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Prescribed pharmaceutical alternatives initiative coinciding with reductions in unregulated street opioid use among young people who use drugs: An interrupted time series analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims In British Columbia, Canada, an initiative was implemented in 2020 to reduce overdose mortality by prescribing pharmaceutical opioids (primarily hydromorphone) as a substitute for the toxic unregulated drug supply. This study estimated changes in the level and trend of unregulated opioid use and non‐prescribed hydromorphone
Erica McAdam, Mohammad Karamouzian, Michael John Milloy, Carmen Verdicchio, Eric C. Sayre, Kanna Hayashi, Thomas Kerr, Kora DeBeck   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

HSE reports rise in cocaine poisoning cases.

, 2019
Almost 100 people were diagnosed with non-fatal cocaine poisoning last year in Ireland, new figures released by the HSE show. This statistic adds to evidence of the increased prevalence of the drug, following a report last week that suggested Ireland had
Sheahan, Emily
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From allostasis to addiction: Cortisol dysregulation, daily stress and relations with 9‐year alcohol and substance use disorder severity in community adults

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Diurnal cortisol dysregulation and daily stressor severity may jointly forecast long‐term alcohol use disorder (AUD) and substance use disorder (SUD) severity, yet most evidence is cross‐sectional and relies on single cortisol indices.
Nur Hani Zainal, Natalia Van Doren
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Clinicians' and people who use drugs' perspectives on artificial intelligence in addiction medicine

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Artificial intelligence (AI) may improve addiction medicine workflows and health outcomes but raises questions about data privacy and unintended harms for people who use drugs (PWUD). This qualitative study aimed to understand the perspectives of clinicians and PWUD regarding perceived benefits and concerns about clinical ...
Patrick J. A. Kelly, Elizabeth Chen, Amelia Bailey, Katie Biello, Brandon D. L. Marshall, Josiah D. Rich, Jaclyn M. W. Hughto   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Substance‐free and substance‐related reinforcement in relation to substance use: A meta‐analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Contemporary behavioral economic theory conceptualizes addiction as an operant reinforcer pathology in which substance use is substantively influenced by reinforcement obtained through substance‐free sources. The aim of the current meta‐analysis was to quantitatively synthesize cross‐sectional associations between both ...
Brian M. Bird, Molly L. Garber, Samuele F. Acuff, Keanan J. Joyner, James G. Murphy, James MacKillop   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cocaine-induced vasculitis: is this a new trend?

, 2013
Miraida Reneé García Pérez,1 Vanessa L Ortiz-González,1 Maria Betancourt,1 Rogelio Mercado21Department of Internal Medicine, San Juan City Hospital, 2Department of Dermatology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San
Ortiz-González VL, Betancourt M, Mercado R, García Pérez MR   +3 more
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Crack houses operating like supermarkets as cocaine use sweeps across Limerick, politicians claim.

, 2020
Elected officials say cocaine use is rampant in Limerick city and serious gangland violence could ...
Raleigh, David
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Drug use disorders among people convicted of large‐, moderate‐ and small‐scale drug supply crimes: A register‐based retrospective comparative study

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Heavy drug use has been associated with small‐scale drug crime, but the substance use histories of individuals involved in the manufacturing, smuggling and wholesaling of larger quantities of drugs [here referred to as serious drug crimes (SDC)] have been largely unexamined.
Julie Elizabeth Brummer, Freja Ilsing Magnussen, Morten Hesse, Thomas Friis Søgaard   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Problems in comparing tobacco regulatory models and excise when only two countries are considered

Addiction, EarlyView.
Simon Chapman, Sam Egger, Becky Freeman
wiley   +1 more source