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Co-Occurring HIV Risk Behaviors among Males Entering Jail [PDF]
arXiv, 2013 This paper examines the pattern of HIV risk behaviors among male jail detainees. From multivariate analyses of baseline data from an HIV intervention study of ours, we find that: (1) cocaine use, heroin use and multiple sexual partners; and (2) heavy drinking and marijuana are often co-occurring among this population.
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Itraconazole-induced Torsade de Pointes in a patient receiving methadone substitution therapy [PDF]
, 2009 Issues. Methadone, a pharmacological agent used to treat heroin dependence is relatively safe, but may cause cardiac arrhythmias in the concurrent presence of other risk factors. Approach and Key Findings.
Narayanan, S. +2 more
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Orthoptic status before and immediately after heroin detoxification [PDF]
, 2004 Aim: To determine whether changes in orthoptic status take place during withdrawal from heroin and/or methadone. Method: A prospective study of patients, using a repeated measures design, attending a 5 day naltrexone compressed opiate detoxification ...
Beaini, A.Y. +3 more
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Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary On January 31, 2023, British Columbia (BC) launched a 3‐year pilot initiative decriminalizing the possession of up to 2.5 g of select illegal drugs. The policy aims to reduce stigma, address racial disparities in drug law enforcement, and improve police relations with people who use drugs (PWUD).
Cayley Russell +6 more
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BMC Public Health, 2010 Background Little empirical research has examined how cultural factors influence psychosocial factors for heroin drug use. The objectives of the study were to investigate the levels of individualism and collectivism among young adolescents and how ...
Liu Wei +4 more
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Promoting Awareness of Resources Available at Syringe Exchanges in Windsor County, VT [PDF]
, 2017 Heroin addiction is a problem nationwide, and is especially prevalent in the state of Vermont. Individuals who inject heroin are at risk of infection with HIV or hepatitis C, and of death by heroin overdose.
Worswick, Erica
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U.S. Mexican relations: a comprehensive review on heroin supply and demand [PDF]
, 2017 As an ever-increasing heroin epidemic pervades the cities and suburbs of America, attempts to tackle the issue have taken prominence in the White House.
Harris, EJ, O'Hagan, A
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Recovery support services as part of the continuum of care for alcohol or drug use disorders
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background The definition of ‘recovery’ has evolved beyond merely control of problem substance use to include other aspects of health and wellbeing (known as ‘recovery capital’) which are important to prevent relapse to problematic alcohol or other drug (AOD) use.
Ed Day +3 more
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Brain Sciences, 2012 Opiate withdrawal is followed by a protracted abstinence syndrome consisting of craving and physiological changes. However, few studies have been dedicated to both the characterization and understanding of these long-term alterations in post-dependent ...
Luis Stinus +2 more
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Dynamical Analysis of a Cocaine-Heroin Epidemiological Model with Spatial Distributions [PDF]
This article conducts an in-depth investigation of a new spatio-temporal model for the cocaine-heroin epidemiological model with vital dynamics, incorporating the Laplacian operator. The study rigorously establishes the existence, uniqueness, non-negativity, and boundedness of solutions for the proposed model. In addition, the local stability of both a
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