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Are take‐home naloxone programmes effective? Systematic review utilizing application of the Bradford Hill criteria

open access: yesAddiction, 2016
Background and Aims Fatal outcome of opioid overdose, once detected, is preventable through timely administration of the antidote naloxone. Take‐home naloxone provision directly to opioid users for emergency use has been implemented recently in more than
Rebecca McDonald, J. Strang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association of Take-Home Naloxone and Opioid Overdose Reversals Performed by Patients in an Opioid Treatment Program

open access: yesJAMA Network Open, 2020
Key Points Question Is there a benefit associated with take-home naloxone for overdose reversals supplied to patients who are receiving treatment for opioid use disorder?
Joanna G. Katzman   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Higher doses of naloxone are needed in the synthetic opiod era

open access: yesSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2019
There has been a dramatic increase of deaths due to illicit fentanyl. We examined the pharmacology of fentanyl and reviewed data on the number of repeat doses of naloxone used to treat fentanyl overdoses.
R. Moss, D. Carlo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Case report: Successful induction of buprenorphine/naloxone using a microdosing schedule and assertive outreach

open access: yesAddiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2020
Background The requirement for moderate withdrawal prior to initiation can be a barrier to buprenorphine/naloxone induction. Case presentation We aimed to use a microdosing regimen to initiate regular dosing of buprenorphine/naloxone in a high-risk ...
J. Rozylo   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Initial findings of a mixed methods investigation into students’ perceptions and approaches towards learning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
A Mixed Methods research methodology is suggested in this paper as a suitable model for the process of evaluating teaching and learning. The aim of this paper is to introduce some findings which have been obtained from research into teaching and learning
McDowell, Liz   +2 more
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Use of a novel prescribing approach for the treatment of opioid use disorder: Buprenorphine/naloxone micro-dosing - a case series.

open access: yesDrug and Alcohol Review, 2020
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS Buprenorphine/naloxone is an evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder, but an identified limitation is the period of required opioid abstinence prior to induction on the medication.
R. Brar   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A review of the APC and CPD requirements of five built environment professional bodies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Built environment higher education is significantly concerned with education for the professions. This is reflected in the substantial number of professionally accredited built environment degree courses and by the fact that degree course study underpins
Howarth, Tim
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Take-Home Naloxone for the Emergency Interim Management of Opioid Overdose: The Public Health Application of an Emergency Medicine

open access: yesDrugs, 2019
Naloxone is a well-established essential medicine for the treatment of life-threatening heroin/opioid overdose in emergency medicine. Over two decades, the concept of ‘take-home naloxone’ has evolved, comprising pre-provision of an emergency supply to ...
J. Strang   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Naloxone dosing in the era of ultra-potent opioid overdoses: a systematic review.

open access: yesCJEM, 2020
OBJECTIVES Evaluate the relationship between naloxone dose (initial and cumulative) and opioid toxicity reversal and adverse events in undifferentiated and presumed fentanyl/ultra-potent opioid overdoses.
J. Moe   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A study of project planning on Libyan construction projects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Construction projects are regularly faced by scheduling problems causing the projects to finish beyond their predetermined due date; this is a global phenomenon.
Abubaker, Ali   +2 more
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