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Scientific ProgramInternational Conference and Exhibition on

Addiction Research & TherapyAugust 20-22, 2012 Embassy Suites Las Vegas, USA

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45th OMICS Group Conference

11:25-11:35 Panel Discussion

Track 1: New Therapeutic Aspects for Addiction

Session Introduction

11:35-11:55Title: The interacting effects of negative urgency and impaired control on pathological reasons for drinking, heavy episodic drinking, and alcohol- related problemsJulie A. Patock-Peckham, Arizona State University, USA

11:55-12:15Title: Shades of grey: The characterization of efficacious addiction therapeutics in preclinical abuse liability assaysNeil E. Paterson, PsychoGenics Inc, USA

12:15-12:35Title: Avatar-based recovery: An alternative substance abuse treatmentIvana Steigman, Thrive Research, USA

Lunch Break 12:35-13:10

13:10-13:30Title: Boredom, pain psychiatric symptoms and substance use in Methadone maintenance treatment patientsElizabeth Loran & Alicia Mascho, Beth Israel Medical Center, USA

13:30-13:50Title: Can the electronic cigarette improve nicotine withdrawal symptoms, craving and memory?Lynne Dawkins, University of East London, UK

13:50-14:10Title: Exposure to second-hand smoke may damage everyday prospective memoryThomas Heffernan, Northumbria University, UK

14:10-14:30Title: Two case reports of successful use of Lamotrigine in substance use disorders: Confirmation of Glutamatergic neurotransmission involvement?Zoran M Pavlovic, PRA International, Germany

14:30-14:50Title: Doing substance research in routine care: Cultural translation of an American approach and the impact on counselorsJulaine Allan, The Lyndon Community, Australia

7:00-9:00 Registrations

18:00-19:00 Registrations August 19, 2012

Day 1 August 20, 2012

Opening Ceremony9:00-9:30Flamingo 1

Keynote Forum9:30-9:35 Introduction9:35-10:00 M. Foster Olive Arizona State University, USA10:00-10:25 Andrey E. Ryabinin Oregon Health & Science University, USA

Coffee Break 10:25-10:35

10:35-11:00 Kenneth Blum University of Florida, USA11:00-11:25 Paul Frenger A Working Hypothesis Inc., USA

14:50-15:10Title: Group treatment method in therapeutic communities for drug addictsYair Amram, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

15:10-15:30Title: The difference between general learning and opiate related memoryJianhong Wang, Kunming Institute of Zoology, China

15:30-15:40 Panel DiscussionCoffee Break 15:40-15:50

Track 2: Current Research on AddictionTrack 3: Drug Addiction and Neurotoxicology


15:50-16:10Title: Generational association studies of Dopaminergic genes in Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) subjectsKenneth Blum, University of Florida, USA

16:10-16:30Title: X-HNUE: An Extended Human Narcotic Use EmulatorPaul Frenger, A Working Hypothesis Inc., USA

16:30-16:50Title: Identification of CRF neurons in the brain reward system that signal nicotine withdrawalTaryn Grieder, University of Toronto, Canada

16:50-17:10Title: Voluntary binge drinking during early adolescence affects myelinated axons in the prefrontal cortex of ratsHeather N Richardson, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

17:10-17:30Title: Preconscious attention bias as a reliable marker for cigarette dependenceXiaodan Yan, New York University, USA

17:30-17:50Title: Modulation of drug-seeking by hypothalamic peptide systems: Implications for developing pharmacological treatments to treat drug relapseChristopher V Dayas, University of Newcastle, Australia

17:50-18:10Title: The long-term consequences of inhalant abuse during adolescence; Potential neuroadaptations in reward pathways?Jhodie R. Duncan, University of Melbourne, Australia

18:10-18:30Title: Effects of serotonergic antidepressants and atypical antipsychotics on withdrawal syndrome in ethanol-dependent ratsTayfun Uzbay, Gulhane Medical School, Turkey

18:30-18:50Title: Ibogaine and addictionRoman Paskulin, OMI Institute, Slovenia

18:50-19:10Title: Improving longitudinal drug treatment outcome studies; Linking and modelling client’s routine urinalysis records across multiple treatment systems in IrelandCatherine M. Comiskey, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

19:10-19:30Title: Potential risk factors associated with risk for drop-out and relapse during and following withdrawal of opioid prescription medicationSusanne Heiwe, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden

19:30-19:50Title: Psychiatric morbidity of cannabis use: Neurobiology and implications on policy developmentChaturaka Rodrigo, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

19:50-20:00 Panel Discussion20:00-21:00 Cocktails Sponsored by: Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy

Day 2 August 21, 2012Flamingo 1

Track 4: Various Addictives and Addictions Session Introduction

9:30-9:50Title: Shedding light on indoor tanning and tanning dependence

Carolyn Heckman, Fox Chase Cancer Center, USA

9:50-10:10Title: Sexual health in recovery: A pathway model for assessment and treatment of sex/drug-linked pattern of addiction and relapse preventionDouglas Braun-Harvey, San Diego State University, USA

10:10-10:30Title: Transforming attachment relationships in relational and intra-relational domains with eating disordered clients

Mark F. Schwartz, Castlewood Treatment Center, USACoffee Break 10:30-10:45

10:45-11:05Title: Volatile substance misuse: A review of recent epidemiological researchMatthew Owen Howard, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

11:05-11:25Title: An update on the growing problem of synthetic cathinone (“bath salts”) use and abuseM. Foster Olive, Arizona State University, USA

11:25-11:45Title: Heroin users: The need for improved treatment for incarcerated femalesArthur Horton, Lewis University, USA

11:45-12:05Title: Painful medications: Prescription opioid medications are a major health problem and cause of disability and deathNorman S Miller, Michigan State University, USA

12:05-12:25Title: Chronic stress and Methamphetamine: Beyond neurotoxicitySara B. Taylor, Arizona State University, USA


13:10-13:30Title: Glutamate and Methamphetamine abusePeter R. Kufahl, Arizona State University, USA

13:30-13:50Title: Relationship between painful disorders and gambling pathologyNeda Faregh, Montreal General Hospital-Mc Gill University Health Center, Canada

13:50-14:10Title: A neglected benefit of smoking abstinence: Former smokers of both genders present lower depression scores José Miguel Chatkin, Pontificia Universidade Católica Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

14:10-14:30Title: Long term follow-up study of pharmacological treatments in pathological gamblersDannon Pinhas N, Tel Aviv University, Israel

14:30-14:50Title: Problematic internet behaviours and gender differences of internet use among university students in Sri LankaChaturaka Rodrigo, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

14:50-15:05 Panel DiscussionTrack 5: Alcoholism and Therapy


15:05-15:25Title: Role of novel microRNAs in alcohol induced dysregulation of Nrf2/ARE/GSH pathwayMadhusudhanan Narasimhan, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, USA

15:25-15:45Title: Gastric bypass surgery attenuates alcohol consumption in high alcohol consuming individualsJon F. Davis, University of Cincinnati, USA


16:00-16:20Title: Components of the corticotropin-releasing factor system as potential targets for treatments of alcohol use disordersAndrey E. Ryabinin, Oregon Health & Science University, USA

16:20-16:40Title: Prospective memory deficits associated with ‘binge drinking’Thomas Heffernan, Northumbria University, UK

16:40-17:00Title: Harm maximisation in a can: Young people and alcohol energy drinksSandra C. Jones, University of Wollongong, Australia

17:00-17:20Title: PI3K/Akt/NF-kB signaling and epigenetic regulation in opioid functionYulong L. Chen, Binghamton University, USA

17:20-17:35 Panel DiscussionEditorial Board Meeting

14:30-16:30 Scientific PartneringRiviera

16:30-18:30 Poster Presentations18:30-20:00 Cocktails Sponsored by: Journal of Drug Metabolism & Toxicology

Day 3 August 22, 2012Flamingo 1

Track 7: Drug Addiction and Gene TherapyTrack 8: Treatment and Rehabilitation using Various Therapies


9:30-9:50Title: Risky decision making in addicts and addicts under Methadone maintenance treatmentAhmad Sohrabi, University of Minnesota Medical School, USA

9:50-10:10Title: Toward Gene Transcript-targeting MRI (GT-tMRI)Philip K Liu, Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School, USA

10:10-10:30Title: Remotely programmed transdermal delivery through voltage gated carbon nanotube membranes for counseling enhanced addiction treatmentBruce Hinds, University of Kentucky, USA


10:45-11:05

Title: An eight element neurobiological model for understanding specificity across the addiction spectrumDavid Nussbaum, University of Toronto Scarborough, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Canada

11:05-11:25Title: Clinical advances in engaging people in addiction and trauma treatmentLynda Poirier, University of Sherbrooke, Canada

11:25-11:45Title: Envisioning change: Women’s lived experiences of substance use and mental health across CanadaLauren Casey & Hilary McGregor, University of Victoria, Canada

11:45-12:05Title: One stop shop model; Presenting low threshold methadone maintenance treatment for street IDUs in Tehran, IranBijan Nasiri, Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Canada

12:05-12:25Title: An evidence-based toolset to capture, measure, analyze & assess emotional healthTed Hill, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Canada


13:10-13:30Title: Tobacco cessation in adolescents and youth: the need of new cognitive behavioural and pharmacotherapy interventions based on this population of smokers and not in adultsGuadalupe Ponciano-Rodriguez, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico

13:30-13:50Title: Development of brain-targeted cell therapy using microgliaFumihiro Imai, Ichiriyama Imai Clinic, Japan

13:50-14:10Title: Drug and alcohol addiction: Positive outcomes for young men in a christian residential facilityDanuta Chessor, University of Western Sydney, Australia

14:10-14:30Title: Methadone maintenance and special community employment schemes: A study of Irish participants viewsMarie Claire Van Hout, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland

14:30-14:50

Title: “Mamma Beve, Bimbo Beve”: A health communication campaign on the effects of alcohol use during pregnancy in Italy. Increase of awareness in the community and among healthcare professionals, and implications for approach in clinical settingBazzo Stefania, University of Trieste- Local Health Authority No.9 of Treviso -Veneto Region, Italy

14:50-15:10Title: Telephone services for information on drugs, drug abuse interventions and education on drugs of abuse for health profession studentsHelena M. T. Barros, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Brazil

15:10-15:30Title: Question-oriented Motivation-Skill-Desensitization-mental Energy (MSDE) intervention model for relapse prevention among heroin addicts in Hubei, ChinaZengzhen Wang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

15:30-15:50Title: Mother networking in drug rehabilitationPrapapun Chucharoen, Mahidol University, Thailand

15:50-16:00 Panel DiscussionCoffee Break 16:00-16:15

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Track 9 : Cocaine Addiction and TherapyTrack 10: Addiction Biology


16:15-16:35Title: Training of cortical inhibitory control of cocaine craving for relapse preventionSerge H. Ahmed, Université de Bordeaux, France

16:35-16:55Title: Cocaine and epigenetics - Effect of Histone Deacetylase inhibition on cocaine self-administration by rats: From behavior to genes Jean Zwiller, Université de Strasbourg, France

16:55-17:15Title: Effect of epigenetic modulations on excessive ethanol intake and relapse in ratsCatherine Vilpoux, University of Picardie Jules Verne, France

17:15-17:25 Panel Discussion

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