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Identifying the Challenges of Prehospital and Hospital Emergency Services During the Management of Alcohol Poisoning Disaster in the City of Rafsanjan
Conclusions: Interinstitutional coordination should be promoted through joint meetings, and also training classes on disaster management and its implementation should be held. Moreover, up-to-date clinical protocols must be accessible to personnel, and facilities and resources needed in the disaster should be provided. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - August 22, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Gender Differences in Risky Injection Practices Among People Who Inject Drugs in Colombia
Conclusions: High dependence on sexual partner and risky injection behaviors among female who inject drugs were identified. Study findings contextualized with gender vulnerabilities in Colombia are fundamental for prevention/intervention efforts aimed at helping this at-risk population in the country and in Latin America. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - August 22, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Can a Low Dosage of Aripiprazole Modify Incentive Salience in Naive Bipolar Patients Who Gamble?
Gambling disorder is a pathologic condition, resulting from the interaction of multiple risk factors. Among these, dopamine neurotransmission is known for playing a significant role, as seen, for example, in patients using dopamine replacement therapy prescribed for Parkinson disease, in which gambling is considered to be iatrogenic. Considering this, together with the general mechanism of action of antipsychotic drugs, growing attention has recently been dedicated to Aripiprazole and to its partial dopaminergic agonism (reducing D2-receptor hyperactivation in the mesolimbic pathway and improving D2-receptor stimulation in...
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - August 22, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Shelter From the Storm: Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment of the Refugee Patient
In the last 3 years the numbers of forcibly displaced people around the world has reached a record high. Experiences of war, persecution, violence, torture, participating in the killing of others, disruptions of attachments, and emotional losses increase the risk for psychological distress and may contribute to the risk of developing psychiatric and substance abuse disorders. The authors review the existing psychiatric literature on refugees, discuss the sociological reasons that explain the recent crisis, describe the psychiatric consequences, the risk factors and protective factors of the refugee experience, narrate the ...
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - August 22, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Epidemiologic Investigation of the Elderly Deaths Caused by Narcotic and Psychedelic Drug Abuse Complications Referred to the Legal Medicine Organization of Tehran, Iran During 2013 and 2014
Conclusions: It can be argued that factors such as low level of education, male gender, habitation in a big city, free occupation, retirement or unemployment can contribute to an individual’s inclination to become addicted to narcotic or psychedelic drug abuse in aging (in the elderly), and these factors may be used to identify the elderly people at risk of drug addiction. Low prices and the fast availability of opium in Iran and some misconceptions about opium among Iranian people, may lead to its prevalent consumption among the elders. Increasing awareness in the elderly about the adverse effects of narcotic or psych...
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - May 15, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Is Trazodone Contramid Useful in Inducing Patients to Refrain From Using Cocaine After Detoxification, so Avoiding Early Relapse? A Case Series
Conclusions: The present case series shows that trittico contramid is probably able to positively modify psychopathologic symptomatology and cocaine craving in CoUD patients who voluntarily stopped cocaine use but were at high risk of early relapse. The current need is for controlled clinical trials to confirm the safety and efficacy of trittico contramid in avoiding early relapse in cocaine self-detoxified patients. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - May 15, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Depression, Substance Abuse, and Suicide Risk: A Rising Problem
Conclusions: There is a synergistic relationship between depression and substance use for the presence of greater suicidal behavior, which implies important challenges in mental health care services as early identification and effective management are essential to reduce the impact of the continuum of suicidal behavior. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - May 15, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Addictions Rehabilitation From an Executive Functioning Model
Conclusions: Research on cognitive rehabilitation performed with patients with multiple brain pathologies, have shown their effectiveness in treatment, generating a line of study in addictions, which shows improvements in treatment retention rates and decrease in relapse rates. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - May 15, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Suicide Risk Associated With Dual Diagnosis in General Population
Conclusions: A higher risk of suicide was found in DD compared with noncomorbid mental disorders or substance-related disorder. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - May 15, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Anxiety Disorders Among Recovered Patients With Substance Dependence: A Follow-up Study
Conclusions: Anxiety disorders are common in recovered patients with substance dependence. Specific phobic disorder was the most commonly diagnosed anxiety disorder in these patients. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - May 15, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Intensive Motivational Interviewing for Heavy Drinking Among Women
Objectives: Women suffer more severe consequences related to heavy drinking than men. Relative to men, women who are heavy drinkers experience higher severity of medical, psychiatric, and social problems, even when they have fewer years drinking. Currently there are few sex-specific, evidence-based interventions for heavy drinking among women. Methods: A randomized clinical trial was conducted with 215 women with alcohol problems. Half were randomly assigned to receive a 9-session, “intensive motivational interviewing” (IMI) intervention (N=107) and half were randomly assigned to a single session of standard motiv...
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - May 15, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Analysis and Profiles of Drug Users in a Population of Victims of Forced Displacement in Colombia
Conclusions: There are specific groups of substance users in populations that have been the victim of forced displacement in Colombia (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - May 15, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Pedophilia, Substance-use Disorder, and Intellectual Disability: A Case Report
Conclusions: It is important to differentiate between pedophilic disorder, SUD, and intellectual disability. An active search for deviant sexual behavior is recommended in patients with dual diagnosis. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - February 20, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Dual Pathology
Conclusions: 100% of patients with dual pathology suffer from cognitive impairments, which pose significant challenges in their rehabilitation process. For this reason, the inclusion of neuropsychological therapies should be considered in addition to comprehensive management. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - February 20, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

The Association Between DRD2/ANKK1 TaqIA Polymorphism and Impulsivity in Patients With Opioid Dependence Disorder
Conclusions: Patients with TaqIA polymorphism shows statistically significant higher levels of urgency on UPPS than patients with wild genotype. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - February 20, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research