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Cost-effectiveness of HCV case-finding for people who inject drugs via dried blood spot testing in specialist addiction services and prisons [PDF]

, 2013
ObjectivesPeople who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for acquiring hepatitis C virus (HCV), but many are unaware of their infection. HCV dried blood spot (DBS) testing increases case-finding in addiction services and prisons.
Hickman, Matthew, Hutchinson, Sharon J., Martin, Natasha K., Miners, Alec, Taylor, Avril, Vickerman, Peter   +5 more
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Changes in substance use during outpatient treatment for substance use disorders: a prospective Norwegian cohort study from 2016 to 2020

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021
Background Continuous use of amphetamines, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cannabis, cocaine, or opioids contributes to health impairments, increased morbidity, and overdose deaths among patients with substance use disorders (SUDs).
Jørn Henrik Vold, Fatemeh Chalabianloo, Christer F. Aas, Else-Marie Løberg, Kjell Arne Johansson, Lars Thore Fadnes   +5 more
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A psychomotor stimulant theory of addiction.

Psychology Review, 1987
The theory is advanced that the common denominator of a wide range of addictive substances is their ability to cause psychomotor activation. This view is related to the theory that all positive reinforcers activate a common biological mechanism ...
R. Wise, M. Bozarth
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Heroin addiction: the past and future [PDF]

, 2008
Substance misuse, in particular heroin addiction contributes to health and social problems. Although effective medical treatment was available, earlier efforts confined the treatment of heroin addicts to in-house rehabilitation which required them to be ...
AR, Rusdi, AZ, Muhammad Muhsin, H , Hussain, Robson , Noorzurani   +3 more
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Liver stiffness and associated risk factors among people with a history of injecting drugs: a prospective cohort study

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Background Persons with opioid use disorders (OUD) and persons with substance use disorders (SUD) who inject substances have a reduced life expectancy of up to 25 years compared with the general population.
Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen, Jørn Henrik Vold, Tesfaye Madebo, Håvard Midgard, Olav Dalgard, Rafael Alexander Leiva, Lars T. Fadnes, for the INTRO-HCV Study Group   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent Methods for Measuring Dopamine D3 receptor Occupancy In Vivo: Importance for Drug Development

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2014
There is considerable interest in developing highly selective dopamine D3 receptor ligands for a variety of mental health disorders. Dopamine D3 receptors have been implicated in Parkinson’s Disease, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, and substance use ...
Bernard eLe Foll, Bernard eLe Foll, Bernard eLe Foll, Bernard eLe Foll, Bernard eLe Foll, Bernard eLe Foll, Bernard eLe Foll, Alan eWilson, Alan eWilson, Alan eWilson, Ariel eGraff, Ariel eGraff, Ariel eGraff, Isabelle eBoileau, Isabelle eBoileau, Isabelle eBoileau, Isabelle eBoileau, Patricia eDi Ciano   +17 more
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Prevalence of Internet Addiction during the COVID-19 Outbreak and Its Risk Factors among Junior High School Students in Taiwan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has significantly disrupted normal activities globally. During this epidemic, people around the world were expected to encounter several mental health challenges.
Min-Pei Lin
semanticscholar   +1 more source

ADDICTIONS SUBSTANCE FREE DURING LIFESPAN [PDF]

, 2018
The addictions substance free is an umbrella definition comprises internet addiction, sexual addiction, gambling pathological, workholism, videogames and computer addiction. Actually, the technological addictions is frequent in young adolescents.
ANGELO MONTANA, ANNA NUNZIA POLITO, ANNABELLA DI FOLCO, BEATRICE GALLAI, DANIELA RUSSO, DAVIDE TESTA, DIEGO GERACI, ELISABETTA PICCIOCCHI, FRANCESCO CERRONI, FRANCESCO LAVANO, FRANCESCO SESSA, GABRIELE TRIPI, GABRIELLA MARSALA, LUCIA PARISI, LUCREZIA D’ORO, MARGHERITA SALERNO, MARIO GIUSEPPE CHISARI, MICHELE SORRENTINO, MONICA SALERNO, PALMIRA ROMANO, PAOLO MURABITO, PASQUALE GIUGLIANO, ROSA MAROTTA, ROSARIA MARTINA MAGLIULO, SABRINA FRANCO, SERENA MARIANNA LAVANO   +25 more
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Experiences with healthy eating among individuals with opioid dependence: insights from a dietary assessment

BMC Nutrition
Background People with substance use disorders often have unhealthy diets, including a limited intake of fruits and vegetables. Additionally, individuals with substance use disorders experience a significantly higher burden of physical and mental health ...
Mohammed Khalid Al-Shibli, Lars Thore Fadnes, Hege Berg Henriksen, Elaheh Javadi Arjmand, Lise Margrete Thomassen, Torgeir Gilje Lid, Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen   +6 more
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Health-related quality of life of long-term patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a nested prospective cohort study in Norway

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2020
Background Opioid dependence carries the highest disease burden of all illicit drugs. Opioid agonist therapy (OAT) is an evidence-based medical intervention that reduces morbidity and mortality. There is limited knowledge on the health-related quality of
Christer Frode Aas, Jørn Henrik Vold, Svetlana Skurtveit, Aaron G. Lim, Sabine Ruths, Kamrul Islam, Jan Erik Askildsen, Else-Marie Løberg, Lars Thore Fadnes, Kjell Arne Johansson, for the INTRO-HCV Study Group   +10 more
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