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Activated Charcoal in Tricyclic Drug Overdoses [PDF]
A.G. Rauws, J. van Noordwijk
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Abstract Aims In the context of pharmacology and toxicology education, there is a growing shift toward programmatic assessment models that prioritize longitudinal learning, reflection and development of higher‐order cognitive skills. As part of this transition, we are exploring alternative and more meaningful forms of assessment. This qualitative study
Narin Akrawi +2 more
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An individual-based dynamic model to assess interventions to mitigate opioid overdose risk
Background Illicit opioid overdose continues to rise in North America and is a leading cause of death. Mathematical modeling is a valuable tool to investigate the epidemiology of this public health issue, as it can characterize key features of population
Kirsten Gallant, Ryan Lukeman
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Drug involvement in fatal overdoses
Death certificate data from the Multiple Cause of Death (MCOD) files were analyzed to better understand the drug categories most responsible for the increase in fatal overdoses occurring between 1999 and 2014. Statistical adjustment methods were used to account for the understatement in reported drug involvement occurring because death certificates ...
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Aims Globally, Australia has the highest per capita consumption rate of pregabalin, commonly prescribed for neuropathic pain. Emerging evidence suggests pregabalin may be associated with the onset or recurrence of several potentially life‐threatening psychiatric events in some individuals.
Amy G. McNeilage +4 more
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Heroin Use and Prescription Drug Misuse in Kentucky [PDF]
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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Twenty-Year Trends in Drug Overdose Fatalities Among Older Adults in the US
Keith Humphreys, Chelsea L. Shover
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Psychoactive prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment
Aims To identify the patterns and trends in prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment. Methods We used data from the OPPIDUM programme, which collects data from patients attending substance abuse treatment facilities. Data collected include use of psychoactive prescription drugs in the past week.
Thomas Soeiro +5 more
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Notes from the Field: Xylazine Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths — United States, 2019 [PDF]
Mbabazi Kariisa +3 more
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