Drug abuser

Known as: Abuser, Drug, Drug Abusers, Drug Users 
People who take drugs for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. The drugs may be legal or illegal, but their use often results in adverse medical… (More)
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Antiretroviral prophylaxis for HIV infection in injecting drug users in Bangkok, Thailand (the Bangkok Tenofovir Study): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial
BACKGROUND Antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis reduces sexual transmission of HIV. We assessed whether daily oral use of… (More)
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2009
Review
2009
Imaging dopamine's role in drug abuse and addiction
Dopamine is involved in drug reinforcement but its role in addiction is less clear. Here we describe PET imaging studies that… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled efficacy trial of a bivalent recombinant glycoprotein 120 HIV-1 vaccine among injection drug users in Bangkok, Thailand.
BACKGROUND In Thailand, phase 1/2 trials of monovalent subtype B and bivalent subtype B/E (CRF01_AE) recombinant glycoprotein 120… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Evaluating medication effects outside of clinical trials: new-user designs.
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  • American journal of epidemiology
  • 2003
Recent clinical trials demonstrating that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not prevent coronary heart disease in women have… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Cue-induced cocaine craving: neuroanatomical specificity for drug users and drug stimuli.
OBJECTIVE Cocaine-related cues have been hypothesized to perpetuate drug abuse by inducing a craving response that prompts drug… (More)
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2000
Review
2000
Orbitofrontal cortex and human drug abuse: functional imaging.
The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) plays a central role in human behavior. Anatomically connected with association areas of all… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Adolescent drug use and psychological health. A longitudinal inquiry.
The relation between psychological characteristics and drug use was investigated in subjects studied longitudinally, from… (More)
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
A prospective study of the risk of tuberculosis among intravenous drug users with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
To determine the risk of active tuberculosis associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, we prospectively… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS): a new instrument for the identification of pathological gamblers.
The South Oaks Gambling Screen is a 20-item questionnaire based on DSM-III criteria for pathological gambling. It may be self… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The drug abuse screening test.
The Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) was designed to provide a brief instrument for clinical screening and treatment evaluation… (More)
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