Sex/gender differences in the time-course for the development of substance use disorder: a focus on the telesco** effect

EB Towers, IL Williams, EI Qillawala, EF Rissman… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sex/gender effects have been demonstrated for multiple aspects of addiction, with one of the
most commonly cited examples being the “telesco** effect” where women meet criteria …

Sex differences in opioid and psychostimulant craving and relapse: a critical review

C Nicolas, NE Zlebnik, M Farokhnia, L Leggio… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
A widely held dogma in the preclinical addiction field is that females are more vulnerable
than males to drug craving and relapse. Here, we first review clinical studies on sex …

Evidence that 'food addiction'is a valid phenotype of obesity

C Davis, C Curtis, RD Levitan, JC Carter, AS Kaplan… - Appetite, 2011 - Elsevier
There is growing evidence of 'food addiction'(FA) in sugar-and fat-bingeing animals. The
purpose of this study was to investigate the legitimacy of this disorder in the human …

Gender differences in substance use disorders

KT Brady, CL Randall - Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1999 - Elsevier
The notion of meaningful differences between men and women in many aspects of
substance use disorders is a topic that has received increasing attention over the past …

Sex differences in drug abuse

JB Becker, M Hu - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2008 - Elsevier
Sex differences are present for all of the phases of drug abuse (initiation, escalation of use,
addiction, and relapse following abstinence). While there are some differences among …

Gender differences and related factors affecting online gaming addiction among Taiwanese adolescents

CH Ko, JY Yen, CC Chen, SH Chen… - The Journal of nervous …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate the extent to which gender and other factors predict the
severity of online gaming addiction among Taiwanese adolescents. A total of 395 junior high …

Opioid-, cannabis-and alcohol-dependent women show more rapid progression to substance abuse treatment

CA Hernandez-Avila, BJ Rounsaville… - Drug and alcohol …, 2004 - Elsevier
Alcohol-dependent women progress faster from onset of alcohol drinking to entry into
treatment, experiencing an earlier onset (ie,“telesco**”) of alcohol-related complications …

Biological basis of sex differences in drug abuse: preclinical and clinical studies

WJ Lynch, ME Roth, ME Carroll - Psychopharmacology, 2002 - Springer
The recent focus on drug abuse in women has brought attention to numerous differences
between women and men. In this review, we discuss both preclinical and clinical findings of …

Sex differences in the acquisition of intravenously self-administered cocaine and heroin in rats

WJ Lynch, ME Carroll - Psychopharmacology, 1999 - Springer
Rationale: Despite numerous reports that male and female animals differ in behavioral
responses to drugs, few studies have investigated sex differences in drug-reinforced …

[PDF][PDF] Concepts of chemical dependency

HE Doweiko - Psychiatry, 1999 - wpunj.edu
Bowen, S., Witkiewitz, K., Clifasefi, SL, Grow, J., Chawla, N., Hsu, SH, Carroll, HA, Harrop, E.,
Collins, SE, Lustyk, MK, & Larimer, ME (2014). Relative efficacy of mindfulness-based …