Advances in Treatment of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Medication Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 2296
Special Issue Editor
Interests: stress reactivity; psychosocial stress; premenstrual syndrome; premenstrual dysphoric disorder; smoking cessation; tobacco use disorder; neuroactive steroid hormones; heart rate variability; genetic association analysis; intranasal insulin; substance use disorders; impulsivity; cognition; amphetamine
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Substance use disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide. This major public health issue impacts patients, caregivers, families, and communities across the world. The lack of successful treatments is related to the limited neurobiological targeting of the currently approved substance use disorder treatments, poorly identified mechanistic and clinical outcome markers, and inadequate integration of treatment approaches for comorbid substance use disorders and mental illnesses.
The articles in this Special Issue of Healthcare feature an international collection of professional contributions related to developments in novel pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic substance use disorder interventions. The goal is to publish studies that test clinical trial safety and efficacy, describe the results of basic experimental animal/human research, or evaluate epidemiologic data. Additional, and equally important, consideration will be given to studies that examine mechanisms of behavioral change, determine treatment optimization, and ascertain the best sequencing of behavioral, combined, or integrated behavioral and pharmacological treatments.
The Special Issue encourages research applications to support a diverse array of articles, including original research manuscripts, reviews, and case reports.
Dr. Ajna Hamidovic
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- drug addiction
- opioids
- nicotine
- smoking
- alcohol
- amphetamines
- cocaine
- cannabis
- sedatives
- hypnotics
- benzodiazepines
- stimulants
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