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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2013 Structure and function in the human healthy brain are closely related. In patients with chronic heroin exposure, brain imaging studies have identified long-lasting changes in gray matter (GM) volume.
Niklaus eDenier +11 more
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, 2004 Planning function deficit is the most consistent finding in neuropsychological studies of heroin addicts. The performance on the Tower of London Test (TLT) correlated with the duration of daily heroin abuse (DDHA) in our previous study.
Davydov, Dmitry M., Polunina, Anna G.
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European Journal of Cell BiologyThe processes by which an individual develops as a male (testis) or female (ovary) are remarkably diverse across taxa. While sex is determined by genetic factors in some species, it can be determined by environmental factors in others.
Fabien Pierron +2 more
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The societal cost of heroin use disorder in the United States.
PLoS ONE, 2017 ObjectiveHeroin use in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. The objective of this paper is to estimate the annual societal cost of heroin use disorder in the United States in 2015 US dollars.MethodsAn analytic model was created that ...
Ruixuan Jiang +3 more
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Heroin-induced headache in female heroin addicts
Journal of International Medical Research, 2020 Objective To investigate the manifestations and incidence of headaches caused by heroin in Chinese women. Methods This was a survey study conducted from 29 June to 3 July 2015 with women attending the Shanxi Drug Rehabilitation Centre for Women (China ...
Li Li, Shengyuan Yu
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BMJ, 1989 Sur 13 echantillons d'heroine saisis provenant de pays tropicaux, 4 contiennent de l'aflatoxine B 1 . Des aflatoxines sont decelees dans l'urine de 27 toxicomanes sur 133. L'attention est attiree sur ce nouveau risque d'infection (hepatite, sida) chez les toxicomanes utilisant des injections intra-veineuses, l'aflatoxines ayant des proprietes ...
R G, Hendrickse, S M, Maxwell, R, Young
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Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2020 Aims The United States of America is currently in an opioid epidemic. Heroin remains the most lethal opioid option with its death rate increasing by over 500% in the last decade.
Dominic P. Isaacs +5 more
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Development of a nalmefene formulation suitable for a community‐use auto‐injector
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aim Time to onset of reversal is critical when treating opioid‐induced respiratory depression and hypoxia. This study aimed to develop a formulation of the opioid antagonist nalmefene with an increased absorption rate and reduced time to onset of reversal following intramuscular administration. Methods Several absorption enhancers were screened in rats,
Alessandra Cipriano +6 more
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Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work perspective [PDF]
, 2018 Magister Artium (Social Work) - MA(SW)Heroin usage is on the increase in the Western Cape province of South Africa owing to globalization and to increased access to the drug in this province.
Caswell, Dominique
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Acute toxic leucoencephalopathy following protonitazene ingestion
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Background Distribution of illicit counterfeit alprazolam containing the highly potent synthetic opioid‐receptor agonist protonitazene recently resulted in a number of severe overdoses in Ireland. We report three cases that presented to our hospital, within 6 weeks of one another, following ingestion of illicitly‐sourced alprazolam.
Ruadhan O'Laoi +5 more
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