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Potential Drug Target For Treating Cocaine Abuse Found

A substance similar to a drug used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease blocks the stimulating effects of cocaine and could potentially be used to develop drug therapy for cocaine abuse, new research shows. In an article published in the February 23, 2005, issue of The Journal of Neuroscience, Jonathan Katz and his colleagues at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) report the re...

Prescription pain patch abuse blamed for increase in deaths

Drug abusers are increasingly turning to a slow-release form of a powerful painkiller for a quick and dangerous high, University of Florida researchers warn. The trend is raising alarm as the number of people dying from an overdose of the drug fentanyl, an opioid 100 times more potent than morphine, rises. Addicts are misusing a clear patch that transfers a controlled dose of fentanyl thro...

Methamphetamine Abuse, HIV Infection Cause Changes in Brain Structure

New research published in the August 2005 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry indicates that methamphetamine abuse and HIV infection cause significant alterations in the size of certain brain structures, and in both cases the changes may be associated with impaired cognitive functions, such as difficulties in learning new information, solving problems, maintaining attention and quickly pr...

Low levels of neurotransmitter serotonin may perpetuate child abuse across generations

Infant abuse may be perpetuated between generations by changes in the brain induced by early experience, research shows at the University of Chicago shows. A research team found that when baby rhesus monkeys endured high rates of maternal rejection and mild abuse in their first month of life, their brains often produced less serotonin, a chemical that transmits impulses in the brain. Low...

Long-term narcotics use for back pain may be ineffective and lead to abuse

Narcotic drugs (opioids) are commonly prescribed for short-term relief of chronic back pain, but their effectiveness long-term has been questioned in a review article by researchers at Yale School of Medicine, who also found that behaviors consistent with opioid abuse was reported in 24 percent of cases. "Patients with chronic back pain commonly request pain medication, and opioid medicat...

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Simultaneous Screening of 23 Drugs of Abuse in Oral Fluid Using an LC/MS/MS Method

They are not as commonly available for novel sample matrices such as saliva as...

Protecting your business against online brand abuse

The Internet does connect you with your customers - and your customers with potentially fraudulent or disparaging websites and e-mails that could damage your reputation and sales. Here are several potential brand threats to small businesses online, r...

Style Without Substance: Will HTML Email Survive Abuse?

While Internet pop-up windows exhale a dying breath, HTML-based email messages find themselves glimpsing a similar fate. Surveys in 2003 are showing that plain text email messages are becoming more popular, and more successful, than HTML counterparts. A July 10, 2003, survey indicated that 53% of AOL respondent...

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Sexual abuse affect health for a lifetime

Sexual abuse occurred when the women were 16 years old and the men were 13.5 years old revealed by a study conducted by California University Researchers. It appears that the sexual abuse or assault was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, arthritis and thyroid diseases. It varied by gender, where arthritis and breast cancer occur in women and increased risk of thyroid dis...

Analgesic abuse - cause for chronic headache in children

Over the counter pain medications such as aspirin, acetaminophen(paracetamol) etc., is now identified to be the cause of chronic headache in children. A team of Israeli researchers who treated 26 adolescents, found that the average number of tablets taken by each patient was 28 each week, with 16 using pain medication daily. They stopped all the analgesic medications and found that the h...

Drug abuse leads to long standing changes in the brain

Methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant drug, whose abuse has reached epidemic proportions in many parts of the world, causes long-term changes in the human brain that are associated with impaired memory and motor coordination, according to a study published in theAmerican Journal of Psychiatry. Researchers found that these effects are seen even in methamphetamine addicts who have been off...

Ritalin May Lower Cocaine Abuse

Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who use stimulants like Ritalin are not at risk for cocaine addiction later in life. The study in rats suggests that stimulant treatment in childhood may blunt the pleasurable effects of cocaine in adulthood. // Many children and teens with ADHD are treated with stimulant medication, the best-known being Ritalin. These drug...

OxyContin Abuse Continues To Rise

The Federal Drug Administration approved OxyContin in late 1995 and the drug was put on the market in early 1996. Between that time and 2000, prescriptions for the drug have increased by 2,000 percent. Abusers discovered that they could get a powerful heroin-like high by crushing the pill and injecting, swallowing and inhaling the powder.// Abuse of OxyContin, the nation's best sellin...

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Triage® Drugs of Abuse Panels

Description:The Triage Drugs of Abuse Panel is the leading rapid drug screen used by U.S. hospitals. The Triage Drugs of Abuse Panel is a small, handheld urine test that provides qualitative results for up to nine commonly abused drugs in about 10 minutes....
Company:Biosite

Drugs of Abuse Urine Screen Control

Description:This control monitors the performance of Abuscreen ONLINE, AxSYM, EMIT, Triage, and other drugs of abuse screening methods. This control meets current revised guidelines established by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA). Level 1 is drug free urine. Level 2 has drug analytes below screening cut-off levels (negative threshold screen). Level 3 is designed to conta...
Company:Quantimetrix Corporation

Drugs of Abuse Array Cocaine Metabolite Assay

Description:Drugs of Abuse (DoA) Array is used for in-vitro diagnostic tests for the qualitative determination of the parent molecule and metabolites of drugs in human urine....
Company:Randox Laboratories Ltd.

Drugs of Abuse Array Evidence Opiates Assay

Description:Drugs of Abuse (DoA) Array is used for in-vitro diagnostic tests for the qualitative determination of the parent molecule and metabolites of drugs in human urine....
Company:Randox Laboratories Ltd.

Drugs of Abuse Array Evidence Methodone Assay

Description:Drugs of Abuse (DoA) Array is used for in-vitro diagnostic tests for the qualitative determination of the parent molecule and metabolites of drugs in human urine....
Company:Randox Laboratories Ltd.

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Monitoring Options Expand for Therapeutic Agents and Drugs of Abuse

In keeping with the recent proliferation of rapid, easy-to-use diagnostic tests, many assays and collection products have entered the marketplace to help clinicians assess dosage appropriateness of therapeutic drugs and to screen for the presence of drugs of abuse. Some of these products require laboratory support while many simple test kits are suitable for point of care use by medical profe...

Study Suggests Strattera Improved ADHD Symptoms in Patients With Comorbid Alcohol Abuse

Prevalence of Alcohol Abuse Among ADHD Patients Nearly Triple Thatof General Population, Affecting Approximately 1 Million People INDIANAPOLIS, May 23, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Data from arecent clinical study showed Strattera(R) (atomoxetine HCl)improved symptoms of Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) in patients with comorbid alcohol abuse disorder, suggestingADHD can...

New Data Focuses on Abuse of Stimulant Medication

New Data Suggests Less Abuse-Related Effects For OROS(r)Methylphenidate Two New Studies Highlight Potential Benefit of Unique OROS(r)Formulation SAN DIEGO, CA, May 22, 2007 - Stimulant drug abuse remains anongoing concern for parents and physicians who prescribemedications to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD). Data presented on Tuesday at the 160th Annual...

New Data Suggests Less Abuse-Related Effects For OROS Methylphenidate

Two New Studies Highlight Potential Benefit of Unique OROS(R)Formulation SAN DIEGO, May 23, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Stimulant drug abuseremains an ongoing concern for parents and physicians who prescribemedications to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD). Data presented on Tuesday at the 160th Annual Meeting ofthe American Psychiatric Association highlighted findings thatlon...

Alpharma Presents Positive Pharmacokinetic Study Results of Its Investigational Abuse-Deterrent, Extended-Release Opioid

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., May 03, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Alpharma Inc. , a leading global specialty pharmaceutical companythrough its Pharmaceuticals Division, this week presented positiveresults of a pharmacokinetic study of its investigationalabuse-deterrent, extended-release opioid at the 26th annualscientific meeting of the American Pain Society in Washington, D.C.The data demonstrat...

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