Search for dissertations about: "heroin addiction"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words heroin addiction.
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1. Preproenkephalin Gene and mRNA : Studies of Structure, Function, Cocaine Responses in an Animal Model, and Genetic Association with Human Opiate Addiction
Abstract : The endogenous opioid enkephalin neuropeptides are mediators of pain perception and have been implicated in human addictions. The preproenkephalin gene and its mRNA have also provided many examples of tissue- and species-specific variations in mRNA structure produced through a variety of transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms. READ MORE
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2. A National Swedish Methadone Program 1966-1989
Abstract : Methadone Maintenance treatment of compulsive opioid addiction was started by the study of Dole and Nyswander (1965) and has subsequently been replicated in programs throughout the world. Methadone treatment has become the most effective modality for the treatment of chronic heroin addiction. READ MORE
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3. Improving maintenance treatment of heroin addiction : the role of buprenorphine
Abstract : Background: Heroin addiction is a condition with high morbidity and mortality. The discovery of Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) by Dole and co-workers 1964 represented the first major advance in the treatment of this condition. Through the work of Gunne et al in Uppsala, MMT was implemented in Sweden already in 1966. READ MORE
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4. Synaptic plasticity in drug abuse disorders : studies of the human post-mortem brain
Abstract : Drug addiction is a chronic disorder characterized by craving and compulsive drug use despite adverse consequences and high rates of relapse during periods of abstinence. Therapeutic interventions for most addiction disorders are limited today, partly because the underlying neurobiology is still unknown. READ MORE
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5. Evaluation of Naltrexone as a treatment for amphetamine dependence
Abstract : Amphetamine addiction is a disease that affects millions of people worldwide and lacks effective treatment. An estimated 35 million persons are reported to abuse amphetamines, which is more than the total number of cocaine and heroin abusers combined. READ MORE