Background: On the current psychopharmacological panorama, the variety of substances
able to provoke an episode of acute psychosis is rapidly increasing. Such psychotic …

The use of psychoactive drugs is a wide spread behaviour in human societies. The
systematic use of a drug requires the establishment of different drug use-associated …

The dopamine transporter (DAT) is one of the most relevant and investigated
neurotransmitter transporters. DAT is a plasma membrane protein which plays a …

Physical activity and exercise play critical roles in energy balance. While many interventions
targeted at increasing physical activity have demonstrated efficacy in promoting weight loss …

Cocaine use can induce transient psychotic symptoms that include suspiciousness,
paranoia, hallucinations, and other cocaine-related behaviors. In this commentary, the …

Drugs of abuse activate the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway. Genetic variations in the
dopaminergic system may contribute to drug addiction. Several processes are shared …

The mesocorticolimbic (MCL) system is crucial in develo** risky health behaviors which
lead to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Although there is some …

Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized
by inappropriate and impaired levels of hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention. Around …

Mental illness and cognitive disorders represent a serious problem for the modern society.
Many studies indicate that mental disorders are polygenic and that impaired brain …

Background: Drug addiction is influenced by genetic factors. Aim: To determine if genetic
variants in the serotonergic and adrenergic pathways are associated with heroin and/or …