Sökning: "Heroin"

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  1. 1. Överdoser, försörjningsstrategier och riskhantering : livsvillkor för personer som injicerar narkotika

    Författare :Torkel Richert; Malmö högskola; []
    Nyckelord :injecting drug use; heroin; amphetamine; risk taking; overdose; women drug users; social vulnerability; harm reduction;

    Sammanfattning : People who inject illegal drugs constitute a vulnerable group in society. Their vulnerability can partly be explained by the negative consequences of the drug use itself and the particular risks associated with injecting, but also by society’s negative view of, and harsh attitude towards, drug users. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Preproenkephalin Gene and mRNA : Studies of Structure, Function, Cocaine Responses in an Animal Model, and Genetic Association with Human Opiate Addiction

    Författare :Karl Steven LaForge; Fred Nyberg; Peter S. Eriksson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Biological research on drug dependence; Neuropeptides; Endogenous opioid system; Drug addiction; Heroin; Cocaine; Gene expression; Genetic association; Biologisk beroendeforskning; Biological research on drug dependence; Biologisk beroendeforskning;

    Sammanfattning : The endogenous opioid enkephalin neuropeptides are mediators of pain perception and have been implicated in human addictions. The preproenkephalin gene and its mRNA have also provided many examples of tissue- and species-specific variations in mRNA structure produced through a variety of transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms. LÄS MER

  4. 3. A National Swedish Methadone Program 1966-1989

    Författare :Leif Grönbladh; Lars Gunne; Ulf Rydberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; heroin addiction; methadone maintenance treatment; rehabilitation; mortality; criminality and prostitution; retention; HIV-protection; treatment strategy; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

    Sammanfattning : Methadone Maintenance treatment of compulsive opioid addiction was started by the study of Dole and Nyswander (1965) and has subsequently been replicated in programs throughout the world. Methadone treatment has become the most effective modality for the treatment of chronic heroin addiction. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Improving maintenance treatment of heroin addiction : the role of buprenorphine

    Författare :Karl Johan Kakko; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Heroin addiction is a condition with high morbidity and mortality. The discovery of Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) by Dole and co-workers 1964 represented the first major advance in the treatment of this condition. Through the work of Gunne et al in Uppsala, MMT was implemented in Sweden already in 1966. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Drogval, kön och personlighet : En perceptgenetisk undersökning av narkomaner

    Författare :Edward Montgomery; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAT; personality; percept-genesis; drug of choice; DMTm; drug addiction; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : The topic dealt with in this thesis is whether, as Wieder and Kaplan (1969) suggest, the personality of drug addicts is related to their particular drug of choice. The subjects were 128 heavy drug addicts, 37 women and 91 men, each of them selected for the fact of there being one basic drug he/she abused. LÄS MER