitive theories. The aim of this study was to compare early maladaptive sch...

Online game addiction (OGA) is becoming a significant problem worldwide. The aim of this study was to explore the incidence of OGA and the roles of stressful life events, avoidant coping styles (ACSs), and neuroticism in OGA. A total of 651 Chinese college students were selected by random cluster sampling. Subjects completed the Chinese version of Young's eight-item Internet Addiction Scale (CI...