~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Sep 25th, 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~

A review of the best papers this year
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Alcohol and adult neurogenesis in chronic alcoholism.
Reviews opposing neurogenic processes associated with alcohol
intoxication and abstinence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16421863

Functional connectivity at EEG alpha and beta frequency bands in
opioid-dependent patients.
Brain functional connectivity was disrupted by chronic opioid abuse.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16850117

QEEG discordance: predicting cocaine-dependent treatment attrition.
Concordant (high perfusion correlate) patients had much higher
successful treatment completion rate than discordant patients.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16720798

Adolescent risk behaviors and religion: Findings from a national study.
Religiosity was associated with reduced risk behaviors in smoking,
marijuana and alcohol use, truancy, sexual activity, and depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16677701

Clinical correlates of quantitative EEG alterations in alcoholic patients.
Decreased slow frequency power may indicate brain atrophy or damage
in chronic alcoholics and beta increases may suggest cortical
hyperexcitability.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16495144

Cannabis and neurodevelopment: implications for psychiatric disorders.
Cannabis use during adolescence can impact cognition, depressive
symptoms, schizophrenia and substance use disorders in the long term.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16783814
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