Opioid use disorder

J Strang, ND Volkow, L Degenhardt… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2020 - nature.com
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic relapsing disorder that, whilst initially driven by
activation of brain reward neurocircuits, increasingly engages anti-reward neurocircuits that …

Psychedelics and other psychoplastogens for treating mental illness

MV Vargas, R Meyer, AA Avanes, M Rus… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Psychedelics have inspired new hope for treating brain disorders, as they seem to be unlike
any treatments currently available. Not only do they produce sustained therapeutic effects …

Psychedelics promote structural and functional neural plasticity

C Ly, AC Greb, LP Cameron, JM Wong, EV Barragan… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Atrophy of neurons in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a key role in the pathophysiology of
depression and related disorders. The ability to promote both structural and functional …

Public health and international drug policy

J Csete, A Kamarulzaman, M Kazatchkine, F Altice… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Executive summary In September, 2015, the member states of the UN endorsed Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, which aspire to human-rights-centred approaches to …

[HTML][HTML] The abuse potential of medical psilocybin according to the 8 factors of the Controlled Substances Act

MW Johnson, RR Griffiths, PS Hendricks… - …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review assesses the abuse potential of medically-administered psilocybin, following the
structure of the 8 factors of the US Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Research suggests the …

A review of the pathophysiology, etiology, and treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

A Sharma, J Couture - Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To review the pathophysiology, etiology, and treatment of attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Data Sources and Data Extraction: A literature search was …

Clinically relevant acute subjective effects of psychedelics beyond mystical experience

DB Yaden, SP Goldy, B Weiss… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The administration of classic psychedelics has been associated with well-being and mental
health benefits as well as risks and adverse events. The acute subjective effects of …

Classic psychedelic use is associated with reduced psychological distress and suicidality in the United States adult population

PS Hendricks, CB Thorne, CB Clark… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Mental health problems are endemic across the globe, and suicide, a strong corollary of
poor mental health, is a leading cause of death. Classic psychedelic use may occasion …

Drug harms in the UK: a multicriteria decision analysis

DJ Nutt, LA King, LD Phillips - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background Proper assessment of the harms caused by the misuse of drugs can inform
policy makers in health, policing, and social care. We aimed to apply multicriteria decision …

Human fascioliasis infection sources, their diversity, incidence factors, analytical methods and prevention measures

S Mas-Coma, MD Bargues, MA Valero - Parasitology, 2018 - cambridge.org
Human fascioliasis infection sources are analysed for the first time in front of the new
worldwide scenario of this disease. These infection sources include foods, water and …