Abstract Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are compounds emerging as alternatives to more established drugs of abuse. They are constantly changing and being modified, which makes their detection difficult. The study objective was to determine the prevalence of NPS in selected clinical specimens. Deidentified urine specimen remnants were analyzed that
Jillian R. Neifeld +2 more
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Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2017-2023.
Garnett MF, Cisewski JA, Ahmad FB.
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Youth and Young Adult National Overdose Rates: A Descriptive, Ecological Cross-Sectional Time-Trend Analysis of Drug Overdose Mortality in 10-24-Year-Olds in the United States. [PDF]
Wakefield J +4 more
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Layered abandonment: The moral interpretation of suffering in extreme confinement
Abstract Loss and rejection are central to prison life, yet how they crystallize into a more general sense of abandonment remains under‐theorized. Drawing on 64 interviews with men held in prolonged self‐isolation or serving indeterminate forvaring sentences in Denmark, we conceptualize abandonment not simply as hardship but as suffering plus ...
Frederik Rom Taxhjelm, Julie Laursen
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From Data to Knowledge to Wisdom: Lessons Learned From the Vancouver Rat Project
A synthesis of 15 years of research conducted by the Vancouver Rat Project revealed that: (1) Pathogen ecology within rat colonies is the result of complex interactions among rats, pathogens, and vectors. (2) Local and global population structures influence rat and pathogen ecology.
Chelsea G. Himsworth, Kaylee A. Byers
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Demographic characteristics and repeat overdose risk factors in 601 patients with intentional drug overdose in the emergency department: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Rong S +6 more
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Diagnostic validation of the 00325 Inadequate Self‐Compassion
Abstract Background Self‐compassion is an essential component of self‐care. Recognizing it as a nursing diagnosis can promote interventions to address Inadequate Self‐Compassion. Aim This study aims to clinically validate the new NANDA‐I diagnosis (00325) Inadequate Self‐Compassion.
Aarón Muñoz‐Devesa +5 more
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Rising drug overdose deaths in chronic liver disease in the United States, 2015-2023. [PDF]
Kim D +5 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction We aimed to investigate the risks of all‐cause and cause‐specific mortality associated with dose‐dependent benzodiazepine and Z‐drug (BZDR) use in the Finnish population initiating new BZDR use with five‐year follow‐up. Methods Study subjects were included if BZDR use had started in 2006 with no BZDR dispensing during the ...
Hanna Särkilä +7 more
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Considering possible drivers of the recent decrease in drug overdose deaths in Canada. [PDF]
Fischer B +3 more
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