Suicide risk and addiction: the impact of alcohol and opioid use disorders

MM Rizk, S Herzog, S Dugad, B Stanley - Current addiction reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Suicide is a major public health concern and a leading cause of
death in the US. Alcohol and opioid use disorders (AUD/OUD) significantly increase risk for …

The genetics of the opioid system and specific drug addictions

O Levran, V Yuferov, MJ Kreek - Human genetics, 2012 - Springer
Addiction to drugs is a chronic, relapsing brain disease that has major medical, social, and
economic complications. It has been established that genetic factors contribute to the …

BAP updated guidelines: evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacological management of substance abuse, harmful use, addiction and comorbidity …

AR Lingford-Hughes, S Welch… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines for the treatment of substance
abuse, harmful use, addiction and comorbidity with psychiatric disorders primarily focus on …

Anhedonia to music and mu-opioids: Evidence from the administration of naltrexone

A Mallik, ML Chanda, DJ Levitin - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Music's universality and its ability to deeply affect emotions suggest an evolutionary origin.
Previous investigators have found that naltrexone (NTX), a μ-opioid antagonist, may induce …

Randomized trial of long-acting sustained-release naltrexone implant vs oral naltrexone or placebo for preventing relapse to opioid dependence

E Krupitsky, E Zvartau, E Blokhina… - Archives of general …, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Sustained-release naltrexone implants may improve outcomes of nonagonist
treatment of opioid addiction. Objective To compare outcomes of naltrexone implants, oral …

The role of opioid transmission in music‐induced pleasure

E Mas‐Herrero, L Ferreri, G Cardona… - Annals of the New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Studies conducted in rodents indicate a crucial role of the opioid circuit in mediating
objective hedonic reactions to primary rewards. However, it remains unclear whether opioid …

Intramuscular extended‐release naltrexone: current evidence

DR Gastfriend - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Extended‐release naltrexone (XR‐NTX; Vivitrol®), developed to address poor adherence in
addictive disorders, is approved for use in alcohol and opioid‐dependence disorders. In …

Naltrexone in the treatment of broadly defined behavioral addictions: a review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

F Mouaffak, C Leite, S Hamzaoui… - European Addiction …, 2017 - karger.com
Introduction: Broadly defined behavioral addiction is a conceptual framework including
behaviors characterized by loss of control and continuation despite significant negative …

Anxiety, depression, and insomnia among adults with opioid dependence treated with extended-release naltrexone vs buprenorphine-naloxone: a randomized clinical …

JŠ Benth, KK Solli, A Opheim, N Kunoe, P Krajci… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) is a promising alternative treatment of
opioid addiction but has never been compared with opioid agonist treatment for effects on …

Behavioral intervention to reduce opioid overdose among high-risk persons with opioid use disorder: A pilot randomized controlled trial

PO Coffin, GM Santos, T Matheson, E Behar, C Rowe… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objective The United States is amidst an opioid epidemic, including synthetic opioids that
may result in rapid death, leaving minimal opportunity for bystander rescue. We pilot tested a …