[HTML][HTML] Designer drugs 2015: assessment and management
MF Weaver, JA Hopper, EW Gunderson - Addiction science & clinical …, 2015 - Springer
Recent designer drugs, also known as “legal highs,” include substituted cathinones (eg,
mephedrone, methylone, and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, often referred to as “bath salts”); …
mephedrone, methylone, and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, often referred to as “bath salts”); …
Alcohol-use disorders in the critically ill patient
M de Wit, DG Jones, CN Sessler, MD Zilberberg… - Chest, 2010 - Elsevier
Alcohol abuse and dependence, referred to as alcohol-use disorders (AUDs), affect 76.3
million people worldwide and account for 1.8 million deaths per year. AUDs affect 18.3 …
million people worldwide and account for 1.8 million deaths per year. AUDs affect 18.3 …
[HTML][HTML] Focus: addiction: prescription sedative misuse and abuse
MF Weaver - The Yale journal of biology and medicine, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sedatives are widely prescribed for anxiety or insomnia and include benzodiazepines,
selective benzodiazepine receptor subtype agonists (z-drugs), and barbiturates. These …
selective benzodiazepine receptor subtype agonists (z-drugs), and barbiturates. These …
A clinical laboratory model for evaluating the acute effects of electronic “cigarettes”: nicotine delivery profile and cardiovascular and subjective effects
Background: Electronic “cigarettes” are marketed to tobacco users as potential reduced
exposure products (PREP), albeit with little information regarding electronic cigarette user …
exposure products (PREP), albeit with little information regarding electronic cigarette user …
Waterpipe tobacco smoking and cigarette smoking: a direct comparison of toxicant exposure and subjective effects
Introduction: Waterpipe tobacco smoking is increasing worldwide and is believed by many
users to be less harmful and addictive than cigarette smoking. In fact, waterpipe tobacco and …
users to be less harmful and addictive than cigarette smoking. In fact, waterpipe tobacco and …
Clinical laboratory assessment of the abuse liability of an electronic cigarette
Aims To provide an initial abuse liability assessment of an electronic cigarette (EC) in
current tobacco cigarette smokers. Design The first of four within‐subject sessions was an …
current tobacco cigarette smokers. Design The first of four within‐subject sessions was an …
Acute effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking: a double-blind, placebo-control study
BACKGROUND: Waterpipe tobacco smoking usually involves heating flavored tobacco with
charcoal and inhaling the resulting smoke after it has passed through water. Waterpipe …
charcoal and inhaling the resulting smoke after it has passed through water. Waterpipe …
PPAR‐gamma agonist pioglitazone modifies craving intensity and brain white matter integrity in patients with primary cocaine use disorder: A double‐blind …
Background and aims Pioglitazone (PIO), a potent agonist of PPAR‐gamma, is a promising
candidate treatment for cocaine use disorder (CUD). We tested the effects of PIO on targeted …
candidate treatment for cocaine use disorder (CUD). We tested the effects of PIO on targeted …
Role of the primary care physician in problems of substance abuse
MF Weaver, MAE Jarvis… - Archives of Internal …, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
Patients with substance abuse problems are common in general medical practice and
include people of all ages and socioeconomic groups. Initial diagnosis and treatment of …
include people of all ages and socioeconomic groups. Initial diagnosis and treatment of …
Opioid analgesics and nicotine: more than blowing smoke
Practitioners are highly likely to encounter patients with concurrent use of nicotine products
and opioid analgesics. Smokers present with more severe and extended chronic pain …
and opioid analgesics. Smokers present with more severe and extended chronic pain …