Search Results - "Substance and alcohol actions/misuse"

Alcohol and suicide by Kendall, R E

“…It is well established that alcoholics have a very high suicide rate. The evidence is of two kinds: a) Follow up studies of alcoholics consistently reveal high…”
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Catecholamine derived compounds in urine and cerebrospinal fluid from alcoholics during and after long-standing intoxication by Sjöquist, B, Borg, S, Kvande, H

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Barriers to treatment of alcoholic women by Vannicelli, M

“…Three barriers to effective treatment for alcoholic women are described: 1) the impact of negative myths and expectancies (in particular, the myth that women…”
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Alcohol and drug abuse in old age: a clinical perspective by Atkinson, R M, Kofoed, L L

“…The literature on elderly alcohol and drug use and abuse is reviewed. Factors in old age which influence usage patterns, risks, clinical presentations,…”
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Functional opioid activity variates according to the different fashion of alcohol abuse by Facchinetti, F, Petraglia, F, Nappi, G, Martignoni, E, Sinforiani, E, Bono, G, Genazzani, A R

“…Two groups of alcohol addicts (total of 14 subjects), were submitted to Traditional Manual Acupuncture and pituitary hormone plasma levels, including…”
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Pharmacologic investigation of compounds related to 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) by Davis, W M, Borne, R F

“…The 3-aminobutane homolog (HMDA) of 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) was synthesized and compared to MDA for acute pharmacologic/toxicologic properties in…”
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Salsolinol and methylated salsolinol in urine and cerebrospinal fluid from healthy volunteers by Sjöquist, B, Borg, S, Kvande, H

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Enkephalinergic-dopaminergic "reward" pathways: a critical substrate for the stimulatory, euphoric and memory-enhancing actions of alcohol--a hypothesis by Esposito, R U, Parker, E S, Weingartner, H

“…Recent evidence indicates that alcohol (ethanol) exerts specific effects on dopaminergic-enkephalinergic neuronal pathways which are involved with natural…”
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Alcohol and pregnancy: an overview and an update by Streissguth, A P

“…This paper reviews the clinical, epidemiologic, and empirical work on the offspring effects of intrauterine alcohol exposure, including fetal alcohol syndrome,…”
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Effects of naloxone on the anticonflict properties of alcohol and chlordiazepoxide by Koob, G F, Strecker, R E, Bloom, F E

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Locomotor stimulant and intoxicant properties of methanol, ethanol, tertiary butanol and pentobarbital in Long-Sleep and Short-Sleep mice by Dudek, B C, Phillips, T J

“…Methanol, ethanol, t-butanol and pentobarbital all produced marked dose dependent activation of locomotor activity in Short-Sleep mice which were selectively…”
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Alcoholism and depression by Winokur, G

“…There are a variety of ways in which depression and alcoholism are related. These include the possibility of a person suffering from two relatively frequent…”
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Cognitive dysfunction and recovery in alcoholics by Parsons, O A

“…In summary, neuropsychological deficits (impaired cognitive and perceptual motor functioning) exist in many alcoholics. These deficits, are related to…”
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Effect of L-tryptophan pretreatment on d-amphetamine self administration by Lyness, W H

“…Pretreatment with doses of the amino acid, L-tryptophan, known to increase brain serotonin levels, markedly reduced the number of intravenous self-injections…”
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Urban and rural Indian drinking patterns: implications for intervention policy development by Weibel-Orlando, J, Weisner, T, Long, J

“…Alcohol misuse has taken on epidemic proportions among some (but not all) American Indian populations. Cultural, psychological, socioeconomic and genetic…”
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Palatability-induced drinking after administration of morphine, naltrexone and diazepam in the non-deprived rat by Cooper, S J

“…Rats consumed excessive quantities of a highly palatable 0.005M sodium saccharin solution in the absence of depletion of body fluid compartments. The taste…”
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Familial alcoholism: a separate entity? by Goodwin, D W

“…Numerous studies indicate that alcoholism runs strongly in families. Recent evidence from twin and adoption studies suggest the illness may have a genetic…”
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Saturday night live: chronicity of alcohol consumption among college students by Rabow, J, Neuman, C A

“…Through means of a daily diary, alcohol consumption patterns of students at a major metropolitan university were studied. Drinking displayed a weekly pattern…”
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Norepinephrine, gamma-aminobutyric acid, and choline reuptake kinetics and the effects of ethanol in long-sleep and short-sleep mice by Howerton, T C, Marks, M J, Collins, A C

“…The reuptake characteristics of norepinephrine, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and choline were investigated in the long-sleep (LS) and short-sleep (SS) mouse…”
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Effect of ethanol administration and withdrawal on GABA receptor binding in rat cerebral cortex by Volicer, L, Biagioni, T M

“…Sodium independent GABA receptor binding was measured in synaptosomes prepared from cerebral cortex of rats made ethanol dependent by three daily ethanol…”
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