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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 In the United States, fentanyl causes approximately 60,000 drug overdose deaths each year. Fentanyl is also frequently administered as an analgesic in the perioperative setting, where respiratory depression remains a common clinical problem.
Olivia A. Moody +10 more
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Gender Differences in Smoking Among an Urban Emergency Department Sample. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundUrban emergency department (ED) patients have elevated smoking and substance use compared with the general population. We analyzed gender differences in smoking among an urban ED sample and assessed the contribution of substance use ...
Alter, Harrison J +4 more
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The Chemical Record, EarlyView.This review highlights the characteristic odor markers of illicit drugs, emphasizing volatile markers from both natural and synthetic sources, and explores the shift from canine‐based detection to emerging noncontact sensing technologies. Illicit drug use remains a global concern, requiring effective detection methods to counter evolving concealment ...
Minwoo Kim +4 more
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Incidents of sudden death during restraint of agitated individuals in Sweden between 1992 and 2024
Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Restraint‐related sudden deaths in agitated individuals raise complex questions at the intersection of medicine and law. Hyperactive delirium with extreme agitation as well as positional asphyxia due to restraint have been proposed to account for these deaths. However, the exact physiological mechanisms responsible and to what extent restraint
Alexander Tyr +4 more
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BMC Psychiatry, 2012 Background The prevalence of amphetamine-type stimulant use is greater than that of opioids and cocaine combined. Currently, there are no approved pharmacotherapy treatments for amphetamine-type stimulant problems, but some face-to-face psychotherapies ...
Tait Robert J +9 more
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Amphetamine enhances endurance by increasing heat dissipation [PDF]
, 2016 Athletes use amphetamines to improve their performance through largely unknown mechanisms. Considering that body temperature is one of the major determinants of exhaustion during exercise, we investigated the influence of amphetamine on the ...
Behrouzvaziri, Abolhassan +6 more
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Psychedelic‐assisted treatment for substance use disorder: A narrative systematic review
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims This is the first systematic review of the extant literature on all major psychedelic‐assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD), tobacco use disorder (TUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD). We aimed to summarise the evidence for efficacy of psychedelic‐assisted treatment for AUD, TUD, and SUD; to evaluate its
Theodore Piper +7 more
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Methamphetamine poisoning due to body packer swallowing in a prisoner
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Individuals who introduce illicit substances such as opioids and amphetamines into the gastrointestinal tract by swallowing or inserting them into the rectum are known as body packers.
Ramin Rouhani +4 more
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background & Aims There are few effective treatments for methamphetamine use disorder, despite increasing global demand. Here, we assessed the safety and feasibility of outpatient psilocybin‐assisted psychotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder. Design Single arm, open label pilot study.
Elizabeth Knock +8 more
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Evidence for selective executive function deficits in ecstasy/polydrug users [PDF]
, 2009 Previous research has suggested that the separate aspects of executive functioning are differentially affected by ecstasy use. Although the inhibition process appears to be unaffected by ecstasy use, it is unclear whether this is true of heavy users ...
Fisk, John, Montgomery, C.
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