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Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Veterinary Nurses play a key role in handling drugs and perform medication treatments, thus pharmacological knowledge is essential. The veterinary nurses' role varies widely worldwide but does not include the prescription of drugs. Nevertheless, pharmacology is a complex subject within veterinary nursing education and for the registered ...
Lena Olsén, Ann‐Christin Blomkvist
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Analgesia and Addiction in Emergency Department Patients with Acute Pain Exacerbations
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2005 Introduction: There is ongoing controversy regarding the appropriate use of narcotic analgesia for patients presenting frequently to the emergency department (ED) with subjective acute exacerbations of pain.
Gorchynski, Julie, Kelly, Kevin
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Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT According to the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE), a graduate of veterinary medicine should be able to prescribe and dispense “medicines correctly and responsibly in accordance with legislation and latest guidance” (2019). In Germany, veterinarians can dispense drugs from their in‐practice pharmacy, which
Sonja Bröer +2 more
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Pattern and Inclination of Adolescents Towards Substance Abuse
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2008 Introduction: Narcotic drug abuse and illicit use of drugs is a major, complicated multifactorial phenomenon affecting most of the societies today. Incidence of drug abuse among adolescents is very high.
H Mahjoob +3 more
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Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2017 Objectives: In order to help combat opioid addiction, our objective is to see, through a randomized prospective study design, if patient education on proper use of narcotic medication would decrease narcotic consumption in the post-operative period after
Fotios P. Tjoumakaris MD +9 more
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Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The misuse and abuse of veterinary anesthetic and analgesic agents pose significant public health risks, particularly with the growing presence of ultrapotent opioids and other anesthetics in the illicit drug trade. In response, there is increasing emphasis on incorporating medication safety training into veterinary curricula.
Margene Anderson +2 more
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Straddling “The Gulf Between Medicine and Law”: Medico‐legal addiction and Japanese psychiatry
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Increasing punitive drug regulations in Japan amplify longstanding tensions within psychiatric practice, pushing psychiatrists to balance clinical obligations with complex socio‐legal demands. This article analyzes how psychiatrists specializing in illicit substance use disorders to navigate escalating criminalization by developing diagnostic ...
Selim Gokce Atici
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The Effect of Drug Addiction on Education from University Students’ Point of View
Journal of Community Health Research, 2013 Introduction: Higher education system in each country is mainly responsible for training specialists and efficient personnels in different levels of government.
Mohammad Afkhami Aqda +2 more
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Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This paper analyzes two disparate experiences of buprenorphine, a medication for opioid addiction, in California. Within the context of the U.S. War on Drugs and after decades of criminalization, buprenorphine represents a shift toward outpatient medical treatment of opioid addiction, but it has been unequally distributed and experienced ...
Lauren Textor
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