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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

Drug Problem or Medicrime? Distribution and Use of Falsified Tramadol Medication in Egypt and West Africa

Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, 2019
Tramadol is a synthetic opioid that is widely used as an analgesic for alleviating pain of moderate to medium intensity. With potency estimated to be about one-tenth that of morphine, tramadol is considered as relatively safe with regard to poisonings or
A. Klein
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Annual Banned‐Substance Review 17th Edition—Analytical Approaches in Human Sports Drug Testing 2023/2024

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
Scenarios of drug exposure and administration as well as detection assays for drugs and methods of sports doping published between 2023 and 2024 are critically reviewed and evaluated in context with the Prohibited List 2024 as established by the World Anti‐Doping Agency.
Mario  Thevis, Tiia  Kuuranne, Hans  Geyer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Global Governance: The Inadequacies of the UN Drug Control Regime

AJIL Unbound, 2020
Human rights and the UN drug control regime have long had an uneasy relationship, which is evident today in the tensions that exist between criminal justice reform advocates, the institutions of the UN drug control regime, and economic interests that ...
Antonia Eliason, Robert Howse
doaj   +1 more source

Gabapentin for pain management after osmotic dilator insertion and prior to dilation and evacuation: A randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2020
ObjectiveTo evaluate if gabapentin 600 mg reduces pain after osmotic dilator placement the day before a dilation and evacuation (D&E) procedure.Study designWe conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized (stratified by vaginal parity ...
Chen, Melissa J, Creinin, Mitchell D, Hou, Melody Y, Matulich, Melissa C, Melo, Juliana, Schimmoeller, Natasha R   +5 more
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Identification and Investigation of the Intrinsic Receptor Activation Potential and Metabolization of the New Oxo‐Pyridyl Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist CH‐FUBBMPDORA

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
Another Chinese generic ban‐evading SCRA, CH‐FUBBMPDORA, has emerged. This study reports its first identification in Europe, its analytical characterization (NMR, Raman, FTIR, GC–MS, and HRMS), its cannabinoid activation potential in a βarr2 recruitment assay, and its metabolization profile.
Marie H. Deventer, Maria Carmela Emanuele, Brianna N. Stang, Katleen Van Uytfanghe, Jessica Masson, Xavier Bouvot, Catherine Lamoureux, Alessandro Proposito, Fabiano Reniero, Margaret V. Holland, Alex J. Krotulski, Luisa Mannina, Christophe P. Stove, Claude Guillou   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gene Expression Survey of Serotonin Receptors (5HTR2A and 5HTR3A) and Monoamine Oxidases Enzyme After Treatment With Methadone in Addicted Individuals [PDF]

International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, 2019
Background: Addiction disrupts the nervous system of the reward system, stimulus, and memory in the brain. The disruption of these systems in the brain causes biological, physiological, social, and psychological complications. Addiction is considered a
Mahmood Khodadoost, Mohadeseh Khoshandam, Seyed Davood Mirtorabi, Mohammad Reza Ghadirzadeh, Ghasem Ahangari   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sports Supplement Analysis Survey for the Prevalence of WADA Prohibited Substances in the Australian Online Marketplace

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
A survey of 200 sports supplements purchased online in Australia and analysed for WADA Prohibited Substances. Athlete education regarding the use of sports supplements remains a high priority as 35% of the products contained WADA Prohibited Substances. ABSTRACT Sports supplements are used extensively by people involved in competitive sports. However, a
Louise Barker, Adam Cawley, Naomi Speers, Kerry Knowler, Karina Chilman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is pain associated with subsequent job loss? A panel study for Germany

Kyklos, Volume 76, Issue 1, Page 141-158, February 2023., 2023
Abstract The cross‐sectional association between pain and unemployment is well‐established. But the absence of panel data containing information on pain and labor market status has meant that less is known about the direction of any causal linkage. Those longitudinal studies that do examine the link between pain and subsequent labor market transitions ...
Alan Piper, David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Steven Neufeld MD, Matthew Buchanan MD, Daniel Cuttica DO, Daniel Dean MD, Jay Mottla   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source