When I first developed an Addiction course for the Honors College at UMass-Boston in 2006, it focused exclusively on the acute and long-term effects of psychoactive substances on the brain. However, I soon realized that a strictly biological perspective failed to capture how this complex disorder affected the whole person. Students had no insight into addicts' thoughts, feelings, behaviors or h...

The use of substances that affect the behavior, consciousness and mood of a person is ancient. The family, as well as school and friends, plays the role of primary socialization role for in children and adolescents and may function as a protective or a risk factor or a risk. The present is study aims to analyze the meanings, senses and experiences of family members related to crack addicts in t...

BACKGROUND The effect of opium on glycemic control in diabetics is a controversial issue, as some studies have shown glucose lowering effect of opium in diabetes while the results of other studies do not support this idea. The possible role of opioid peptides in the regulation of food intake has been previously investigated. However, there is no data available about relationship between opium u...

Alcohol is one of the widely used psychoactive substance in world and has been a part different cultures for hundreds years. India’s alcohol market set to grow annually by 8.86% during 2022-25 period, according analysis [1]. This shows increase demand society. use disorder global health issue current era, this happened because, lack awareness related problems among people. As they are under imp...

In New South Wales, Australia, a cost-effectiveness evaluation was conducted of an adult drug court (ADC) program as an alternative to jail for criminal offenders addicted to illicit drugs. This article describes the program, the cost-effectiveness analysis, and the results. The results of this study reveal that, for the 23-month period of the evaluation, the ADC was as cost-effective as were c...

Excessive gaming among emerging adults is a growing concern, especially in cases where it interferes with key developmental milestones such as gaining an education or establishing a career. Although researchers have begun to understand the effects of excessive gaming on young people themselves, we know remarkably little about how emerging adults' gaming may affect family relationships. Utilizin...

Buprenorphine is a new and attractive medication option for many opioid-addicted adults and their physicians. Before initiating buprenorphine treatment, providers must be aware of such critical factors as how the medication works, its efficacy and safety profile, how it is used in opioid withdrawal as well as maintenance treatment, and how patients can best be selected, educated about buprenorp...

What is addiction? Some people become addicted to opioids. The more you take, the more likely this is to happen. Here are some signs of being addicted: • Taking more of the medicine than your doctor prescribed • Saving it up and taking a lot at once • Taking it to feel good • Spending a lot of time and effort to get more of the medicine • Taking the medicine gets you in trouble at work or in yo...

Smoking rates in the USA declined from 42.4% in 1965 to 20.6% in 2008 but have remained essentially unchanged in recent years. 2 This plateau has caused public health advocates to evaluate current programming and seek better understanding of smoking subpopulations. One subpopulation of interest is ‘hardcore’ smokers, who are more addicted, less open to cessation interventions and have been deem...