Cite this article: Penberthy KJ, Khanna S, Lynch M, Chhabra D, Turk ML, et al. (2016) Effective Treatment for Co-Occurring Alcohol Use Disorder and Persistent Depression: A Case Report. J Addict Med Ther 4(2): 1024. *Corresponding author J. Kim Penberthy, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, P.O Box 800623, University of Virginia School of Medicine and Health System, Charlotte...

Sir, T h e article by Satija et al entit led 'Prognostic significance of psychopathology in the abstinence from opiate addict ion ' , published in the April , '89 issue of the Indian Journa l of Psychiatry is of immense practical importance because of the rapidly growing menace of d r u g abuse in India . I have certain comments t o make and wish to put certain facts in their correct perspective :

Please cite this paper as: Alavi-Naini R. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Status in Islamic Countries. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2012; 1(3): 90-1. DOI: 10.5812/ijhrba.7578 Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is a social-health problem all over the world, which has a soaring rate of prevalence. This article emphasize on t...

The authors present a case of the death of a young female drug addict due to intracerebral hemorrhage. Liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry was instrumental in the identification and quantitative determination of amphetamine within an intracerebral hematoma that had persisted for 13 days. In view of the fact that the deceased was young, did not suffer from any detectable diseases, and t...

While chewing and grinding movements have been observed in amphetamine addicts, recognition and management of this problem have rarely been highlighted. Botulinum toxin (BTX) has previously been demonstrated to be effective for bruxism associated with movement disorders, such as cranial-cervical dystonia. However, there is little information on its use in tardive bruxism. Here we report an amph...

RESUMO: Categoria notável no panorama dos casos fronteiriços, a adicção sexual é uma configuração psicopatológica em que o ato adquire teor irrefreável e nocivo, despeito da compreensão intelectual possíveis racionalizações do sex-addict sobre problema. O objetivo deste artigo investigar primazia mecanismo de defesa clivagem engendramento sexual, partir revisão metapsicológica apresentação duas...

Stereospecific opiate binding has been demonstrated in human erythrocyte membranes, having a Kd of 9-10(-9) M. In most respects the binding characteristics resemble those of synaptic membranes. These included the correlation of binding affinity and pharmacological potency of opiates; competition by naloxone; inhibition by Ca2+ and Na+; and sensitivity to phospholipases and trypsin. A comparison...