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Twin study of personality and illicit drug use and abuse/dependence.

Novelty-seeking is closely related to cannabis use, especially in males, while
neuroticism showed genetic overlap with sedative use.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=15053856
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New Medications for Drug Abuse
by Stanley D. Glick, Isabelle M. Maisonneuve

Proceedings of a conference: includes new treatments for stimulant and opioid
addiction, neurobiological mechanisms of drug dependence, and development of
treatments for alcoholism and smoking.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1573312754/top100
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Comparison of three models of alcohol craving in young adults
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15049748

A twin study of personality and illicit drug use and abuse/dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15053856

Heroin and cocaine abusers have higher discount rates for delayed rewards than
alcoholics or non-drug-using controls.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15049746

Adherence to treatment of depression in active injection drug users; The minerva
study.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15050085

Self-help organizations for alcohol and drug problems
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15063905

Substance use among high-school students
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15061565

Partner violence before and after couples-based alcoholism treatment for male
alcoholic patients
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15065955

Risks for conduct disorder symptoms associated with parental alcoholism in
stepfather families versus intact families from a community sample.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15056301

Nutrition education is positively associated with substance abuse treatment
program outcomes.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15054346

Outcomes of managing disability benefits among patients with substance
dependence and severe mental illness.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15067161

Improving contingency management programs for addiction.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15050670

The effect of parental alcohol and drug disorders on adolescent personality.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15056513

Factor structure and concurrent validity of the Drug Use Screening Inventory in
a community adolescent sample.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15050681

The interaction of parental alcoholism, adaptation role, and familial
dysfunction.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15050675

Factor analysis of barriers to treatment for problem gambling.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15060329

Psychopathology risk transmission in children of parents with substance use
disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15056515

Neighborhood environment and opportunity to try methamphetamine
("ice") and marijuana
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15061561
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