Category: Research You Can Use

American Adults at Greater Risk of Prescription Stimulant Misuse and Disorders

Woman looking out at the water and thinking about Prescription Stimulant Misuse Dr. Mark Gold's Research You Can Use Management of prescription stimulants can be complex due to the risk for misuse. Recently published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, a paper addressed the prevalence and correlates of prescription stimulant use, abuse, use disorders and the motivations for misuse among adults in the U.S. through a nationally [...]
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Neuroscience Research on Long-term Recovery from Addiction – A Necessity

Image of brain for Long-term Recovery from Addiction Dr. Mark Gold's Research You Can Use Warren Bickel, the director of the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (VTCRI) Addiction Recovery Research Center, and Keith Humphreys, the Esther Ting Memorial Professor in psychiatry and behavioral science at Stanford University, have called attention and action in an article published in JAMA Psychiatry, a journal of the [...]
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Hypothalamic Orexin Neurons Responsible for an Addicted State in Rats

Brain impulses. and the orexin system Dr. Mark Gold's Research You Can Use A recent study, published in Biological Psychiatry, identified a critical role of the orexin system in the expression of an addicted state in rats. This work may help bridge the gap between addiction to drugs and eating disorders. The orexin system and its importance The orexin system comprises [...]
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Internet Gaming Disorder and Its Neurobiological Ramifications

Video game controller used in Internet Gaming Disorder Dr. Mark Gold's Research You Can Use Internet gaming disorder has currently been included in the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as a potential mental disorder that requires further research to be confirmed for inclusion in the main manual. The term addiction has largely been reserved for drugs [...]
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Pro-inflammatory Effects of E-cigarette Vapor

Guy with E-cigarette Dr. Mark Gold's Research You Can Use E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that emit doses of vaporized nicotine, or non-nicotine solutions, aimed at providing an identical sensation to inhaling tobacco smoke, without the smoke. These claim to help bypass many of the health risks associated with tobacco smoking, offering a more healthful alternative to cigarettes. A [...]
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