Pain, physical dependence and pseudoaddiction: Redefining addiction for ‘nice’ people?

Opioid dependence and addiction during opioid treatment of chronic pain.

Throughout the long history of opioid drug use by humans, it has been known that opioids are powerful analgesics, but they can cause addiction. It has also been observed, and is now substantiated by multiple reports and studies, that during opioid treatment of severe and short-term pain, addiction arises only rarely. However, when opioids are extended to patients with chronic pain, and therapeu...

Journal of Addiction and Dependence

Gather information on the functions and characteristics of families with substance abusers contributes to explore possible strategies to strengthen and change family behaviors. Investigate family resilience not only eases abroad understanding of familiar system, able of change and cope, but also underlines the need to include specific tools to develop desirable family attributes in the field of...

Journal of Addiction and Dependence

Background: The problem of alcohol dependence, as well as the repercussion of alcohol consumption is one of the most dramatic and socially relevant problems for modern society. Aims: Studying the development of tolerance to anxiolytic, psycho stimulant and analgesic effects of ethanol upon repeated intragastric administration of ethanol in the same dose, but in various volumes. Methods: Male Wi...

Drug Abuse , Addiction and Dependence

Drug Misuse, Dependence and Addiction

Article history: Received on: 13/02/2013 Revised on: 15/02/2013 Accepted on: 09/03/2013 Available online: 28/03/2013 Drug addiction presents a chronic relapsing disorder characterized by persistent drug-seeking and taking behaviors. Given the significant detrimental effects of this disease both socially and economically, a considerable research has been dedicated to understanding a number of is...