~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Sep 10, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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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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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Aug 20, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Cocaine craving as a predictor of treatment attrition

Urge to use predicts early cocaine recovery outcomes
    More info:
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Addiction and Change: How Addictions Develop and Addicted People Recover
    by Carlo C. DiClemente
Paradigm for understanding addictive behavior.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1593853440/eegspectrum
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Predictors of substance abuse treatment entry for crime-involved,...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17683882

The Role of the GABRA2 Polymorphism in Multiplex Alcohol Dependence...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17690794

Cocaine craving as a predictor of treatment attrition and outcomes...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17690796

Drinking in conjunction with sexual experiences among at-risk...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17690803

The Validity of the Brief Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (bMAST)...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17690811

Men's Arrack Drinking and Domestic Violence against Women in...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17686708

Utilization and Cost of Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Medical...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17684111

The children of mama coca
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17689352

A meta-analysis of animal studies on disruption of spatial navigation...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17683902

Social networks and their influence on drinking behaviors
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17690808

Assessment of an abstinence-oriented, outpatient drug addiction...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17688121

Predicting violence among cocaine, cannabis, and alcohol treatment...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17689875

Intimate partner violence perpetration and problem drinking among...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17690804

Effect of gestational ethanol exposure on long-term memory formation...
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Aug 6, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Early abstinence in cocaine dependence:

Mood imrproves rapidly after cocaine cessation among CD + MDD patients.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17661196
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Facing Shame: Families in Recovery
    by Merle A. Fossum
According to Fossum, it's all about setting limits.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0393305813/eegspectrum
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T H I S  W E E K 'S
T O P  A R T I C L E S______________________________________

Early abstinence in cocaine dependence
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17661196

Cocaine abuse and the bipolar spectrum in 1090 heroin addicts
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17669508

Age at onset of substance abuse
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17659353

Concurrent and predictive validity of the addiction severity...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17661195

Cannabis use and risk of psychotic or affective mental health...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17662880

Socio-economic status in childhood and later alcohol use
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17680850

The Role of Cognitive Control in Cocaine Dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17680368

The Influence of Parental Drinking Behaviour and Antisocial Personality...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17673483

Acute cocaine responses following cocaethylene infusion.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17668348

Substance abuse and harm minimisation in adolescents.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17676182

Employment among chronic drug users at baseline and 6-month follow-up.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17668325

Psychosocial functioning and cocaine use during treatment
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17624688

Differences in the self-reported reasons for adolescent drug...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17649861

The Alcohol Dependence Syndrome, 30 years later
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17680851

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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Jul 30, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Assessment of spirituality and its relevance to addiction treatment.

Spiritual orientation is relevant to recovery in many individuals.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17574800
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Understanding And Treating Anxiety Disorders:
    by Barry E. Wolfe
Integrative theory for treating anxiety disorders.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591471966/eegspectrum
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T O P  A R T I C L E S______________________________________

Assessment of spirituality and its relevance to addiction treatment.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17574800

Prevalence and comorbidity of major internalizing and externalizing...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17574804

The predictors and consequences of adolescent amphetamine use
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17567396

Listening to people with intellectual disabilities who misuse...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17578397

Factors associated with the onset of cannabis use
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17565903

Association of Maternal Smoking and Alcohol Consumption with...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17566065

Alcoholism
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17505609

Responding to the challenge of co-occurring disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17574790

The psychosocial impact of Hurricane Katrina
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17568560

Parents grieving the loss of their child
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17588295

Client outcomes from rural substance abuse treatmentt.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17523586

The impact of early trauma and abuse on residential substance...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17574799

Drug Use in the General Population of Greece over the Last 20...
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Jul 23, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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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.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17567400
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Neuropsychology : Clinical and Experimental Foundations
    by Lorin Elias, Deborah Saucier
Comprehensive but layperson-friendly introduction to brain function.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0205343619/eegspectrum
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Is ADHD associated with illicit substance use disorders in male...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17567400

Explaining the Escalation of Drug Use in Substance Dependence
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17570954

Cannabis treatment outcomes among legally coerced and non-coerced...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17567917

The validity of cocaine dependence subtypes.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17582692

School-Based Drug Prevention Among At-Risk Adolescents
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17567823

Motivation and the stages of change among individuals with severe...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17574798

Reliability of use, abuse, and dependence of four types of inhalants...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17576041

Does violence affect one gender more than the other? The mental...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17576030

Substance abuse and schizophrenia
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17574793

Comparison of single and multiple agency clients in substance...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17570912

Thalamo-cortical dysfunction in cocaine abusers
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17582746

Alcoholism and judgments of affective stimuli.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17484598

Measuring levels of comorbidity in drug user* emergency patients...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17558927

The costs and consequences of three policy options for reducing...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17564872

Co-occurring disorders in substance abuse treatment
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Jul 9, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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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.
    More info:
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Don't Call It Love: Recovery From Sexual Addiction
    by Patrick Carnes
Describes the compulsive, self-destructive behavior of this unusual addiction.
    More info:
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Prevalence of alcohol abuse and associated factors in a population-based...
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Reliability of DSM-IV diagnostic criteria using the semi-structured...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17590536

Do licensing and accreditation matter in outpatient substance...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17588488

Health problems of substance-dependent veterans with and those...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17588486

Cocaine and automaintained responding in pigeons
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17590422

Factors identifying high-frequency and low-frequency health service...
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Individual-level interventions to reduce college student drinking
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Jun 25, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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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.
    More info:
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Poly-behavioral Addiction And the Addictions Recovery Measurement System Arms
    by James Slobodzien Psyd
Most addicts are polydrug users; this treatment approach is an ecological viable
approach, unlike single drug interventions.
    More info:
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Activation of prefrontal cortex by transcranial direct current...
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Crystal methamphetamine use among young adults in the USA.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17567398

Co-occurring disorders in substance abuse treatment
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17574791

Psychosocial Mediators of the Impact of Acculturation on Adolescent...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17570064

DSM-V from the perspective of the DSM-IV experience.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17573695

Correlates of cannabis initiation in a longitudinal sample of...
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A behavioral treatment for opioid-dependent patients with antisocial...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17574801

Young-adult malt liquor drinkers
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17563133

Motivation and the stages of change among individuals with severe...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17574798

Alcoholism and judgments of affective stimuli.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17484598

Measuring levels of comorbidity in drug user* emergency patients...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17558927

Comparison of single and multiple agency clients in substance...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17570912

Level of analysis issues in assessing treatment beliefs in substance...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17570604

Client outcomes from rural substance abuse treatmentt.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17523586

Cannabis treatment outcomes among legally coerced and non-coerced...
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Jun 18, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Performance on the Stroop Predicts Treatment Compliance in Cocaine- Dependent
Individuals.

Stroop performance identifies cocaine-dependent subjects at risk for treatment
dropout.
    More info:
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Group Treatment for Substance Abuse: A Stages-of- Change Therapy Manual
    by Mary Velasquez et al.
Excellent resource for addiction counselors using group programs .
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Performance on the Stroop Predicts Treatment Compliance in Cocaine-Dependent...
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Effects of major depressive disorder and ADHD on the outcome...
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Enhanced Sensitivity to Stress and Drug/Alcohol Craving in Abstinent...
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The validity of cocaine dependence subtypes.
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Explaining the Escalation of Drug Use in Substance Dependence
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Assessment of spirituality and its relevance to addiction treatment.
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Occipital cortical proton MRS at 4 Tesla in human moderate MDMA...
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Cultural traditions as "protective factors" among latino children...
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The impact of early trauma and abuse on residential substance...
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Substance abuse and schizophrenia
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The costs and consequences of three policy options for reducing...
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Reliability of use, abuse, and dependence of four types of inhalants...
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Substitution of marijuana for alcohol: the role of perceived access and harm.

Alcohol use prevention may increase marijuana use.
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Attention Deficit Disorder : A Different Perception
    by Thom Hartmann
A classic in the utility-of-non-goal-directed thinking. Might addiction be a
form of slowing one's mode of relation to the world to match what one perceives
as the group or optimal approach to interaction.
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Psychological factors as predictors of opioid abuse and illicit...
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Usefulness of multi-parameter opiates-amphetamines-cocainics...
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Substitution of marijuana for alcohol
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The motivations of adolescents who are addicted to online games
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Cocaine- and amphetamine regulated transcript (CART) is colocalized...
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Alcoholics Anonymous in Ireland
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17523981

Comprehensive mathematical modeling in drug addiction sciences.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17549822

Cocaine use and stroke.
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Collaborative working to improve leg ulcer outcomes for injecting...
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Relationships among self-report assessments of craving in binge-drinking...
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Alcoholism
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Acute effects of smoked marijuana on decision making

THC impacts speed of performance of executive function, but not accuracy.
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Sister Ignatia: Angel of Alcoholics Anonymous
    by Mary Darrah
Describes early pioneer in disease model of alcoholism.
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Acute effects of smoked marijuana on decision making, as assessed...
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Treatment outcome predictors for cocaine dependence.
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Are all drug addicts impulsive? Effects of antisociality and...
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A feasibility study of a web-based performance improvement system...
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Reliability of college student self-reported drinking behavior.
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The accessibility of substance abuse treatment facilities in...
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Examining drug treatment entry patterns among young injection...
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Why do we need an Addiction supplement focused on methamphetamine?
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History of reported head trauma in a sample of women in substance...
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The protective effects of ethnic identity for alcohol and marijuana...
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Process improvement needs in substance abuse treatment
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17499961

Interventions to promote retention in substance abuse treatment.
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Prevalence, correlates, disability, and comorbidity of DSM-IV...
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Alcoholism and judgments of affective stimuli.
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Inhibiting irrelevant information in adult children of people...
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Injection drug users' perceptions of drug treatment services...
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The opioid system in alcohol and drug dependence
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of May 14, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Marijuana use motives and social anxiety among marijuana-using young adults.

Social anxiety was common in individuals with marijuana use problems.
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Communities That Care: Action for Drug Abuse Prevention
    by J. David Hawkins, RF Catalano
Discusses community-wide prevention efforts.
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Marijuana use motives and social anxiety among marijuana-using...
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Alcohol drinking and total mortality risk.
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Spirituality and alcoholics anonymous.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17458419

Excessive computer game playing
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Investigating the association between moderate drinking and mental...
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Unintended Consequences of Regionalizing Specialized VA Addiction...
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Internet cafe addiction of taiwanese adolescents.
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Measuring the propensity to drink and drive.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17478631

Internet addiction disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17474832

Long-term memory of cocaine-associated context
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Comparison of indirect assessments of association as predictors...
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Risk factors in the relationship between gender and crack/cocaine.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17469940

Applying Black's Theory of Law to Crack and Cocaine Dispositions.
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Experience-dependent effects of cocaine self-administration/conditioning...
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Contingency management improves abstinence and quality of life...
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Harm, Benefits, and Net Effects on Mortality of Moderate Drinking...
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of May 7, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Suicidality, depression, and alcohol use among adolescents

Suicidality, depression and alcohol use increase in adolescence
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Overcoming Your Alcohol or Drug Problem: Effective Recovery Strategies Therapist
Guide
    by Dennis C. Daley
Evidence-based treatment protocol for substance use disorders.
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Suicidality, depression, and alcohol use among adolescents
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Association of mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders with...
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Prevalence of illicit use and abuse of prescription stimulants,...
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Assessment of Cognitive Brain Function in Ecstasy Users and Contributions...
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Comparison of public attributions, attitudes, and stigma in regard...
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Cannabinoid hyperemesis
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Apr 23, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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ADHD and substance use disorders: developmental aspects and stimulant treatment.

Deficits in self-regulation may underlie the developmental progression of
substance abuse.
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Communities That Care: Action for Drug Abuse Prevention
    by JD Hawkins, RF Catalano  Jr
Community and educational strategies for drug abuse.
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ADHD and substance use disorders
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The "Six T's"
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High abstinence rates in heroin addicts by a new comprehensive...
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Buprenorphine replacement therapy for adolescents with opioid...
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Visuospatial Working Memory in School-aged Children Exposed In...
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Drug use and its association with deviant behaviour among rural...
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Mental health and gambling in urban female adolescents.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17448407

Sexual abuse and the outcome of addiction treatment.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17453610

Self reported risk behaviour among injecting drug users
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Risk of psychoactive substance dependence among substance users...
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Antisocial behavioral syndromes and DSM-IV drug use disorders...
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Apr 16, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Lack of recognition and complexity of foetal alcohol neuroimpairments.

Fetal alcohol syndrome may be vastly underestimated because of lack of
knowledge.
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The Serotonin Receptors: From Molecular Pharmacology to Human Therapeutics
    by Bryan L.Roth
Technical monography on role of specific neurochemistry in therapy.
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Comparison of Two Within-Household Selection Methods in a Telephone...
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Perceived pubertal timing, pubertal status and the prevalence...
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Frequency of heavy drinking and perceived peer alcohol involvement
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17428616

Lack of recognition and complexity of foetal alcohol neuroimpairments.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17429912

Organizational and client determinants of cost in outpatient...
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Apr 9, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Cannabis use and psychiatric and cogitive disorders: the chicken or the egg?

Cannabis may impact the dopamine system.
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Alcoholics Anonymous - Big Book 4th Edition
    by AA Services
New personal stories of recovery plus resources.
    More info:
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Cannabis use and psychiatric and cogitive disorders
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Antisocial Behavioral Syndromes and DSM-IV Alcohol Use Disorders
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Trends in Rates of Hospitalization with a Diagnosis of Substance...
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Age-dependent association of alcohol drinking with pulse pressure.
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Pre-natal exposures to cocaine and alcohol and physical growth...
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Bupropion in the Treatment of Pathological Gambling
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Chronic cocaine or ethanol exposure during adolescence alters...
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Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics between...
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Alcohol use among college students
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Alcohol use as a behavioural sign of disinhibition
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Drama-based education to motivate participation in substance...
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The treatment of alcohol dependence.
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Domestic violence screening and service acceptance among adult...
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Apr 2, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Changes in brain function during acute cannabis intoxication

Cannabis mimics lateral prefrontal cortex lesions in slow potentials.
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A Drinking Life: A Memoir
    by Pete Hamill
Odyssey to sobriety detailed.
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Adult neurogenesis and the memories of drug addiction.
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Changes in brain function during acute cannabis intoxication
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17393553

Amphetamine-induced dopamine release
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Addiction and chronic pain
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Results of random drug testing in an adolescent substance abuse...
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Pharmacokinetic profile of cocaine following intravenous administration...
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Physical health, illicit drug use, and demographic characteristics...
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Differences in Perceived Implementation of a Standard Versus...
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Psychometric properties of DSM assessments of illicit drug abuse...
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Stroke in young adults who abuse amphetamines or cocaine
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Effects of the Marijuana Initiative Campaign on High-Sensation-Seeking...
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Endocannabinoid system and CNR1 gene polymorphisms in schizophrenia...
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Improvement in memory and static balance with abstinence in alcoholic...
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Service Delivery in Substance Abuse Treatment
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Treating opioid addiction with buprenorphine-naloxone in community-based...
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Iowa Gambling Task in schizophrenia
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Drinking Level, Neighborhood Social Disorder, and Mutual Intimate...
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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.
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Group Treatment for Substance Abuse: A Stages-of-Change Therapy Manual
    by Mary Velasquez et al.
Model for treatment and intervention strategies in the context of group therapy.
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The differential relationship between cocaine use and marijuana...
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Associations between alcohol, heroin, and cocaine use and high...
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A new gender-based model for women's recovery from substance...
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Medical marijuana
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Relating substance abuse counselor background to the provision...
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Comparison of assessment methods for self-reported alcohol consumption...
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Predictors of cannabis dependence recovery among epidemiological...
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The impact of childhood maltreatment on young adults' substance...
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Active use of cocaine
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Cocaine-related peripheral vascular occlusive disease treated...
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Truancy's effect on the onset of drug use among urban adolescents...
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Differences in treatment outcome between male alcohol dependent...
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Concurrent and Predictive Validity of Drug Use and Psychiatric...
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Novice, seasoned and veteran counselors' views of addiction treatment...
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Addiction severity index recent and lifetime summary indexes...
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Mar 19, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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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.
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Understanding Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction
    by Novartis Foundation
Cigarette smoking kills nearly 5 million people per year worldwide, and 10
million by 2020.
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Preliminary feasibility and efficacy of a brief motivational...
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Medical students' knowledge about alcohol and drug problems
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17347120

Genetic and Environmental Influences on the Development of Alcoholism
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17347351

The Concept of Recovery as an Organizing Principle for Integrating...
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Alcohol withdrawal syndrome
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Violence and delinquency, early onset drug use, and psychopathology...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17347368

Vulnerability and Comorbidity Factors of Female Problem Gambling.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17347885

Spotlighting of Cocaine by an Autonomous Aptamer-Based Machine.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17352479

Perceived Availability, Risks, and Benefits of Gambling among...
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Authoritative parenting and sensation seeking as predictors of...
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Mar 12, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Pharmacotherapy of dual substance abuse and dependence.

Reviews drug therapies for various chemical addictions.
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Paths to Recovery
    by Al-Anon Family Group Head Inc (Author)
Information on Al-Anon
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Pharmacotherapy of dual substance abuse and dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17338593

Trauma-focused, present-centered, emotional self-regulation approach...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17340945

Evaluation of psychopathological conditions in children with...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17332190

High hepatitis C incidence in new injecting drug users
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17333606

Pharmacogenetics of opioids.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17339873

Adverse childhood experiences and mental health in young adults
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17343754

Eating disorders and alcohol use
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17336788

Violent crime and substance abuse
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Detection of biomarkers for alcoholism by two-dimensional differential...
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Mar 5, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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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.
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I Am Your Disease: The Many Faces of Addiction
    by Letzgus McGinnis Ganzer
Stories of parents, children, and everyone in between on addiction.
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Opioid withdrawal results in an increased local and remote functional...
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Are alcohol problems linked with an increase in depressive symptoms...
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Specificity of social anxiety disorder as a risk factor for alcohol...
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Diffusion tensor imaging eigenvalues
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Reciprocal relations between rumination and bulimic, substance...
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Parenting skills and family support programs for drug-abusing...
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Fatality due to the use of a designer drug MDMA (Ecstasy).
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High hepatitis C virus prevalence and incidence among Canadian...
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Suicidal behavior among adolescents with conduct disorder-the...
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Feb 26, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Psychological science of addiction.

Integration of basic experimental and applied clinical science is needed in the
battle to resolve addictions.
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Addiction and Change
    by Carlo C. DiClemente
Discusses competing theories, data, and arguments on addiction treatments.
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The psychological science of addiction.
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Nonverbal behavior of human addicts
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17292557

The impact of PTSD on treatment outcomes for heroin dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17298653

Differential transitions between cocaine use and abstinence for...
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Cue-induced auditory evoked potentials in alcoholism.
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Dissemination of psychoactive substance information by innovative...
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Schizophrenia and cannabis use.
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Trauma and addiction
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Age of onset of smoking among alcohol dependent men attending...
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Management of dofetilide overdose in a patient with known cocaine...
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Compensatory and mimetic conditioned responses to effects of...
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A randomized controlled trial of Minnesota day clinic treatment...
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Cerebellar Gray Matter Volume Correlates with Duration of Cocaine...
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Socio-demographic Characteristics of Substance Abusers Admitted...
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Years of potential life lost among heroin addicts 33 years after...
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Feb 19, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Parental alcohol abuse and depression with behavioural problems in adolescents

Maternal alcohol abuse and depression impacted teen girls coping and other
factors.
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Beyond the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism
    by K Ketcham, WF Asbury, M Schulstad, & AP Ciaramicoli
How alcohol affects body and mind.
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The association of parental alcohol abuse and depression with...
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The impact of cannabis on driving.
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Trajectories of adolescent alcohol and cannabis use into young...
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Early adolescent psychopathology as a predictor of alcohol use...
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Alcohol and drug abuse among doctors.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17263030

Impaired emotional facial expression recognition in alcoholics
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17267048

Difficulties in emotion regulation and impulse control during...
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Post-Error Behavior in Active Cocaine Users
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17268406

Tetanus in IV heroin users.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17261932

A qualitative and quantitative review of cocaine-induced craving
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Assessment of motivation to change substance use in dually-diagnosed...
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Feb 5, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Cannabis and cognitive dysfunction: parallels with schizophrenia?

Overviews similarities between cannabis use and schizophrenia in the context of
the neurobiology underlying cognitive dysfunction,.
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The Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Communication
    by Vesna Mildner
One of the most exciting applications for neuroimaging is in the field of human
communication - disorders and normal development.
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Cannabis and cognitive dysfunction
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Incremental validity of anxiety sensitivity in relation to Marijuana...
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The role of childhood risk factors in initiation of alcohol use...
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Tridimensional personality of adolescents with internet addiction...
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Zolpidem addiction in a pregnant woman with a history of second-trimester...
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Drug fluency
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Overdose prevention for injection drug users
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17254345

Urge to Gamble in Problem Gamblers Exposed to a Casino Environment.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17245663

Sexually-related expectancies for alcohol use and marijuana use...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17250971

Pathological gambling
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Readiness for change and drug use outcomes after treatment.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17222285

The effect of practice on a sustained attention task in cocaine...
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Prenatal cocaine exposures and dose-related cocaine effects on...
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~~~~~~ CD ALERT ~ Week of Jan 29, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Sleep EEG after withdrawal from alcohol in alcohol-dependent patients.

An enhancement in the beta2 (24-32 Hz) was seen in REM sleep in relapsers
compared to abstainers and controls, possibly indicative of dysfunctional
arousal.
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Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved
    by F de Waal, S Macedo, J Ober (Eds)
Illustrates the evolution of morality through primatology data, relevant to
pleasure, addiction, sociality.
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Sleep EEG spectral power after withdrawal from alcohol in alcohol-dependent...
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Lower P300 amplitude in eight-year-old offspring of alcoholic...
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Association between illicit drug and alcohol use and first manic...
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Preventing Alcohol Abuse among Early Adolescents through Family...
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Does subtle screening for substance abuse work? A review of the...
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Pathways between ecstasy initiation and other drug use.
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REG can be used to detect cerebrovascular alteration caused by...
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Markers of chronic alcohol use in hair
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Reduced frontal lobe activity in subjects with high impulsivity...
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The reliability and validity of the Severity of Dependence Scale...
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Alcohol abuse in the critically ill patient.
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Negative consequences associated with dependence in daily cannabis...
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Transcriptional changes common to human cocaine, cannabis and...
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Is the P300 deficit in alcoholism associated with early visual...
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Cocaine Use and Syphilis Trends
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Prevalence of Adult Problem and Pathological Gambling between...
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Is the P300 deficit in alcoholism associated with early visual impairments

P300 deficit in chronic alcoholics may reflect earlier visuospatial deficits.
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Beyond The Razor's Edge : Journey of Healing and Hope Beyond Self Injury
    by Judy Redheffer, Sarah J Brecht
From self-loathing to self-love in the process of recovery.
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Role of the anterior cingulate and medial orbitofrontal cortex...
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Client satisfaction with rural substance abuse case management...
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Consistency between adolescent reports and adult retrospective...
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Therapeutic implication of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated...
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Self-administration of cocaine-antihistamine combinations
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Binge drinking and associated health risk behaviors among high...
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The vulnerability to alcohol and substance abuse in individuals...
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Why are adolescents addicted to online gaming? An interview study...
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Anterior cingulate and medial orbitofrontal cortex in cocaine addiction.

A drug Stroop fMRI task may identified pathways recruited in drug-addicted
individuals.
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Alcohol Abuse Revolution: Complementary and Alternative ...
    by Donna J. Cornett
Alternative interventions to reduce alcohol craving and consumption are
described.
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Role of the anterior cingulate and medial orbitofrontal cortex...
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Client satisfaction with rural substance abuse case management...
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Consistency between adolescent reports and adult retrospective...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17196343

Therapeutic implication of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17196760

Self-administration of cocaine-antihistamine combinations
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17196194

Binge drinking and associated health risk behaviors among high...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17200273

The vulnerability to alcohol and substance abuse in individuals...
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Why are adolescents addicted to online gaming? An interview study...
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Outcome predictors in cocaine dependence treatment trials.

Initial urine results and initial severity of cocaine addiction predicted
outcome well.
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Freedom And Neurobiology: Reflections on Free Will, Language, And Political
Power
    by John R. Searle
Free will debate, relevant to addiction perhaps.
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Changes in Marijuana Use Over the Transition Into Marriage.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17186062

Pathways between ecstasy initiation and other drug use.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17174036

Outcome predictors in cocaine dependence treatment trials.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17182445

Childhood victimization and illicit drug use in middle adulthood.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17176174

Adolescent and therapist perception of barriers to outpatient...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17182416

Motives for cannabis use as a moderator variable of distress...
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Non-injection drug use and Hepatitis C Virus
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17174481

Rationality and drug use
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Impact of victimization on substance abuse treatment outcomes...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17182418

Cocaine Use and Syphilis Trends
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Risk factors for alcohol and marijuana use among adolescents...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17175399

Markers of chronic alcohol use in hair
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Comparative efficacy of family and group treatment for adolescent...
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Crack Cocaine
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Alcohol and marijuana use during adolescence on hippocampal volume and
asymmetry.

Hippocampal asymmetry and left hippocampal volumes were associated with
adolescent heavy drinking.
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Spirit, Mind, And Brain: A Psychoanalytic Examination of Spirituality And
Religion
    by Mortimer Ostow
Early childhood attachments form cognitive underpinnings of spiritual experience
and religious motivation, according to author.
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Effects of alcohol and combined marijuana and alcohol use during...
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Characteristics of cocaine- and marijuana-dependent subjects...
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Predictors of marijuana use in adolescents before and after licit...
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Drinking, drugs and driving in Ireland
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17170191

Race/ethnicity, substance abuse, and mental illness among suicide...
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Quetiapine in relapse prevention in alcoholics suffering from...
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Variations in drug users' accounts of the connection between...
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Lower P300 amplitude in eight-year-old offspring of alcoholic...
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Needle exchange program utilization and entry into drug user...
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Prevalence of use, abuse and dependence on legal and illegal...
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Linking opioid-dependent hospital patients to drug treatment
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Neurobiology of substance and behavioral addictions.

Neurobiology of both forms of addictions (chemical and behavioral) may provide
insight for prevention and treatment strategies.
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Readings on Drugs and Society
    by Margaret S Kelley
Samples articles on the relationship between drugs and crime.
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The neurobiology of substance and behavioral addictions.
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Alcohol initiation experiences and family history of alcoholism...
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Impulsive-compulsive sexual behavior.
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At-risk drinking and drug use among patients seeking care in...
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The genetics of gambling and behavioral addictions.
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The role of sexual dysfunctions in inducing the use of drug in...
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Psychiatric disorders in inhalant users
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Are drinking games sports? College athlete participation in drinking...
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Risky Alcohol Use, Age at Onset of Drinking, and Adverse Childhood...
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Do protective behavioral strategies mediate the relationship...
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Drinking motives as mediators of the link between alcohol expectancies...
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The Impact of Partner Alcohol Problems on Women's Physical and...
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Classifying risky-drinking college students
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Educational half day
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Further validation of the alcohol dependence scale as an index...
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Individuals with very low alcohol consumption
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Conduct Problems and Marijuana Use during Adolescence

Severity of conduct problems are environmentally influenced.
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An Adult Child's Guide to What's Normal
    by JC & LD  Friel
Practical guide to living a healthy life after being raised in an dysfunctional
family.
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The Association between Conduct Problems and the Initiation and...
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Patterns of regional brain activity in alcohol-dependent subjects.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17117963

Patients with addiction and personality disorder
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Exposure to marijuana during pregnancy alters neurobehavior in...
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Technology-Based Training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for...
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The Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx)
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Psychological correlates of trading sex for money among african...
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Profile of executive deficits in cocaine and heroin polysubstance...
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External contamination of hair with cocaine
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Teaching internal medicine resident physicians about alcoholics...
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Education inequality and use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana.
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A review of perspectives on alcohol and alcoholism in the history...
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Cocaine withdrawal symptoms predict medication response in cocaine...
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Assessment of Alcohol and Other Drug Use Behaviors in Health...
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Nonlinear isobologram and superadditive withdrawal from cocaine
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