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T O P S T O R Y________________________________________

Marijuana and cannabinoid regulation of brain reward circuits.

THC alters activity of central reward pathways in a similar fashion
that other abused drugs do, however the cellular mechanisms involved
are likely different.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15313883
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B O O K N E W S_________________________________________

Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society
by Charles F. Levinthal

Controversies surrounding drug use and abuse with a focus on health
and prevention.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0205323669/top100
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T H I S W E E K 'S
T O P A R T I C L E S______________________________________

Marijuana and cannabinoid regulation of brain reward circuits.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15313883

White matter hyperintensities in subjects with cocaine and opiate
dependence and healthy comparison subjects.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15313520

Test-Retest Reliability of Adolescents' Self-Report of Substance Use.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15318123

Physicians and nurses with substance use disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15312119

The Genetics of Alcohol Intake and of Alcohol Dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15318113

Re-analysis of Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism
pedigrees suggests the presence of loci influencing novelty-seeking
near D12S391 and D17S1299.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15318029

Predicting abuse in adolescent dating relationships over 1 year
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15311986

Factors Influencing Internet Addiction Tendency among Middle School
Students in Gyeong-buk Area.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15314360

Capture-recapture estimates of problem drug use and the use of
simulation based confidence intervals in a stratified analysis.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15310802

The development and initial validation of a questionnaire to measure
craving for amphetamine.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15317639

Progress in the Development of Topiramate for Treating Alcohol
Dependence
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15318111

Sexual Risk Reduction in a Cohort of Injecting Drug Users in Bangkok,
Thailand.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15319678

Treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients with drug dependence
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15317637

Four-year language outcomes of children exposed to cocaine in utero.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15315811


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