Introduction: Alcohol consumption in Germany is associated with considerable health and economic consequences. In addition to prevention, the early detection and differential treatment of those affected play an important role. The guideline "Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders" forms the basis of this care for people suffering from alcohol use disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Patients from opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) may taper off from opioids during rehab treatment. It is investigated whether this option improves treatment outcomes in particular for those patients who are affected by psychiatric or somatic comorbidity, or by social problems.
Methods: Multicenter study with 4 rehab units.
Study Objective: The current practice of dealing with comorbid problematic substance use in non-specialized somatic and psychosomatic rehabilitation centres is described.
Methods: A nationwide survey of rehabilitation centres across all indications was conducted.
Results: Incidents related to substance use within the past 12 months were reported by every centre participating in the survey.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
December 2000
We characterize two green fluorescent proteins (GFPs), an orange fluorescent protein, and a nonfluorescent red protein isolated from the sea anemone Anemonia sulcata. The orange fluorescent protein and the red protein seem to represent two different states of the same protein. Furthermore, we describe the cloning of a GFP and a nonfluorescent red protein.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe significance and possible extent of structural damage to the central nervous system (CNS) due to boxing are investigated. Bleeding, especially microhematomas, is considered to be one probable cause of the chronic encephalopathy in boxers. In a prospective study, 13 amateur boxers were investigated with the help of MRI several times before and after their fights.
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