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Addiction Medicine
Investigators at Shiraz University publish new data on addiction medicine
March 23rd, 2008
According to recent research from Iran, "Recent studies of substance dependence typologies briefly show that multivariate systems originally developed for identifying subtypes of alcoholics, such as Babor's Type A and B system, may also be valid in abusers of other substances, such as cocaine. Type B patients are characterized by an earlier onset of addiction and more severe symptoms of their addiction, psychopathology, and impulsivity." "The Type B classification has also been associated with deficits in serotonergic function. We have found that patients who exhibit more severe cocaine withdrawal symptoms, as measured by scores on the Cocaine Selective Severity...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-03-23)
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