Clinical trials are currently underway to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of drug addiction. While there are still many unanswered questions about the basic mechanisms of acupuncture, some evidence exists to suggest that acupuncture can play an important role in reducing reinforcing effects of abused drugs. The purpose of this article is to critically review these da...

INTRODUCTION Drug addiction is manifested by a compulsive drive to take licit or illicit substances despite repeated severe adverse consequences (Volkow et al., 2012). Addiction is also accompanied by a vicious cycle of binges, abstinence, and relapses. Almost all drugs of abuse trigger euphoric feelings consequent to a rapid increase of dopamine levels in the mesolimbic system. Even after long...

Why is it that some people who are exposed to drugs ultimately become dependent on them, while others seem to be able to withstand the experience without lasting damage? What are the personal factors that cause addiction? Are they physical or psychological? Dr. Max Glatt of St. Bernard's Hospital has made a special investigation of the causes of addiction and here outlines some significant find...

A forensic and pharmaceutical, organizational legal study of illegal circulation, danger drug addiction from cannabinoids was conducted. Psychoactive substances were classified as narcotic drugs. Global experience in the circulation cannabis psychoactive summarized. Also analyzed scientific works domestic foreign authors on subject study. The use by different categories population analyzed. For...

Drug seeking and drug self-administration in both animals and humans can be triggered by drugs of abuse themselves or by stressful events. Here, we demonstrate that in vivo administration of drugs of abuse with different molecular mechanisms of action as well as acute stress both increase strength at excitatory synapses on midbrain dopamine neurons. Psychoactive drugs with minimal abuse potenti...

During the past decade, the study of the mechanisms and functional implications of adult neurogenesis has significantly progressed. Many studies focus on the factors that regulate proliferation and fate determination of adult neural stem/progenitor cells, including addictive drugs such as opioid. Here, we review the most recent works on opiate drugs' effect on different developmental stages of ...

background opium is a highly addictive agent and the most common narcotic often misused in iran. the pharmacokinetic of anesthetic drugs in patients with opium addiction is one of the great challenges for anesthesiologists. hemodynamic instability and postoperative side effects are of these challenges which should be managed correctly. objectives in this study we aimed to assess the effects of ...

Health service professionals devote their lives to helping people and often have difficulty accepting it when they need help themselves. Health service professionals are more susceptible to alcohol and drug addiction then the general population. Many perceive medication as the only appropriate care for their ills, including emotional or physical pain. Some have easy access to a supply of prescr...

Introduction: Addiction is one of the most important psychosocial injuries in our country. Estimation of number of addicts in communities have always been a difficult and and controversies. The aim of the present was to estimation of number of addicts to drug abuse addicts by using capture-recapture method in Ilam city.  Materials & methods: Data were collected by using questionnaire based on ...