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Brain circuitry and the reinstatement of cocaine-seeking behavior.

Reinstatement of cocaine-seeking behavior involves the amygdala, ventral
tegmentum, and possibly anterior cingulate and nucleus accumbens.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12652346
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Substance Use and Abuse: Cultural and Historical Perspectives
by Russil Durrant Jo Thakker

Comprehensive, historical survey of drug use, including the evolutionary basis
of drug-taking behavior.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761923411/top100
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Brain circuitry and reinstatement of cocaine-seeking behavior.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12652346

Cognitive disparity in schizophrenics with and without cocaine dependency.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12646333

Feasibility of referring drug users from a needle exchange program
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12646332

National study of the substance abuse treatment workforce.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12646330

Earlier Marijuana Use and Later Problem Behavior
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12649636

Resurgence of heroin by children in U.S.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12640281

Effectiveness of four treatment modalities for substance disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12650390

Tobacco dependence in alcoholics.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12638645

Skills-Based Workshop on Medical Students' Problem Drinking
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12652091

Alcohol dependence syndrome: severity scale
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12644735

12-step alcoholism treatment programs.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12638636

Local outcome monitoring systems in substance abuse treatment
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12646328

Sensory-perceptual dysfunction in schizophrenia and comorbid alcoholism.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12650227

Assessing patients for problem drinking.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12649619
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