Tumours addicted to drugs are vulnerable

Addicted to Food, Hungry for Drugs

There is a growing consensus among neuroscientists that people can become addicted to food, and that at least some cases of obesity have addiction as their cause. By contrast, the rest of the world continues to see obesity as either a disease of the metabolism, or as a reckless case of self-harm. Among obesity researchers, there has been a lively debate on the issue of whether obesity ought to ...

[Jugular vein thrombosis in a patient addicted to intravenous drugs].

Static posturography in addicted to illicit drugs and alcohol.

UNLABELLED The use of illicit drugs and alcohol can affect body balance. AIM To evaluate balance control with static posturography in individuals addicted to illicit drugs, with or without alcohol abuse. STUDY DESIGN Case-control, prospective. METHODS 47 users of illicit drugs, with or without alcohol abuse, and a homogeneous control group consisting of 47 healthy individuals were submitt...

Can we say that seniors are addicted to benzodiazepines?

INTRODUCTION The elderly are the biggest consumers of Benzodiazepines (BZD) and/or BZD equivalents. However, the risks of developing addiction in this age group are often underestimated. METHOD This study describes the nature and extent of addiction in the elderly using DSM IV items. RESULTS We noted a high prevalence of addiction in our population and identified a two-factor profile in sub...

Are major repeater patients addicted to suicidal behavior?

The literature provides support for the hypothesis that some major repeaters (individuals with >=5 lifetime suicide attempts) are addicted to suicidal behavior (SB). This study explores whether major repeaters are addicted to SB or not using 7 criteria: tolerance (Criterion 1), withdrawal (Criterion 2), loss of control (Criterion 3), problems in quitting/cutting down (Criterion 4), much time sp...