Asking the right questions in the right way: the need for a shift in research on psychological treatments for addiction.

Are We Asking All the Right Questions About Quality of Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?

Exploring Neural Correlates of Different Dimensions in Drug Craving Self-Reports among Heroin Dependents

Introduction: Drug craving could be described as a motivational state which drives drug dependents towards drug seeking and use. Different types of self-reports such as craving feeling, desire and intention, wanting and need, imagery of use, and negative affect have been attributed to this motivational state. By using subjective self-reports for different correlates of drug craving along ...

Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on BDNF and Psychological Symptoms in Opioid Addicted Patients

Introduction: Addiction to opioids is a serious problem and concern in any nation today.  Unfortunately, the rate of taking these drugs and addiction to them has drastically increased. This research aimed at the study of the degree of the BDNF serum level, reducing depression, stress and also studied the diminishing the craving by means of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in opioi...

Assessment of brain laterality among Iranian addicts and smokers

Previous research supported that the prevalence of addiction is related to brain laterality. Brain laterality is often determined by left/right handedness and this phenomenon is considered as an important factor in addiction prevalence. The present study attempts to examine the relationships between left/right handedness with addiction and smoking on Iranian population. In this study, 2000 male...

Victim-Oriented Criminal Policy in Respect to the Patients With AIDs Through a Glance at the US Regulations

Like the Other Citizens, The Patients With AIDs Have Certain Rights. The First Right That Can be Recounted as a victim-Oriented Support for the Individuals With AIDs is the Safeguarding of the Health Right of this Set of Victims Which is Named the Victim-Oriented Criminal Policy and this Right is Amongst the Examples of the Fundamental Human Rights. In Case of an Individual’s Infliction With a ...