Drugs and addiction
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health performs analysis of narcotics and medicines in biological samples and research into their effects and addiction mechanisms.
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News and research findings
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News
Immunotherapy inhibits heroin effects in research animals
Immunotherapy could have a place in the treatment of substance abuse in the future.
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News
Long-term methadone treatment can affect nerve cells in brain
Long-term methadone treatment can cause changes in the brain, according to studies from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in 2012.
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Research findings
Cannabis abuse possible cause of psychosis
The risk of developing psychosis is more than tripled for those who abuse cannabis, according to results from a new twin study.
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Reports and publications
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Research overview
Benzodiazepine treatment for drug-dependent subjects
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Effectiveness of tapering from methadone or buprenorphine maintenance treatment compared to traditional maintenance treatment for people with opiate addiction: systematic review
Helsedirektoratet bestilte en systematisk oversikt om effekten av nedtrapping (tapering) av metadon eller buprenorfin sammenlignet med LAR uten nedtrapping for pasienter med opioidavhengighet.
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Research overview
Heroin maintenance for persons with chronic heroin dependence
Are there differences in effect between heroin assisted maintenance (diacetylmorphine) versus the traditional substitution maintenance treatment?
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