Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2005

RJ Bodnar, GE Klein - Peptides, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper is the 28th consecutive installment of the annual review of research concerning
the endogenous opioid system, now spanning over a quarter-century of research. It …

Overcoming barriers to prevention, care, and treatment of hepatitis C in illicit drug users

BR Edlin, TF Kresina, DB Raymond… - Clinical infectious …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Injection drug use accounts for most of the incident infections with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in
the United States and other developed countries. HCV infection is a complex and …

Neurocognitive impairment and HIV risk factors: a reciprocal relationship

P Anand, SA Springer, MM Copenhaver, FL Altice - AIDS and Behavior, 2010 - Springer
Cognitive impairment among populations at risk for HIV poses a significant barrier to
managing risk behaviors. The impact of HIV and several cofactors, including substance …

Effects of cognitive impairment on substance abuse treatment attendance: predictive validation of a brief cognitive screening measure

ML Copersino, DJ Schretlen… - The American journal …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background and objectives: Neuropsychological impairment among patients with substance
use disorders (SUDs) contributes to poorer treatment processes and outcomes. However …

Molecular targets of opiate drug abuse in neuro AIDS

KF Hauser, N El-Hage, S Buch, JR Berger… - Neurotoxicity …, 2005 - Springer
Opiate drug abuse, through selective actions at μ opioid receptors (MOR), exacerbates the
pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) in the CNS by disrupting glial …

Methadone dosage and retention: an examination of the 60 mg/day threshold

TM Brady, S Salvucci, LS Sverdlov, A Male… - Journal of addictive …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract A National Institutes of Health (NIH) expert panel has mentioned a daily methadone
dose of at least 60 mg as a best practice in methadone maintenance. The focus of this …

The potential role of buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid dependence in HIV-infected individuals and in HIV infection prevention

FL Altice, LE Sullivan, D Smith-Rohrberg… - Clinical Infectious …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Untreated opioid dependence is a major obstacle to the successful treatment and prevention
of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In this review, we examine the interwoven …

Neurobehavioral consequences of substance abuse and HIV infection

MR Basso, RA Bornstein… - … and Substance Use, 2011 - api.taylorfrancis.com
groups, current heavy drinkers who were seropositive performed significantly worse on
measures of information processing speed and motor speed. Thus, these data imply that …

Craving and implicit attitude toward heroin use and their relationships with the levels of heroin dependence and methadone adherence in heroin users

PW Wang, HC Lin, KH Lee, L Pai-Cheng… - Journal of Addictive …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Craving is a core feature of heroin use disorder. Craving for heroin is a conscious cognitive
process. Recently, implicit (ie, an implicit attitude toward heroin use) cognitive processes …

Langzeitsubstitutionsbehandlung Opioidabhängiger

M Busch, S Haas, M Weigl, C Wirl, I Horvath… - 2007 - jasmin.goeg.at
Geklärt werden soll, anhand welcher Indikatoren die Wirksamkeit der Substitutionstherapie
beurteilt werden kann. Basierend auf den ermittelten Indikatoren, soll eine Bewertung des …