Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Management of injecting drug users admitted to hospital.

8 Oct 2009 General hospital clinicians frequently deal with injecting drug users because substance use has diverse medical and psychiatric complications. Non-specialist clinicians often initiate management when specialist consultation is not available or ... Read more...

Involvement of actin rearrangements within the amygdala and the dorsal hippocampus in aversive memories of drug withdrawal in acute morphine-dependent rats.

28 Sep 2009 Aversive memories of drug withdrawal can generate a motivational state leading to compulsive drug taking. Changes in synaptic plasticity may be involved in the formation of aversive memories. Dynamic rearrangement of the cytoskeletal actin, a major ... Read more...

Mapping a barbiturate withdrawal locus to a 0.44 Mb interval and analysis of a novel null mutant identify a role for Kcnj9 (GIRK3) in withdrawal from pentobarbital, zolpidem, and ethanol.

14 Sep 2009 Here, we map a quantitative trait locus (QTL) with a large effect on predisposition to barbiturate (pentobarbital) withdrawal to a 0.44 Mb interval of mouse chromosome 1 syntenic with human 1q23.2. We report a detailed analysis of the genes within ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Substance Withdrawal Syndrome'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Management of injecting drug users admitted to hospital. 8 Oct 2009
• Involvement of actin rearrangements within the amygdala and the dorsal hippocampus in aversive memories of drug withdrawal in acute morphine-dependent rats. 28 Sep 2009
• Mapping a barbiturate withdrawal locus to a 0.44 Mb interval and analysis of a novel null mutant identify a role for Kcnj9 (GIRK3) in withdrawal from pentobarbital, zolpidem, and ethanol. 14 Sep 2009
• [Withdrawal syndrome after abuse of GHB (Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate) and its physiological precursors - its relevance for child and adolescent psychiatrists] 30 Aug 2009
• Antidepressant use during pregnancy: current controversies and treatment strategies. 30 Aug 2009
• A 16-year-old boy with severe gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) withdrawal delirium. 30 Aug 2009
• Oxcarbazepine in combination with Tiaprid in inpatient alcohol-withdrawal--a RCT. 30 Aug 2009
• Caffeine expectancy: instrument development in the Rasch measurement framework. 30 Aug 2009
• Sensation seeking as a predictor of treatment compliance and smoking cessation treatment outcomes in heavy social drinkers. 30 Aug 2009
• Buprenorphine withdrawal in a toddler. 30 Aug 2009
• "Temporal clustering" of COPD exacerbations may reflect corticosteroid withdrawal. 30 Aug 2009
• Alpha2-receptor agonists for treatment and prevention of iatrogenic opioid abstinence syndrome in critically ill patients. 16 Aug 2009
• Agomelatine prevents relapse in patients with major depressive disorder without evidence of a discontinuation syndrome: a 24-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. 9 Aug 2009
• [Preventing weight gain in smoking cessation: there is no miracle solution] 3 Aug 2009
• Tobacco dependence in light smokers. 2 Aug 2009
• The dark side of SSRIs: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. 30 Jul 2009
• Running and addiction: precipitated withdrawal in a rat model of activity-based anorexia. 30 Jul 2009
• Sex differences in acute ethanol withdrawal severity after adrenalectomy and gonadectomy in Withdrawal Seizure-Prone and Withdrawal Seizure-Resistant mice. 30 Jul 2009
• Antidepressant discontinuation and risk of suicide attempt: a retrospective, nested case-control study. 30 Jul 2009
• The epidural works, but the patient hurts! Acute pain management of the chronic pain patient. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Substance Withdrawal Syndrome'

Definition: Physiological and psychological symptoms associated with withdrawal from the use of a drug after prolonged administration or habituation. The concept includes withdrawal from smoking or drinking, as well as withdrawal from an administered drug.

Descriptor UI: D013375

Alternative terms: Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Substance Withdrawal Syndromes; Syndrome, Substance Withdrawal; Syndromes, Substance Withdrawal; Withdrawal Syndrome, Substance; Withdrawal Syndromes, Substance; Withdrawal Symptoms; Symptom, Withdrawal; Symptoms, Withdrawal; Withdrawal Symptom; Drug Withdrawal Symptoms; Drug Withdrawal Symptom; Symptom, Drug Withdrawal; Symptoms, Drug Withdrawal; Withdrawal Symptom, Drug; Withdrawal Symptoms, Drug;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C21.739.835; F03.900.825;

Online Note: use SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME to search DRUG WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS 1966-80 (as Prov 1966)

History Note: 81; was DRUG WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS 1964-80 (Prov 1964-66)

Technical Notes: includes withdrawal from addictive drugs or other substances, administered drugs, smoking & alcohol (but DELIRIUM TREMENS see ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM is also available); do not use /compl for the symptom; coord IM with specific substance /adv eff (IM) + specific dis or symptom following withdrawal /chem ind (IM), e.g., hypertension after propranolol withdrawal = SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME (IM) + PROPRANOLOL /adv eff (IM) + HYPERTENSION /chem ind (IM); babies born to addicted mothers & developing withdraw symp = NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME: see note there