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Suicide in Narcotic Drugs Dependents [PDF]

Addiction and Health, 2012
Background: The problem of addiction is one of the four global crises. These patients are more vulnerable to mental disorders. This study aimed to examine the risk of suicide in drug dependent patients.
Alireza Ghaffari Nejad, Ali Mehdizadeh Zare Anari, Fatemeh Pouya, Mahdieh Mashroteh   +3 more
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Preoperative Risk Factors for Opioid Use Predict Self-Reported Health and Function Up to 6 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. [PDF]

Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil
Purpose To identify risk factors that predict the need for rescue opioid use and patient‐reported outcomes following an opioid‐limiting postoperative analgesia protocol after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Methods This prospective cohort study recruited 44 patients undergoing primary arthroscopic‐assisted anterior cruciate ligament ...
Neufeld EV, DeGouveia W, Pinpin C, Zinner M, Sayegh MJ, Meade MJ, Rokito SE.   +6 more
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Narcotic Drug Management Processes Practice: University Hospital Example

, 2023
This study aimed to develop new recommendations to increase patient and employee safety in drug use, reduce medication errors, and especially control narcotic and high-risk drug use.
Cennet Sarica, Murat Taser, Taşer, Murat, Yüksel, Selçuk, Mustafa Celik, Sarıca, Cennet, Çelik, Mustafa, Selcuk Yuksel, Cennet Sarıca   +8 more
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When two dark figures collide: Evidence and discourse on drug-related crime [PDF]

, 2007
This paper explores the socio-political construction of drug-related crime; a concept that has dominated recent developments in UK drug policy. It has been assumed that the perceived overlap between known offenders and drug users is also present among
Stevens, Alex
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Trends and Gender Disparities in Medical Narcotics Utilization in South Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study, 2019-2023. [PDF]

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
ABSTRACT Background In South Korea, a substantial volume of prescription psychotropics is dispensed outside the national health insurance reimbursement system, creating a pharmacovigilance blind spot. We investigated nationwide utilization patterns of medical narcotics to identify potential safety signals using the Narcotics Information Management ...
Kim JH, Kim J, Kim S.
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Assessing UK Drug Policy from a Crime Control Perspective. [PDF]

, 2008
Over the entire last quarter of the 20th century the British drug problem worsened, despite the implementation of a variety of approaches and commitment of substantial criminal justice and other resources.
Alex Stevens, Peter Reuter, Stevens, Alex, Reuter, Peter   +3 more
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Regulating khat - Dilemmas and opportunities for the international drug control system [PDF]

, 2009
Background: The regulation of khat, one of the most recent psychoactive drugs to become a globally traded commodity, remains hotly contested within different producer and consumer countries.
Klein, A. (Axel), Hailu, Degol, Hailu, D. (Degol), Klein, Axel, Beckerleg, Susan   +4 more
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Addition of Neostigmine and Tramadol to 1.5 % Lidocaine for paracervical block to reduce post-operative pain in colporrhaphy

European Journal of Translational Myology, 2018
Pain is a complex and multi-faceted human perception and several factors could dampen the pain. Therefore, we aimed to comparison of addition of neostigmine and tramadol to 1.5 % lidocaine with paracervical block in reduce of post-operative pain in ...
Alireza Kamali, Maryam Shokrpour, Bijan Yazdi, Atefeh Khalilpour   +3 more
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Identifying the main factors affecting the distribution of narcotic drugs with a qualitative approach

Journal of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Management, 2023
Background: Narcotic drugs are used as an effective analgesic in diseases such as cancers and malignancies after surgery and addiction treatment. The available data show that the burden of addiction in Iranian society is not decreasing despite several ...
Hossein Rastegar, Elham Moharamzade, Mohammad Abbaszade   +2 more
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The Road towards the Responsible and Safe Legalization of Cannabis Use in Portugal

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2018
Introduction: Recently, the world has seen examples of the legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes. Due to the diversity of experiences in progress, it is urgent to analyze the impacts of this legalization, from a public health perspective ...
Ricardo Baptista-Leite, Lisa Ploeg
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