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Aim: To investigate associations between substance dependence and obesity.
Methods: Obesity (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2) status and the status of dependence on
As of 2010 nearly 70% of adult Americans were overweight or obese. Specifically, 35.7% of adult Americans are obese, and this is the highest level of obesity in the recorded history of the United States. A number of environmental factors, most notably the number of fast food outlets, have
Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) is a 17 amino acid peptide that was deorphanized in 1995. The generation of specific agonists, antagonists and receptor deficient mice and rats has enabled progress in elucidating the biological functions of N/OFQ. Additionally, radio-imaging technologies have been
Substance abuse and obesity are health disparities that may afflict Native Americans more than some other ethnic groups. One theoretical assumption concerning Native people is that the long history of dependence on foraging and subsistence agriculture may have led to selective enrichment of traits
BACKGROUND
Patients with infective endocarditis (IE) are at high risk for post-operative morbidity and death, which might be associated with drug abuse. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of drug dependence on outcomes in patients who have IE and undergo valvular surgery
(1) The initial treatment of obesity must include an attempt to modify previous eating pattern and may involve group therapy or behavioral modification. Drug treatment is not indicated unless this dietary approach is shown to be ineffective. (2) Since anti-obesity drugs do not help to establish a
Obesity and its complications are one of the biggest problems that a clinician faces today. The vast majority of the treatments implemented have low effcacy, and obesity becomes diffcult to manage. In the last decades, obesity prevalence has doubled. A new perspective to deal with it was becoming
Overeating and associated obesity are major public health problems. In addition to its notable adverse health consequences, the behavior of overeating has significant neurobiological and psychological underpinnings. Current classification systems of mental disorders (DSM-IV and ICD-10) address this
BACKGROUND
The prevalence of obesity has risen sharply in the United States in the past few decades. Etiologic links between obesity and substance use disorders have been hypothesized.
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether familial risk of alcohol dependence predicts obesity and whether any such
To estimate obesity prevalence among drug-dependent individuals and to compare prevalence across different types of drug dependence.
1596 opioid- and/or stimulant-dependent participants were extracted from six clinical trials within the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network of the
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Post-cessation weight gain (PCWG) is a major barrier to maintaining abstinence, especially in weight-concerned smokers. Varenicline is the most effective medication for smoking cessation but has minimal impact on PCWG. Lorcaserin is an FDA-approved medication for weight management in
OBJECTIVE
Pathological gambling (PG) is now aligned with substance use disorders in the DSM-5 as the first officially recognized behavioral addiction. There is growing interest in examining obesity as an addictive disorder as well. The goal of this study was to investigate whether epidemiological
Obesity and binge eating disorder are detrimental health conditions that are associated with lower qualities of life. Individuals with obesity often face societal discrimination and frequently experience related medical disorders such as diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Current research
OBJECTIVE
This investigation was undertaken to explore the relationship between alcohol/illicit drug dependence and overweight/obesity in individuals with bipolar I disorder.
METHODS
The data for this analysis were procured from the Canadian Community Health Survey-Mental Health and Well-Being
Obesity is, in part, a result of positive energy balance or energy intake exceeding physiological needs. Excess energy intake is determined by a series of food choices over time. These choices involve both motivational and executive function processes. Problems arise when there is excessive