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Have recent evolutions in European governance brought harmonisation in the field of illicit drugs any closer? [PDF]

, 2010
With the long awaited ratification of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009, it appears that plans within Europe to achieve an ‘ever closer union’ are back on track, yet, in the field of illicit drug policy, harmonisation remains as elusive a goal as ...
Chatwin, Caroline, Caroline Chatwin
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Histamine and the mechanisms of nausea and vomiting: Translating the uncertain pharmacology of cyclizine

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Cyclizine is a long‐established, short‐acting drug, registered for preventing motion sickness, post‐operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and ‘vomiting of known cause’. The latter is not defined but may include pregnancy and patients receiving palliative care, historically accepted without large, controlled trials.
Gareth J. Sanger, Paul L. R. Andrews
wiley   +1 more source

First Occurrence of Fatal Intoxication Involving Methiodone (IC‐26) in Finland; a Medicolegal Autopsy Case Report

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Methiodone (IC‐26) is a non‐fentanyl novel synthetic opioid which has recently been detected in drug seizures in Europe. There is still limited data about the drug in published toxicological case work, both in non‐fatal and fatal cases. We present a medicolegal autopsy case report on a fatal intoxication in an individual undergoing opioid ...
Lasse Pakanen, Raimo A. Ketola, Pirkko Kriikku   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pharmacovigilance for Health Management: A National Profile of Methylphenidate Adverse Events in Thailand Using National Databases

Journal of Health Research
Background: Methylphenidate, a Schedule II psychostimulant, is indicated for ADHD in children ≥6 years when other measures fail, with unclear adult indications beyond narcolepsy.
Suwapat Sukthas, Pornpan Soontorntham, Surasak Saokaew   +2 more
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A Comprehensive Reassessment of the Global Illegal Wildlife Trade's Economic Value 全球非法野生动植物贸易经济价值的全面重新评估

Integrative Conservation, EarlyView.
Through systematic price collection and correction for underreporting and undetected seizures, the global illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is estimated at US$28.4–39.5 billion per year. This finding highlights that previous valuations were underestimates.
Jia Hao Tow, L. Roman Carrasco
wiley   +1 more source

Public support of and attitudes toward decriminalization of possession of illegal drugs among the general population in British Columbia

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Background Decriminalization of possession of illegal drugs was implemented in British Columbia, Canada for a three-year period starting from January 31, 2023.
Sameer Imtiaz, Cayley Russell, Farihah Ali, Tara Elton-Marshall, Sean Patenaude, Jürgen Rehm   +5 more
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Intraoperative Bradycardia: Evaluating Vasovagal Events in Adult Suspension Microlaryngeal Surgery

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This retrospective single‐surgeon cohort study of 190 adults undergoing suspension microlaryngoscopy found that 8.9% (17/190) developed significant intraoperative bradycardia consistent with a vasovagal response (VVR). No demographic, comorbidity, or procedural factors were significantly associated with VVR, though most affected patients required ...
Thomas Q. McClelland, Cyrus W. Abrahamson, Abbey L. Landini, Andrew P. Stein, James A. Burns   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing the Dopamine D3 Receptor (D3R) Antagonist, (R)‐VK4‐116, as a Non‐Opioid Medication for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Medicinal Research Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Opioid use disorder (OUD) remains a major global health challenge, and currently approved treatments (methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone) are all opioid receptor‐targeting drugs with limitations in access, adherence, stigma, and use in polysubstance use disorders. Because the dopamine D3 receptor (D3R) is enriched in limbic brain regions
Chia‐Kuei Wu, Yu‐Chih Lin, Junfeng Huang, Bangwei Ding, Pramod Terse, Rahul Nandre, Haksong Jin, Molly Congdon, Kun Shen, Philip Sanderson, Gregory Tawa, Stephanie Mounaud, Marta De Santis, Donald Lo, Elizabeth A. Ottinger, Amy Hauck Newman   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Narcotic and psychotropic problems : international collaboration on health aspects / H. D. Archibald [PDF]

, 1986
ONLINEWHO/NAPD86/WP4.
World Health Organization. Programme on Substance Abuse, Archibald, H. D, Conference of Ministers of Health on Narcotic and Psychotropic Drug Misuse (1986 : London, United Kingdom)   +2 more
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Access to pain treatment as a human right

BMC Medicine, 2010
Background Almost five decades ago, governments around the world adopted the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs which, in addition to addressing the control of illicit narcotics, obligated countries to work towards universal access to the narcotic ...
Amon Joseph J, Schleifer Rebecca, Lohman Diederik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source