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Overdose reversal through peer intervention: Findings from the naloxone prospective outcome research study (NalPORS) on the effectiveness of overdose response by people who use opioids in the United Kingdom and Sweden

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background/aims Take‐home naloxone (THN) programmes have been introduced in many European countries to provide non‐medically trained people who are likely to witness an opioid overdose, including people who use opioids, with a naloxone kit and training.
Nicola Metrebian, Teodora Dascal, Clare Mackie, Rose Tinch‐Taylor, Ben Carter, Joanne Neale, Mariana Gonzalez Utrilla, Ed Day, Joar Guterstam, Kirsten Horsburgh, Martin Kåberg, Mike Kelleher, Soraya Mayet, Josie Smith, Desiree Eide, Elin Holmén, Rebecca McDonald, Stephen Parkin, Henrik Thiesen, John Strang, NalPORS Research Team, Dean Acreman, Shabana Akhtar, Louise Aitken, Martin Anderson, James Cassidy, Sarah Cosgrove, Jo Grayer, Michelle Hughes, Louise Horn, Anika Miah, John Pratt   +31 more
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Recreational drugs and outcomes in trauma patients

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2019
Objective: The objective of the study is to determine if marijuana, methamphetamine, or cocaine is associated with worse outcomes following trauma. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 731 trauma patients.
Quinn Fujii, Andrew McCague
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Adverse Effects of Amphetamines on the Cardiovascular System: Review and Retrospective Analyses of Trends

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Amphetamine and amphetamine-type stimulants are powerful physical and psychostimulants; they are phenethylamine derivatives. The use of amphetamines can be either medicinal or illicit.
Ahmed Al-Imam
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From emergence to replacement: The evolution of 3‐methylmethcathinone (3‐MMC) and its substitutes in the Dutch drug market (2012–2024)

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims The market for new psychoactive substances (NPS) is highly dynamic, with hundreds of substances emerging on the European drug market in the last decade. 3‐methylmethcathinone (3‐MMC), a synthetic cathinone and isomer of mephedrone (4‐MMC), gained popularity in the Netherlands due to its psychostimulant effects and initial ...
Nadia Robert Petronella Wilhelmina Hutten, Pieter Edmond Oomen, Frederiek Schutten, Margriet Walburga van Laar, Laura Alexandra Smit‐Rigter   +4 more
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Identification of novel illicit amphetamines from vapor-phase FTIR spectra - a chemometrical solution

, 2000
A computer-aided procedure automating the identification of illicit amphetamine analogs eluting from a gas chromatograph coupled to a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer is presented.
Dirinck, Inge, Praisler, Mirela, Massart, Désiré Luc, Massart, DL, Van Bocxlaer, Jan F P J., Praisler, M, De Leenheer, André, Dirinck, I., Van Bocxlaer, Jan, De Leenheer, Andreas   +9 more
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Prescribed alternative stimulants among people who use unregulated stimulants: Examining the association between maximum dose reached and medication discontinuation in the first 3 years of implementation in British Columbia, Canada

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims In 2020, British Columbia (BC), Canada, introduced ‘Prescribed Alternatives’ (PA) as an approach to offering regulated substances to people accessing the unregulated supply. This study aimed to estimate and compare prescribing characteristics of dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate stimulant PAs in BC, to estimate ...
Bin Zhao, Kevin Hu, Roshni Desai, Shania Au, Kali‐olt Sedgemore, Vitor Tardelli, Addie Carter, Paxton Bach, Christian Schutz, Amanda Slaunwhite, Alexis Crabtree, Heather Palis   +11 more
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Differential Effects of Amphetamines-Induced Neurotoxicity on Appetitive and Aversive Pavlovian Conditioning in Mice

, 2005
The abuse of substituted amphetamines such as methamphetamine (METH) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA/Ecstasy) can result in neurotoxicity, manifested as the depletion of dopamine (DA) and 5-hydroxytriptamine (5-HT; serotonin) axon terminal ...
Yossef Itzhak, Cindy Achat-Mendes, Itzhak, Yossef, Syed F Ali, Achat-Mendes, Cindy, Ali, Syed F   +5 more
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Contact Activation Is Alleviated by Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Klinefelter Syndrome: Evidence of Hormonal and Metabolic Modulation

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Klinefelter syndrome is associated with a markedly increased risk of venous thrombosis. While hypogonadism and metabolic dysfunction are known contributors, the role of the contact activation system in Klinefelter syndrome remains unexplored.
Simon Chang, Claus H. Gravholt, Anne Skakkebæk, Anna‐Marie Bloch Münster, Yaseelan Palarasah   +4 more
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Automated on-line dialysis and liquid chromatography of methylenedioxylated amphetamines in plasma and serum samples

, 1998
An automated on-line dialysis coupled to a trace enrichment method has been developed for the separation and quantification of four methylenedioxylated amphetamines in serum and plasma, using liquid chromatography coupled to a fluorimetric detector.
F Sadeghipour, Veuthey, Jean-Luc, J.-L Veuthey, Sadeghipour, Farshid   +3 more
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Sleep Disorders in Klinefelter Syndrome and Other Sex Chromosome Aneuploidies: A Narrative Review

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sex chromosome aneuploidies (SCAs) are among the most frequent types of chromosomal aneuploidies and include Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY and higher‐grade variants), 47,XYY syndrome, Turner syndrome (45,X), and trisomy X (47,XXX).
Roberto Paparella, Fabiola Panvino, Ida Pucarelli, Luigi Tarani   +3 more
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