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Treatment hope for betel nut addicts

Treatment hope for betel nut addicts

Roger L. Papke and others Nicotinic activity of arecoline, the psychoactive element of “betel nuts”, suggests a basis for habitual use and anti-inflammatory activity (PLOS One, 21 October 2015) As Europe fails to relocate refugees, novel shelters may be their only weapon against winter, says Leen Lacroix. Slum living puts people at high risk of fires. A novel fire alarm may help save
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Dr Junkie. The Doctor Addict in Bulgakov’s Morphine: What are the Lessons for Contemporary Medical Practice?

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Historical, cultural and professional factors have contributed to stigma and secrecy regarding addiction in the medical profession and there are calls to improve education in this area. This paper argues that physician-penned literature plays an important role in raising awareness of substance misuse in the medical profession. Bulgakov’s short story Morphine documents the decl
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Endocannabinoid Signaling in Motivation, Reward, and Addiction: Influences on Mesocorticolimbic Dopamine Function

Publication date: Available online 11 November 2015 Source:International Review of Neurobiology Author(s): Claudia Sagheddu, Anna Lisa Muntoni, Marco Pistis, Miriam Melis Evidence suggests that the endocannabinoid system has been conserved in the animal kingdom for 500 million years, and this system influences many critical behavioral processes including associative learning, reward signalin
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Letter to the Editor on “Implementation of Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) Processes in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Centers”

The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research pp 1-2 First online: 12 November 2015 JavaScript is currently disabled, this site works much better if you enable JavaScript in your browser….
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Molecular Characterization of Plasmids Encoding CTX-M β-Lactamases and their Associated Addiction Systems Circulating among Escherichia coli from Retail Chickens, Chicken Farms, and Slaughterhouses in Korea.

Authors: Jo SJ, Woo GJ
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Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), particularly those of the CTX-M types, are the predominant resistance determinants of Escherichia coli that are rapidly spreading worldwide. To determine CTX-M-types, E. coli isolates collected from retail chickens and environmental samples from chicken farms and slaughterhouses in Korea. Fifteen strains harboring bla
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