Scientific Papers
Acute Heroin Overdose
Acute heroin overdose is a common daily experience in the urban and suburban United States and accounts for many preventable deaths. Heroin acts as a pro-drug that allows rapid and complete central nervous system absorption; this accounts for the drug’s…
Oxycontin Addiction, Abuse and Treatment
OxyContin is an opioid agonist first introduced in 1995. It is a Schedule 11 controlled drug used in the treatment of severe pain disorders. OxyContin is a long acting formulation of oxycodone, the medication’s active ingredient. Today, various formulations of…
Adolescent alcohol and cannabis use in relation to peer and school factors
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 84, Issue 2 , 15 September 2006, Pages 167-174
Emmanuel Kuntsche and Marina Delgrande Jordana
Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Problems (SIPA), Research Department, Switzerland…
Abuse of prescription drugs and the risk of addictionstar
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 83, Supplement 1 , June 2006, Pages S4-S7
Drug Formulation and Abuse Liability
Wilson M. Compton and Nora D. Volkow
National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes…
Motivational interviewing to improve treatment engagement … A multisite effectiveness study
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 81, Issue 3 , 28 February 2006, Pages 301-312
Kathleen M. Carrolla, Samuel A. Balla, Charla Nicha, Steve Martinoa, Tami L. Frankfortera, Christiane Farentinosb, Lynn E. Kunkelc, Susan K. Mikulich-Gilbertsond, Jon…
