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Opioid Consumption Following Foot and Ankle Surgery
Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2017 Category: Ankle, Bunion, Hindfoot, Lesser Toes, Midfoot/Forefoot Introduction/Purpose: Orthopaedic surgeons frequently prescribe pain medications during the postoperative period.
Haley Merrill MD +5 more
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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 +4 more
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Analysis of prescription and dispensation of psychotropic medications in two cities in the State of São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2002 OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prescription and dispensation of psychotropic medications through the analysis of the prescriptions/notices kept at various institutions in two cities in the state of São Paulo. METHODS: The prescriptions kept at drugstores,
Ana Regina Noto +11 more
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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 +7 more
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Prisons and Drugs: A global review of incarceration, drug use and drug services. Report 12 [PDF]
, 2007 Prisons play an important role in drug policy. They are used to punish people who break drug laws and they also hold a large number of people who have experience of drug use and drug problems.
Brentari, C. +3 more
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Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021 Objectives: Arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs are associated with substantial postoperative pain. Traditionally, oral narcotic agents have been the preferred analgesic postoperatively in orthopaedic surgery.
Lakshmanan Sivasundaram MD +9 more
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Development Not Drug Control: The Evolution of Counter Narcotic Efforts in Thailand
Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, 2019 In the 1960s, Thailand was the biggest opium producing country in the world. This article presents Thailand’s evolving strategy in solving the problem of illicit poppy cultivation through poverty alleviation and long-term national development. It argues that the root causes of drug crop cultivation and proliferation are poverty, insecurity, and the ...
Diskul, M. L. Dispanadda +3 more
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The American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.Abstract Background and Objectives Cannabis withdrawal symptoms can be severe and protracted, significantly impeding the ability to abstain from cannabis use, resulting in failed quit attempts and relapse. This clinical trial evaluated safety and efficacy of PP‐01, a novel dual‑mechanism of action, investigational agent, for mitigating cannabis ...
Ashley F. Slagle +4 more
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Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2015. [PDF]
, 2016 Based on its activities, INCB publishes an annual report that is submitted to ECOSOC through the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the drug control situation in various parts of the world. As an impartial body,
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The Effect of Gender and Narcotic or Stimulant Abuse on Drug-Related Locus of Control [PDF]
, 2018 Substance use disorders cause significant neurological damage, cognitive impairment, and maladaptive behaviors that negatively affect a person\u27s quality of life.
Travis, Yolanda Rene
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