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Category: Addiction
Sci continues her discussion of opponent-process theory in this second installment, with many thanks to Koob and his co-author, Le Moal.
Posted by Scicurious at 12:24 AM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Addiction
So what is the opponent-process theory? The opponent-process theory (hereafter called the OP Theory) is one of the current theories we are using to understand addiction. Because, to be honest, we don't really understand it.
Posted by Scicurious at 12:22 AM • 18 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Addiction
Notorious was having a little conversation with some friends, and someone asked a strange question: why would one want to abuse over-the-counter (OTC) medications such as Robitussin? OTC cold medication abuse is pretty common and the subject of considerable comment...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 10:47 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Addiction
Awesome blog friend JLK just sent me this link. I can't be more amused. The life of a bee on cocaine. Does it get any better? google_ad_client = "pub-0796843367768563"; /* 468x60, neurotopia */ google_ad_slot = "0450471034"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height...
Posted by Scicurious at 11:01 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Addiction
We do lots of animal studies with addictive drugs, why do we need to be giving it to humans?
Posted by Scicurious at 1:18 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Addiction
A couple of contradictory self-administration studies and some studies on dopamine effects in the brain, in this case, just isn't enough to prove the drug "addictive". And is modafinil the next cocaine? Probably not.
Posted by Scicurious at 12:11 AM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Addiction
About a week ago, a prof in my MRU loaned me a book he'd just read, saying it would be right up my alley. He was very right. I couldn't put it down. It's already changed a great deal about...
Posted by Scicurious at 1:06 AM • 61 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Addiction
In the second out of three possible papers for journal club, I got this paper courtesy of Physioprof. And I'm very glad he sent it to me. I get tons of Tables of Contents in my inbox every day, but...
Posted by Scicurious at 1:18 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Addiction
I'll admit, life's been crazy around here. Barely enough time to check the blogs what with prepping for ScienceOnline '09 (Everyone come to my Blogging on the History of Science panel!), prepping everything in the lab so the lab continues...
Posted by Scicurious at 9:15 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Addiction
Does the name Korsakoff ring any bells for you? How about Wernicke? And what about Wernicke-Korsakoff? Ok, it may not mean much to you right now (except as a hyphenated name guaranteed to give some poor kid fits when they...
Posted by Scicurious at 9:54 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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