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Violence exposure, mental distress, substance use behaviors, and overdose experiences among people who inject drugs [PDF]

, 2023
Janet K. Otachi, Shawndaya S. Thrasher, Hilary L. Surratt   +2 more
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Who is Overdosing? An Updated Picture of Overdose Deaths From 2008 to 2015

Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology, 2017
Purpose: To determine the role of opioids in drug overdose deaths in Allen County, Indiana between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2015. Methods: File review of 418 overdose deaths was performed using Indiana State Department of Health death ...
Gregory Eigner, Brian Henriksen, Philip Huynh, David Murphy, Christopher Brubaker, Jana Sanders, Deborah McMahan   +6 more
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Adverse Effects of Opioid Dependency on Central and Peripheral Aspects of the Neuromuscular System

, 2019
Prevalence of chronic pain and health care costs have caused an escalation of opioid dependency. The current national crisis involving opioid dependency and drug overdose are growing problems that need to be addressed.
Yang, Cindy
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Confronting the opioid crisis: Practical pain management and strategies: AOA 2018 critical issues symposium [PDF]

, 2019
The United States is in the midst of an opioid crisis. Clinicians have been part of the problem because of overprescribing of narcotics for perioperative pain management.
Hsu, Joseph R, Jahangir, A Alex, Miller, Anna N, Mir, Hassan R, Obremskey, William T   +4 more
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Dependence, abuse, and psychosocial characteristics of patients transported to the emergency department due to overdose of over‐the‐counter drugs

PCN Reports
Aim This study examined the conditions of drug abuse and dependence as well as the psychosocial characteristics of patients transported to an emergency department for over‐the‐counter (OTC) drug overdose.
Saeko Kohara, Michiko Takai, Ryoko Kyan, Kenji Yamamoto, Hidehito Miyazaki, Masafumi Yoshimura, Yoshito Kamijo   +6 more
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The performance of COBRA, a decision rule to predict the need for intensive care interventions in intentional drug overdose

, 2021
Tim Wiersma, Huub L.A. van den Oever, Freek J.H.A. van Hout, Minke J. Twijnstra, Gert-Jan Mauritz, Esther van ’t Riet, Frank G.A. Jansman   +6 more
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Heroin Use and Prescription Drug Misuse in Kentucky [PDF]

, 2016
The most recent Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP) on heroin use and prescription drug misuse shows where our state's drug problems are hitting hardest. Northern Kentucky residents are twice as likely as other Kentucky residents to report knowing someone

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Room for improvement: Dr Gillian Shorter asks whether it is time to trial and evaluate an official ‘drug consumption room’, following another year of the highest overdose deaths on record [PDF]

, 2020
Gillian W. Shorter
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Poisoning and drug overdoses in the Emergency Department at Songklanagarind Hospital

Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2010
Objective: To study the prevalence of poisoning and drug overdoses in the Emergency Department (ED) Songklanagarind Hospital. Material and Methods: A Retrospective study from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007. The records of all patients who presented
Chaipluk Sriprapan, Prasit Wuthisuthimethawee   +1 more
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Variability in the quality of overdose advice in Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) documents: gut decontamination recommendations for CNS drugs [PDF]

, 2008
Andrew J. Wall, D. Nicholas Bateman, W. Stephen Waring   +2 more
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