objective: crocin, a carotenoid isolated from crocus sativus l. (saffron), is a pharmacologically active component of saffron. nicotine consumption can decrease fertility in males through induction of oxidative stress and dna damage. the aim of this study is to determine the effects of crocin on reproductive parameter damages in male mice exposed to nicotine. materials and methods: in this expe...

BACKGROUND/AIM Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the world. There is growing evidence of the need for community- based programs on smoking cessation. The main purpose of this study is to establish the rate of smoking cessation and restarting in 1 year at the Balçova Smoking Cessation Center. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a prospective study with a study group of 359 individ...

s | 3 of adverse effects that currently limit the use of opioids in the clinic. Supported by USPHS Grant K05DA017918 PM288 Preclinical Evaluation of Neutral Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Antagonists and Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Negative Allosteric Modulators for Treating Drug Addiction Eliot L. Gardner1, Guo-Hua Bi1, Ganesh Thakur2, Alexandros Makriyannis2, Herbert H. Seltzman3, Xiang-Hu He4, Zheng-...

Introduction: The influence of ascorbic acid on the nicotine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) and behavioral sensitization was investigated in the present study. Methods: In a pilot study, place conditioning and locomotor activity were investigated after nicotine (0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5 and 2 mg/kg) or ascorbic acid (1, 10, 100 and 1000 mg/kg) administration. Different doses of a...

s | 3 of adverse effects that currently limit the use of opioids in the clinic. Supported by USPHS Grant K05DA017918 PM288 Preclinical Evaluation of Neutral Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Antagonists and Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Negative Allosteric Modulators for Treating Drug Addiction Eliot L. Gardner1, Guo-Hua Bi1, Ganesh Thakur2, Alexandros Makriyannis2, Herbert H. Seltzman3, Xiang-Hu He4, Zheng-...

s | 3 of adverse effects that currently limit the use of opioids in the clinic. Supported by USPHS Grant K05DA017918 PM288 Preclinical Evaluation of Neutral Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Antagonists and Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Negative Allosteric Modulators for Treating Drug Addiction Eliot L. Gardner1, Guo-Hua Bi1, Ganesh Thakur2, Alexandros Makriyannis2, Herbert H. Seltzman3, Xiang-Hu He4, Zheng-...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), bupropion, nortriptyline and combination therapy and describe factors associated with treatment success. INTRODUCTION Clinical trials clearly demonstrate the efficacy of pharmacotherapy in smoking cessation. However, it is only after its use in real-life settings that clinical effectiveness and limitations of a tre...

INTRODUCTION Due to the interaction between smoking and the virus and the antiretroviral therapy, the excess health hazard due to smoking is higher in HIV+ patients than in the general population. International studies suggest a higher prevalence of smoking in HIV+ subjects compared to the general population. It was the aim of the study to assess prevalence of smoking, to analyze determinants o...

Background: Many psychiatric patients have nicotine and other substance dependence. Objective: To determine the prevalence of nicotine and opium dependence among psychiatric in-patients inKerman, a city in southwesternIran. Methods: Three groups of psychiatric inpatients, chronic medical patients and a sample from local population, each including 400 subjects were selected.  Nicotine dependence...