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Brief motivational intervention with psychophysiological feedback for cocaine
abuse.
EEG/ERP feedback for cocaine abusers found effectiveness of neurofeedback on
relapse.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17347121

Cocaine use and marijuana use on decision-making performance
Cocaine users and MJ users perform worse than controls on IGT performance, with
cocaine users learning the least with practice.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17367959

Cannabis and cognitive dysfunction: parallels with schizophrenia?
Overviews similarities between cannabis use and schizophrenia in the context of
the neurobiology underlying cognitive dysfunction,.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17245472

Parental alcohol abuse and depression with behavioural problems in adolescents
Maternal alcohol abuse and depression impacted teen girls coping and other
factors.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17278341

Psychological science of addiction.
Integration of basic experimental and applied clinical science is needed in the
battle to resolve addictions.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17298641

Opioid withdrawal results and functional connectivity at alpha and beta bands.
Withdrawal increased functional cortical connectivity in 13 opioid-dependent
patients and this correlated with severity.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17320230

Pharmacotherapy of dual substance abuse and dependence.
Reviews drug therapies for various chemical addictions.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17338593

Changes in brain function during acute cannabis intoxication
Cannabis mimics lateral prefrontal cortex lesions in slow potentials.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17393553

Cannabis use and psychiatric and cogitive disorders: the chicken or the egg?
Cannabis may impact the dopamine system.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17415074

Lack of recognition and complexity of foetal alcohol neuroimpairments.
Fetal alcohol syndrome may be vastly underestimated because of lack of
knowledge.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17429912

ADHD and substance use disorders: developmental aspects and stimulant treatment.
Deficits in self-regulation may underlie the developmental progression of
substance abuse.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17453602

Suicidality, depression, and alcohol use among adolescents
Suicidality, depression and alcohol use increase in adolescence
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17458321

Marijuana use motives and social anxiety among marijuana-using young adults.
Social anxiety was common in individuals with marijuana use problems.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17478056

Acute effects of smoked marijuana on decision making
THC impacts speed of performance of executive function, but not accuracy.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17497559

Substitution of marijuana for alcohol: the role of perceived access and harm.
Alcohol use prevention may increase marijuana use.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17533805

Performance on the Stroop Predicts Treatment Compliance in Cocaine- Dependent
Individuals.
Stroop performance identifies cocaine-dependent subjects at risk for treatment
dropout.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17568399

Prefrontal transcranial DC stim reduces appetite for risk
Activation of both dorsolateral frontal areas induced cautious decision-making
behavior, but only when both were activated together and not unilaterally.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17553993

Prevalence of alcohol abuse
Alcohol abuse/dependence was found to be 1 in 8 men and 1 in 25 women. Age,
income, schooling, religion and illicit drug use mediated these prevalences.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17589746

Is ADHD associated with illicit substance use disorders in male teens?
Male teens with ADHD were many times above baseline likely to suffer from drug
abuse.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17567400

Assessment of spirituality and its relevance to addiction treatment.
Spiritual orientation is relevant to recovery in many individuals.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17574800

Early abstinence in cocaine dependence:
Mood imrproves rapidly after cocaine cessation among CD + MDD patients.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17661196

Cocaine craving as a predictor of treatment attrition
Urge to use predicts early cocaine recovery outcomes
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17690796

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