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Gender and Age Effects on the Trajectory of Depression in Opioid Users during Methadone Maintenance Treatment

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2017
IntroductionBoth heroin use and depression are significant health problems. Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) can be of great benefit to heroin users. However, changes in the level of depression in heroin users during MMT are not clear.
Peng-Wei Wang, Peng-Wei Wang, Huang-Chi Lin, Huang-Chi Lin, Yi-Hsin Connie Yang, Chih-Yao Hsu, Kuan-Sheng Chung, Hung-Chi Wu, Cheng-Fang Yen, Cheng-Fang Yen   +9 more
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Molecular Epidemiologic Investigation of an Anthrax Outbreak among Heroin Users, Europe

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012
In December 2009, two unusual cases of anthrax were diagnosed in heroin users in Scotland. A subsequent anthrax outbreak in heroin users emerged throughout Scotland and expanded into England and Germany, sparking concern of nefarious introduction of ...
Erin P. Price, Meagan L. Seymour, Derek S. Sarovich, Jennie Latham, Spenser R. Wolken, Joanne Mason, Gemma Vincent, Kevin P. Drees, Stephen M. Beckstrom-Sternberg, Adam M. Phillippy, Sergey Koren, Richard T. Okinaka, Wai-Kwan Chung, James M. Schupp, David M. Wagner, Richard Vipond, Jeffrey T. Foster, Nicholas H. Bergman, James Burans, Talima Pearson, Tim Brooks, Paul Keim   +21 more
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Buprenorphine is a weak dopamine releaser relative to heroin, but its pretreatment attenuates heroin‐evoked dopamine release in rats

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, Ryan P. Leman, Thomas J. Everett, Hendrick Lopez‐Beltran, Lindsey R. Hamilton, Erik B. Oleson   +5 more
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Lungs of a Chronic Smoker: The Case of Heroin-Induced Emphysema in a 35-Year-Old Man

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2023
Recently, heroin has become more easily accessible, which has led to an increase in its tolerance, addiction, and misuse potential. According to several reports, among many modes of use, smoking and inhaling heroin are the most common methods of its ...
Neil Gerts, George Ishak, Ian Joel, Jasprit Takher   +3 more
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The Leeds Evaluation of Efficacy of Detoxification Study (LEEDS) prisons project pilot study: protocol for a randomised controlled trial comparing dihydrocodeine and buprenorphine for opiate detoxification [PDF]

, 2007
Background In the United Kingdom (UK), there is an extensive market for the class 'A' drug heroin. Many heroin users spend time in prison. People addicted to heroin often require prescribed medication when attempting to cease their drug use.
Adams, C.E., Dalton, R., El-Sayeh, H., Sheard, L., Tompkins, C.N.E., Wright, N.M.J.   +5 more
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Using a pragmatically adapted, low-cost contingency management intervention to promote heroin abstinence in individuals undergoing treatment for heroin use disorder in UK drug services (PRAISE): a cluster randomised trial

BMJ Open, 2021
Introduction Most individuals treated for heroin use disorder receive opioid agonist treatment (OAT)(methadone or buprenorphine). However, OAT is associated with high attrition and persistent, occasional heroin use.
Julian Mutz, Andrew Pickles, Sarah Byford, John Dunn, Kimberley Goldsmith, Franziska Mosler, Tim Weaver, James Shearer, Emily Finch, John Strang, Clare Davey, Stephen Pilling, Anthony Glasper, Nicola Metrebian, Jennifer Hellier, Luke Mitcheson, Prun Bijral, Nadine Bogdan, Owen Bowden-Jones, Edward Day, Sam Forshall, Shabana Akhtar, Jalpa Bajaria, Carmel Bennett, Elizabeth Bishop, Vikki Charles, Roopal Desai, Claire Goodfellow, Farjana Haque, Nicholas Little, Hortencia McKechnie, Jo Morris, Ruth Pauli, Dilkushi Poovendran, Elizabeth Phillips   +34 more
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Heroin Adulterated with the Novel Synthetic Cannabinoid, 5F-MDMB-PINACA: A Case Series [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Heroin can be adulterated with various substances that may or may not have pharmacological effects. Here we report a case series of 8 patients who presented to the emergency department after overdose with intravenous heroin preparation ...
Arnold, Ryan, Dela Cruz, Maricel, Ershad, Muhammed, Hamilton, Richard, Khalid, Muhammad M., Mostafa, Ahmed   +5 more
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HCV and HIV infection among heroin addicts in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) and not in MMT in Changsha and Wuhan, China. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To compare HCV and HIV infection among heroin addicts in MMT and not in MMT in two large cities in central China. METHODS: A total of 541 heroin addicts were recruited from MMT clinics and voluntary detoxification centers in Changsha and Wuhan,
Xuyi Wang, Linxiang Tan, Yi Li, Yao Zhang, Dongyi Zhou, Tieqiao Liu, Wei Hao   +6 more
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A Study to Validate a Self-Reported Version of the ONS Drug Dependence Questionnaire [PDF]

, 2011
Aim: A prospective study to establish the reliability of a self-completion version of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) questionnaire for assessing drug dependence of substance misuse clients.
Christo G., Darke S., Gossop M., Jehanli A., Lundy A., Luty J., M. Uddin, Marsden J., McLellan A. T., Poole W. K., R. Holland, Rosen C. S., Schwartz R. H., Sherman M. F., Simpson D. D., Singleton N., V. Maskrey, Vivancos R.   +17 more
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Repeated Episodes of Heroin Cause Enduring Alterations of Circadian Activity in Protracted Abstinence

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, Martine Cador, Stephanie Caille   +2 more
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