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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Withdrawal symptoms"”.
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The Association between Perceived Distress Tolerance and Cannabis Use Problems, Cannabis Withdrawal Symptoms, and Self-Efficacy for Quitting Cannabis: The Explanatory Role of Pain-Related Affective Distress
… distress tolerance and cannabis use problems, withdrawal severity, and self-efficacy for quitting. The current study sought to examine the experience of pain, which frequently co-occurs with cannabis use (Ashrafioun, Bohnert, Jannausch, & Ilgen, 2015), as an underlying factor in the relation …
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Aromatherapy in Substance Withdrawal Treatment Programs in Adults: A Systematic Review [paper]
… disorders are chronic conditions associated with withdrawal symptoms, anxiety, and relapse risk, all resulting in difficulty in ensuring abstinence. Current therapy has proven to be successful, but providers seek to incorporate integrative therapies as adjunctive therapy. This systematic review …
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Role of Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus Afferents in Symptoms of Withdrawal from Chronic Ethanol Exposure
… struggle to maintain sobriety as a result of withdrawal symptoms including heightened pain sensitivity. Although common, the precise neural mechanisms underlying nociceptive symptoms of withdrawal are not well understood. The rostromedial tegmental nucleus (RMTg) is a GABAergic region that …
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Effects of Nicotine Pharmacology and Stimulus Expectancies on Withdrawal and Attentional Processing
… and smoking expectancies on self-reported withdrawal symptoms and sustained attention. To this end, the study employed a mixed design with a modified balanced placebo component, as well as repeated assessments (pre-smoking vs. post-smoking) of the Wisconsin Smoking Withdrawal Scale and the …
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Physical activity and smoking abstinence in young people
… the effects of exercise on desire to smoke, withdrawal symptoms and mood in young people, and to investigate the promotion of physical activity and exercise in young people who smoke, using a variety of methodologies. Five studies were conducted to investigate these aims. There was some …
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Does Transdermal Nicotine-Induced Withdrawal Suppression Depend on Smokers' Gender?
… to work, at least in part, by suppressing withdrawal symptoms in abstinent smokers. While TN-induced withdrawal suppression has been demonstrated, the degree to which this withdrawal suppression is influenced by smokers' gender is uncertain. The purpose of this acute laboratory study is to …
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Smoking cessation in those living with schizophrenia
… are the Intention to Quit/ Interest in Quitting, Withdrawal Symptoms, Relief of Craving, and a Smoking Related Symptoms Score. The scores and answers were measured to see the likelihood and the motivation of the participants to quit.
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The effects of chronic intermittent ethanol exposure on withdrawal related behaviors, dopamine terminal function and kappa opioid system sensitivity in the nucleus accumbens core
… to ethanol drinking occurs in response to the withdrawal symptoms of the drug. However, the neurobiological underpinnings of this disorder are not well understood. Previous work has shown that chronic ethanol exposure and withdrawal downregulates dopamine transmission in the nucleus accumbens …
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Prenatal Opioid Use and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Review of the Neurophysiological, Neuropsychological, and Behavioral/Emotional/Social Impacts in the Pediatric Population
… focused on treatment for neonates experiencing withdrawal symptoms postnatally. Long term clinical implications for this at-risk population have not been studied extensively leaving many gaps in research and highlighting the need for future empirical studies. This literature review will examine …
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Induction of transdermal buprenorphine (Butrans®) to extended-release buprenorphine subcutaneous injection (Sublocade®) for opioid use disorder: a case series & a qualitative study on the experiences, barriers, and understanding of opioid agonist treatment among youth with opioid use disorder in Vancouver, British Columbia
… during the induction period due to precipitated withdrawal symptoms. A variety of techniques and protocols have been developed to combat treatment barriers, including rapid micro-induction using sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone; this method eliminates the need for an abstinence period prior to …
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The effects of caffeine and caffeine withdrawal on measures of mood, cognition, and functional magnetic resonance imaging
… tolerance to some of its stimulant effects and symptoms of withdrawal, such as headache and fatigue, which can appear after 12 hours of abstinence. The reversal of the negative withdrawal effects in chronic caffeine users has been proposed to outweigh any net benefits of caffeine. The acute …
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Testing the transtheoretical model of change in young adult male smokeless tobacco users
… change, (5) temptation, (6) dependence, and (7) withdrawal. The study involved a descriptive, comparative design with N = 113 for initial data collection. Final analysis included 99 young adult SLT users who were between the ages of 18–25. The study centered on the use of a survey to measure the …
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Synthesis and Evaluation of the Aristotelia Alkaloids at the α3β4 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
… the α3β4 nAChR reduce drug-seeking behavior and withdrawal symptoms in rodent models, but a lack of selective ligands has limited further study. The solution may be found in the natural product aristoquinoline (ARQ), which is both moderately selective and potent at the α3β4 nAChR. This …
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Internet use and its impact on secondary school students in Chiang Mai, Thailand
… longer periods of time online and experience withdrawal symptoms when offline. Those preoccupied with Internet-related activities may neglect exercise, family and social activities (Kim et al., 2010; Nalwa & Anand, 2003; Seo, Kang, & Yom, 2009; S. Yang & Tung, 2007; Young, 1998, 2004). …
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Quantification of Motion and Cry Characteristics of NAS Newborns
… NAS patients are newborns who can experience withdrawal symptoms including tremors, poor feeding, and respiratory distress. Presently, the Finnegan Scoring System, a subjective rating scale, is commonly used to judge the patient's condition and determine appropriate treatment methods. This …
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Development of Non-covalent Chemical Probes for μ, δ and κ Opioid Receptors
… and abuse can lead to physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms. Their side effects, such as constipation, respiratory depression, and the development of tolerance, addiction liability and abuse, highlight the need for safer opioid prescribing practices. The development of new chemical probes …
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The Effects of Transdermal Nicotine on Tobacco/Nicotine Withdrawal and Concurrently Administered Cigarettes in Women and Men
… thought to work by suppressing tobacco/nicotine withdrawal and reducing the effect of a concurrently smoked tobacco cigarette. Clinical trials suggest that TN may be less efficacious for women. This study explored the possibility of gender differences in response to transdermal nicotine in 54 …
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Cocaine Use Modulates Neural Prediction Error During Aversive Learning
… extremely adept at escaping negative states like withdrawal. To further understand whether cocaine use may contribute to dysfunctions in aversive learning, this paper uses fMRI and an aversive learning task to examine cocaine dependent individuals abstinent from cocaine use (C-) and using as usual …
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OPIOID ADDICTION AND PREGNANCY: POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF SUBSTITUTION THERAPIES ON DEVELOPMENTAL MYELINATION
… buprenorphine efficacy in reducing neonatal withdrawal symptoms, there is a lack of information on the potential effects of this drug on brain development. Previous work from our laboratory has shown that perinatal exposure to buprenorphine induces dose-dependent alterations in rat brain …
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Behavioral Intervention for Smoking Cessation in Adolescents and Young Adults
… history and baseline level of depressive symptoms had no effect on change in smoking during treatment, but this may have been due to low power to detect differences. Exploratory analyses demonstrated that treatment was associated with an increase in smoking-related self-efficacy, and …
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