2001–06 main studies and 2006 articles
Main studies (2001–06)
The main research priorities in this area for projects underway or started in 2006 were the following:
- Co-morbidity and addiction.
- Evaluation of interventions - evaluating and validating the results of new treatment methodologies and programmes.
- Epidemiology and prevention - repetition of yearly household and school surveys; development and consolidation of the first treatment demand indicator; heroin and cocaine users surveys; prision setting surveys; psychiatric co-morbidity in heroin and cocaine users.
- Neuroscience and addictive behaviour - neurobiology, clinical and therapeutical pharmacology, psychiatry, clinical psychology, etc.
Main published articles in international peer-reviewed journals in 2006
Campora, Pamela. Bermejo, Ana Maria. Tabernero, Maria Jesus. Fernandez, Purificacion. (2006) Use of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry with positive chemical ionization for the determination of opiates in human oral fluid. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 20(8):1288-92.
Montanes-Rada, F. Ramirez, J M. De Lucas Taracena, M T. (2006) Violence in mental disorders and community sample: an evolutionary model related with dominance in social relationships. Medical Hypotheses. 67(4):930-40.
Vallejo, Alejandro. Ruiz-Mateos, Ezequiel. Molina-Pinelo, Sonia. Soriano-Sarabia, Natalia. de Felipe, Beatriz. Gutierrez, Sonia. Sanchez-Quijano, Armando. Lissen, Eduardo. Leal, Manuel. (2006) Immunovirologic characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients consisting mainly of injecting drug users on highly active antiretroviral treatment with prolonged virologic failure. Viral Immunology. 19(4):759-67.
Viveros, Maria-Paz. Marco, Eva M. File, Sandra E. (2006) Nicotine and cannabinoids: parallels, contrasts and interactions. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 30(8):1161-81.
