Children of Addicted Women

X Chromosome Inactivation in Opioid Addicted Women

INTRODUCTION X chromosome inactivation (XCI) is a process during which one of the two X chromosomes in female human is silenced leading to equal gene expression with males who have only one X chromosome. Here we have investigated XCI ratio in females with opioid addiction to see whether XCI skewness in women could be a risk factor for opioid addiction. METHODS 30 adult females meeting DSM IV ...

Treatment Outcomes for Opiate Addicted Pregnant Women

X Chromosome Inactivation in Opioid Addicted Women

Introduction: X chromosome inactivation (XCI) is a process during which one of the two X chromosomes in female human is silenced leading to equal gene expression with males who have only one X chromosome. Here we have investigated XCI ratio in females with opioid addiction to see whether XCI skewness in women could be a risk factor for opioid addiction. Methods: 30 adult females meeting DS...

Consulting addicted in women during pregnancy

Introduction: Drug addiction as bio – psycho – social phenomena is a sad tragedy which has ‎unpleasant economic, cultural and social out comes. Drug use during pregnancy has various ‎complications for both mother and fetus and involves great economic and health costs.‎  Methods: Present study is a review of literature in reliable scientific sites from ‎‏1...

Gender issues in the pharmacotherapy of opioid-addicted women: buprenorphine.

Gender, a biological determinant of mental health and illness, plays a critical role in determining patients' susceptibility, exposure to mental health risks, and related outcomes. Regarding sex differences in the epidemiology of opioid dependence, one third of the patients are women of childbearing age. Women have an earlier age of initiation of substance use and a more rapid progression to dr...