"Craving" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An intense, urgent, or abnormal desire or longing (for food, drugs, alcohol, etc.)
| Descriptor ID |
D066249
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.658.293.195
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Craving" by people in Profiles.
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Reliability and clinical utility of heroin craving questionnaire factors in treatment-enrolled individuals with opioid use disorder. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Sep 01; 274:112753.
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Computational mechanisms underlying multi-step planning deficits in methamphetamine use disorder. Transl Psychiatry. 2025 May 24; 15(1):181.
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Real-time antecedents of cannabis use among young adults: An Ecological Momentary Assessment study. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2025 Aug; 33(4):396-406.
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Evaluating Treatment Mechanisms of Varenicline: Mediation by Affect and Craving. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 10 26; 24(11):1803-1810.
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The impact of three weeks of pre-quit varenicline on reinforcing value and craving for cigarettes in a laboratory choice procedure. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2021 Feb; 238(2):599-609.
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Withdrawal Symptom, Treatment Mechanism, and/or Side Effect? Developing an Explicit Measurement Model for Smoking Cessation Research. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 04 17; 22(4):482-491.
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Hapticophagia: Tactile chew cravings in iron deficiency anemia. Am J Hematol. 2020 05; 95(5):E107-E108.
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Cocaine and chronic stress exposure produce an additive increase in neuronal activity in the basolateral amygdala. Addict Biol. 2021 Jan; 26(1):e12848.
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Bouncing back: Brain rehabilitation amid opioid and stimulant epidemics. Neuroimage Clin. 2019; 24:102068.
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Daily stressors as antecedents, correlates, and consequences of alcohol and drug use and cravings in community-based offenders. Psychol Addict Behav. 2017 05; 31(3):315-325.