groups were found for the STAI state and trait, the Neuroticism scale, the Extraversion scale, and the Agreeability scale. The ANKK1 Taq1A main effects approximated the statistical significance of the STAI trait. Our study shows not only differences in personality traits between addicted and non-addicted subjects, but also the possible impact of AN...
The endogenous cannabinoid (eCB) system plays an important role in the pathophysiology of both psychotic disorders and substance use disorders (SUDs). The non-psychoactive cannabinoid compound, cannabidiol (CBD) is a highly promising tool in the treatment of both disorders. Here we review human clinical studies that investigated the efficacy of CBD...
Currently, there are no approved pharmacotherapies for addiction to cocaine and other psychostimulant drugs. Several studies have proposed that cannabidiol (CBD) could be a promising treatment for substance use disorders. In the present work, the authors describe the scarce preclinical and human research about the actions of CBD on the effects of s...
Published in MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin
Als Schwerpunktmediziner kümmert sich Dr. Albrecht Ulmer seit den 1980er-Jahren in Stuttgart um HIV-Infizierte und AIDS-Kranke. Seine Bilanz eines erfüllten Arztlebens: Wenn wir die Patienten ernst nehmen, stoßen wir auf vielfältige, grundlegende Fragen unseres Menschseins.
Published in Public Health Forum
Obwohl große geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede bei Risiko- und Konsumverhalten, Prävalenzen von Suchterkrankungen und der Inanspruchnahme von Behandlungsangeboten bekannt sind, gibt es kaum männerspezifische Suchttherapie- oder Präventionsangebote. Dabei zeigen Männer bei fast allen Suchtformen mehr Auffälligkeiten als Frauen. Der Zusammenhang vo...
s gaming time, exposure to violent video games, and symptoms of gaming disorder at three time points: baseline, one week after intervention, and three months after intervention. The results indicate a general reduction in these three criteria across the three-month period. Our study provides tentative evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of the...
Published in International conference KNOWLEDGE-BASED ORGANIZATION
The individuals and especially the young ones live in a certain online information and communication bubble. The aim of this paper is to present certain aspects related to social media, to the addiction of social media developed by young individuals that are becoming the main online consumers in today’s economy and to identify if a certain social m...
3). No recurrences were registered in the 52-week follow-up and a Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) score of 90 was achieved. The entire cohort of non-responders (n = 3) consumed at least two drugs of abuse (alcohol, smoking or cannabis). Non-responders were switched to ustekinumab and obtained a PASI 100 in 24 weeks. However, given our observed...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:With high rates of use and uncertain consequences, valid electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use frequency and addiction measures for adolescents are needed. This cross-sectional study examined correlations for multiple measures of adolescent e-cigarette use with nicotine exposure quantified with salivary cotinine levels. M...
Published in Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
Pain and substance use are highly prevalent and co-occurring conditions that continue to garner increasing clinical and empirical interest. Although nicotine and tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis each confer acute analgesic effects, frequent or heavy use may contribute to the development and progression of chronic pain, and pain may be heightened duri...
