Addiction

FREE Opioid Training Course from Harvard

News
Harvard University has launched a free online training course via edX.org. Suitable for those looking for an introduction to understanding opioids and the current "crisis" facing many nations through high rates of drug related deaths. The...
Online course: The Opioid Crisis in America

Neurobiology of Addictions / Neurobiología de las adicciones

Scientific article
ABSTRACT The proportion of drug abuse users that develop dependence does not represent the totality of users. Therefore, there is a substantial proportion of users that do not develop a substance use disorder (SUD). For example, in Mexico...

The Role of Adenosine Receptors in Psychostimulant Addiction

Scientific article
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Adenosine receptors (AR) are a family of G-protein coupled receptors, comprised of four members, named A1, A2A, A2B, and A3 receptors, found widely distributed in almost all human body tissues and organs. To date, they are known to...

Misuse of Novel Synthetic Opioids: A Deadly New Trend

Scientific article
ABSTRACT Novel synthetic opioids (NSOs) include various analogs of fentanyl and newly emerging non-fentanyl compounds. Together with illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF), these drugs have caused a recent spike in overdose deaths, whereas...