McMullan JL, Miller D. Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Canada. J Gambl Stud. 2009 Feb 25. This study analyzed a sample of 920 lottery ads that were placed or played in Atlantic Canada from January 2005 to December 2006. A content analysis, involving quantitative and qualitative techniques, was conducted to examine the design features, exposure profiles […]
H. Richardson1, 3; L. E. O’Dell2; S. Y. Lee3; G. F. Koob1; C. L. Rivier3 1. Neuropharmacology, CVN-7, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA. 2. Psychology, University of Texas, El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA. 3. Clayton Laboratories for Peptide Biology, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA. Alcohol is a potent modulator […]
W. A. Williams1; R. E. Carson3; A. Heinz2; J. Bjork5; M. Enoch4; C. Geyer5; R. Rawlings5; D. Hommer5; D. Goldman4; P. Herscovitch6 1. Psychiatry, Yale Univ, New Haven, CT, USA. 2. Psychiatry, Humboldt Univ, Berlin, Germany. 3. PET Center, Yale Univ, New Haven, CT, USA. 4. Lab Neurogenetics, NIAAA, Bethesda, MD, USA. 5. Lab Clinical […]
J. D. Higley1; C. S. Barr1; S. J. Suomi2 1. Section of Primate Models of Psychopathology, LCTS, NIH, NIAAA Intramural, Poolesville, MD, USA. 2. Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, NICHD, Intramural, Poolesville, MD, USA. A relationship between alcohol intake and aggressive behavior has been demonstrated in a variety of studies. Primary among the factors that contribute […]
L. Daws1; N. L. Baganz Strode1; J. L. Munn1; J. M. Boyce-Rustay2; A. Holmes2 1. Physiology, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX, USA. 2. Behavioral Science and Genetics, NIAAA, Bethesda, MD, USA. The serotonin (5-HT) transporter (SERT; 5-HTT) provides the primary mechanism for terminating 5-HT neurotransmission and there is evidence that it is under regulatory control of […]
D. Deas; H. Upadhyaya; S. Thomas. Psychiatry, Medical University of S.Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. Co-occurring psychiatric disorders in adolescents with substance abuse is common. While many studies have explored the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in adolescent substance using samples, few have explored the relationship between comorbid psychiatric disorders and drinking behaviors in adolescents.
L. Sher1, 2; M. S. Milak1, 2; R. V. Parsey1, 2; T. B. Cooper1, 3; J. J. Carballo 1, 2; M. A. Oquendo1, 2; J. J. Mann1, 2 1. Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. 2. Department of Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA. 3. Nathan Kline Institute […]
J. I. Nurnberger1, 4; R. Wiegand1; L. Bierut2; K. Bucholz2; T. Foroud4, 1; H. Edenberg3, 4; E. T. Meyer1; J. Kramer5; D. Dick2; W. Reich2; S. Kuperman5; V. Hesselbrock7; A. Goate2; B. Porjesz6; H. Begleiter61. Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA. 2. Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. […]
T. E. Thiele1, 4; M. Navarro4; I. Cubero5; D. J. Knapp2, 4; G. R. Breese3, 4 1. Psychology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 2. Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 3. Pharmacology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 4. Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North […]
J. M. Littleton. Kentucky Tobacco Research & Development Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. Effective medications for drug and alcohol dependence are greatly needed, but progress has been slow. One problem is that, although several molecular targets can be identified, many of these present specific difficulties. For example it is quite clear that nicotinic […]
