Current and Future Prospects for Epigenetic Biomarkers of Substance Use Disorders.

ABSTRACT: Substance abuse has an enormous impact on economic and quality of life measures throughout the world. In more developed countries, overutilization of the most common forms of substances of abuse, alcohol and tobacco, is addressed primarily through prevention of substance use initiation and secondarily through the treatment of those with substance abuse or dependence. In general, these therapeutic approaches to substance abuse are deemed effective. However, there is a broad consensus that the development of additional tools to aid diagnosis, prioritize treatment selection and monitor treatment response could have substantial impact on the effectiveness of both substance use prevention and treatment. The recent demonstrations by a number of groups that substance use exposure is associated wi

SUBMITTER: Andersen AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4690026 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature