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(Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 4, 2018 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Dispositional mindfulness and prescription opioid misuse among chronic pain patients: Craving and attention to positive information as mediating mechanisms
Long-term exposure to prescription opioids during chronic pain treatment may lead to misuse and addiction by inducing neuroplastic changes in the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system (Volkow et al., 2016). Recent estimates suggest that nearly 25% of chronic pain patients are at risk for developing opioid misusing behaviors such as dose escalation and self-medication of negative affect with opioids (Vowles et al., 2015). These opioid misuse behaviors are associated with myriad negative outcomes, including loss of functioning in major life domains, disrupted interpersonal relationships, physiological dependence, addiction, and ...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 3, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Sarah E. Priddy, Adam W. Hanley, Michael R. Riquino, Keith A. Platt, Anne K. Baker, Eric L. Garland Tags: Full length article Source Type: research

Typology of new psychoactive substance use among the general Australian population
(Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 3, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Rachel Sutherland, Amy Peacock, Amanda Roxburgh, Monica J. Barratt, Lucinda Burns, Raimondo Bruno Tags: Full length article Source Type: research

Reduced opioid craving and enhanced attention to positive information mediate the association between dispositional mindfulness and opioid misuse among chronic pain patients
(Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 3, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Sarah E. Priddy, Adam W. Hanley, Michael R. Riquino, Keith A. Platt, Anne Baker, Eric L. Garland Tags: Full length article Source Type: research

Mandatory review of a prescription drug monitoring program and impact on opioid and benzodiazepine dispensing
(Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Erin L. Winstanley, Yifan Zhang, Rebecca Mashni, Sydney Schnee, Jonathan Penm, Jill Boone, Cameron McNamee, Neil J. MacKinnon Tags: Full length article Source Type: research