[Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB): more than a date rape drug, a potentially addictive drug]Laurent Karila
Universite Paris Sud, F 94276 Le Kremlin Bicetre, France
Presse Med 38:1526-38. 2009
..These undesirable effects and especially the deaths appear to have prompted campaigns to limit the use of GHB. Clinicians must also be aware of GBL, which is being sold and used as a substitute for GHB...
[Methamphetamine dependence: Consequences and complications]Laurent Karila
Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, Centre d enseignement, de Recherche et de Traitement des Addictions, 94800 Villejuif, France
Presse Med 39:1246-53. 2010
..It can serve as a target to initiate a treatment for the addiction problem. The use of behavioral therapies and pharmacological agents are the best therapeutic approach...
[Cocaine induced psychotic disorders: a review]L Karila
Centre d enseignement, de Recherche et de Traitement des Addictions, Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, Assistance Publique des Hopitaux de Paris, France
Rev Med Liege 65:623-7. 2010
..This review is based on Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO and Google Scholar searches of English and French-language articles published between 1969 and February, 2010...
Pharmacological treatments for cocaine dependence: is there something new?Laurent Karila
Addiction Research and Treatment Center, Paul Brousse Hospital Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris AP HP, Villejuif, France
Curr Pharm Des 17:1359-68. 2011
..Therefore, developing new medications for the treatment of this disease continues to be a research priority. Recent advances in neurobiology and brain imaging studies have suggested several promising pharmacological approaches...
The reliability and validity of the French version of the Cocaine Craving Questionnaire-BriefL Karila
Addiction Research and Treatment Center, Paul Brousse Hospital Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris AP HP, Villejuif, France
Curr Pharm Des 17:1369-75. 2011
..However, no craving scale exists in French. The objective of our study was to assess the reliability and validity of a French language version of the 10-item Cocaine Craving Questionnaire-Brief (CCQ-Brief)...
GHB and synthetic cathinones: clinical effects and potential consequencesLaurent Karila
Addiction Research and Treatment Centre, Paul Brousse Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris AP HP Villejuif, France
Drug Test Anal 3:552-9. 2011
..Prevention, Information, Action, and Treatment are the main goals that must be addressed for this new potentially addictive problem...
Diagnosis and consequences of cocaine addictionL Karila
Addiction Research and Treatment Center, Paul Brousse Hospital, Paris Sud 11 University, AP HP, INSERM CEA U1000, Villejuif, France
Curr Med Chem 19:5612-8. 2012
..Literature searches were conducted for the period from January 1985 to February 2012 using PubMed, EMBASE, PsycInfo, and Google Scholar...
[Cognitive modifications associated with tobacco smoking]Marie Lecacheux
Universite Paris Sud, Le Kremlin Bicetre, INSERM U669, Paris, Hopital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France
Presse Med 38:1241-52. 2009
..It is associated with cognitive disorders which tend to maintain addictive mechanisms. In the short term, the nicotine contained in tobacco enhances attention and memory...