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Misuse of methamphetamine and prescription stimulants among youths and young adults in the community.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2007-07)
Gender differences in the prevalence and characteristics of misuse of methamphetamine
(meth) and prescription stimulants were examined in a representative US sample of
youths and young adults aged 16-25 (N=24,409).Stimulant ...
Is inhalant use a risk factor for heroin and injection drug use among adolescents in the United States?
(Addictive behaviors, 2007-02)
We examined whether inhalant use was associated with heroin and injection drug use
(IDU) among adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the United States.Data were drawn from the
2002/2003 administrations of the National Survey on Drug ...
Psychiatric disorders in inhalant users: results from The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2007-05)
To examine the prevalence and correlates of mood, anxiety, and personality disorders
among lifetime inhalant users.Statistical analyses were based on data from the 2001-2002
National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related ...
Alcohol use disorders and the use of treatment services among college-age young adults.
(Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2007-02)
OBJECTIVES:This study examined the utilization of and the perceived need for alcohol
treatment services among college-age young adults (18-22 years) according to their
educational status: full-time college students, part-time ...
Sequence variations in DNA repair gene XPC is associated with lung cancer risk in a Chinese population: a case-control study.
(BMC cancer, 2007-01)
BACKGROUND: The nucleotide excision repair (NER) protein, xeroderma pigmentosum C
(XPC), participates in recognizing DNA lesions and initiating DNA repair in response
to DNA damage. Because mutations in XPC cause a high ...
Effectiveness of low-dose naltrexone in the post-detoxification treatment of opioid dependence.
(Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 2007-10)
BACKGROUND: The clinical use of naltrexone (NTX) in the treatment of opioid dependence
has been limited because of poor compliance and inconsistent outcomes. In particular,
the therapeutic benefit of extended treatment with ...
Beta-arrestin-mediated beta1-adrenergic receptor transactivation of the EGFR confers cardioprotection.
(J Clin Invest, 2007-09)
Deleterious effects on the heart from chronic stimulation of beta-adrenergic receptors
(betaARs), members of the 7 transmembrane receptor family, have classically been shown
to result from Gs-dependent adenylyl ...
Gene expression signatures that predict radiation exposure in mice and humans.
(PLoS Med, 2007-04)
BACKGROUND: The capacity to assess environmental inputs to biological phenotypes is
limited by methods that can accurately and quantitatively measure these contributions.
One such example can be seen in the context of exposure ...