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Pareto in Prison

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Pareto principle is based on the concept that roughly 80% of outcomes are generated by 20% of inputs, efforts, or contributors within a group. Using a national sample of U.S. prison inmates, we examined various percentile rankings of self‐reported institutional misconduct to determine how much disorder is created behind bars by the most ...
Mark A. Morgan, Joshua S. Long, Matthew W. Logan, Frank Benton   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Speaking of Stigma: Piloting Language Training in Addiction Counseling Coursework

Counselor Education and Supervision, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This pilot study examined counselor‐in‐training (CIT) attitudes and awareness regarding stigma and stigmatizing language aimed at those with substance use disorders before and after an author‐developed educational intervention. Results indicated this intervention positively impacted CIT awareness and attitudes and their ability to identify and
Amy L. Grybush, George Stoupas, Phillip B. Clarke   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Workplace Drug Testing—Prevalence of Positive Test Results, Most Common Substances, and Importance of Medical Review

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
Among 23,900 urine and oral fluid drug tests from Swedish workplaces, 4.6% tested positive for controlled substances. Cannabis, amphetamine, cocaine and benzodiazepines were most common. Many samples containing opiates, amphetamine or benzodiazepines were MRO verified as being due to medical prescriptions, while cannabis or cocaine were almost entirely
Anders Helander, Fredrik Sparring
wiley   +1 more source

Early Life Stress Promotes Heroin Seeking But Does Not Alter the Excitability of Insular Pyramidal Cells Targeting the Nucleus Accumbens

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2021
A number of retrospective studies have demonstrated adverse childhood experiences are associated with increased vulnerability to substance use disorders, including opioid use disorders (OUDs).
Jonna M. Leyrer-Jackson, Paula F. Overby, Erin K. Nagy, M. Foster Olive   +3 more
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Location inference on social media data for agile monitoring of public health crises: An application to opioid use and abuse during the Covid-19 pandemic [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has intersected with the opioid epidemic to create a unique public health crisis, with the health and economic consequences of the virus and associated lockdowns compounding pre-existing social and economic stressors associated with rising opioid and heroin use and abuse. In order to better understand these interlocking crises, we
arxiv  

Efficacy of naloxone in reducing hypoxemia and duration of immobility following focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Evaluating the efficacy of an opioid antagonist, naloxone (NLX), to reduce the severity of post‐ictal hypoxemia and immobility after focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures (FBTCS). Methods ENALEPSY is a double‐blind placebo (PCB)‐controlled trial conducted in patients with focal epilepsy undergoing long‐term video‐EEG monitoring ...
Sylvain Rheims, Fatima Chorfa, Véronique Michel, Edouard Hirsch, Louis Maillard, Luc Valton, Fabrice Bartolomei, Philippe Derambure, Vincent Navarro, Julien Biberon, Arielle Crespel, Anca Nica, Martine Lemesle Martin, Laure Mazzola, Jerome Petit, Vincent Rossero, Sébastien Boulogne, Mathilde Leclercq, Laurent Bezin, Catherine Mercier, Pascal Roy, Philippe Ryvlin, on behalf of the ENALEPSY Study Group, V. Michel, M. De Montaudouin, M. Lemesle Martin, P. Kahane, L. Minotti, L. Vercueil, A. S. Jobst, J. Petit, D. Tourniaire, V. Eid, P. Latour, P. Derambure, W. Szurhaj, S. Rheims, H. Catenoix, N. Andre‐Obadia, J. Isnard, A. Montavont, S. Boulogne, F. Bartolomei, A. Trébuchon, A. Mc Gonigal, S. Aubert, S. Lagarde, A. Crespel, P. Gelisse, B. Mercedes, L. Maillard, L. Tyvaert, J. P. Vignal, V. Navarro, S. Dupont, C. Adam, V. Frazzini, V.‐H. Nguyen‐Michel, M. Damiano, V. Lambrecq, A. Biraben, A. Nica, P. Convers, L. Mazzola, E. Hirsch, M. P. Valenti, J. Scholly, C. Behr, L. Valton, M. Denuelle, J. Curot, J. Biberon   +71 more
wiley   +1 more source

MicroRNA-mediated translational pathways are regulated in the orbitofrontal cortex and peripheral blood samples during acute abstinence from heroin self-administration

Advances in Drug and Alcohol Research, 2023
Opioid misuse in the United States contributes to >70% of annual overdose deaths. To develop additional therapeutics that may prevent opioid misuse, further studies on the neurobiological consequences of opioid exposure are needed.
Mary Tresa Zanda, Mary Tresa Zanda, Leila Saikali, Leila Saikali, Paige Morris, Paige Morris, Stephanie E. Daws, Stephanie E. Daws   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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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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