Results 61 to 70 of about 183,086 (327)

A multi-state model to estimate incidence of heroin use

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2013
Background Existing incidence estimates of heroin use are usually based on one information source. This study aims to incorporate more sources to estimate heroin use incidence trends in Spain between 1971 and 2005.
Sánchez-Niubò Albert, Aalen Odd O, Domingo-Salvany Antònia, Amundsen Ellen J, Fortiana Josep, Røysland Kjetil   +5 more
doaj   +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
doaj   +1 more source

Drugs research: an overview of evidence and questions for policy [PDF]

, 2010
In 2001 the Joseph Rowntree Foundation embarked upon a programme of research that explored the problem of illicit drugs in the UK. The research addressed many questions that were often too sensitive for the government to tackle.
Lloyd, C., McKeganey, N.
core  

Illicit Drug‐Derived Volatile Organic Compounds as Markers for Application in Noncontact Detection Technology

The Chemical Record, EarlyView.
This review highlights the characteristic odor markers of illicit drugs, emphasizing volatile markers from both natural and synthetic sources, and explores the shift from canine‐based detection to emerging noncontact sensing technologies. Illicit drug use remains a global concern, requiring effective detection methods to counter evolving concealment ...
Minwoo Kim, Solpa Lee, Anmo J. Kim, Cong Wang, Yongwoo Jang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Specificity in genetic and environmental risk for prescription opioid misuse and heroin use [PDF]

, 2023
Genevieve F. Dash, Ian R. Gizer, Nicholas G. Martin, Wendy S. Slutske   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Differences in Risk Factors for Severe Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome in Singleton Versus Twin Pregnancies: A Population‐Based Cohort Study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine whether the associations between pre‐pregnancy risk factors and severe preeclampsia/eclampsia (SPE) and/or HELLP syndrome differ between singleton and twin pregnancies. Design A population‐based retrospective cohort study. Setting British Columbia (BC), Canada.
Mackenzie Campbell, Johanna Koegl, Jeffrey N. Bone, Sofia Nicolls, Janet Lyons, Chantal Mayer, Kenneth I Lim, Julie Van Schalkwyk, K. S. Joseph, Sarka Lisonkova, the ORQA group, A. Christoffersen‐Deb, S. Derikvand, S. John, L. Richter, M. Rougerie, Y. Sabr, M. Vidler   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Serum proteomic analysis reveals high frequency of haptoglobin deficiency and elevated thyroxine level in heroin addicts. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Heroin addiction is a chronic, complex disease, often accompanied by other concomitant disorders, which may encumber effective prevention and treatment. To explore the differences in expression profiles of serum proteins in control and heroin addicts, we
Bing-Ying Zhou, Shi-Yan Yan, Wan-Lu Shi, Zhi Qu, Xin Zhao, Zhi-Min Liu, Xiao-Ping Pu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The experience of long-term opiate maintenance treatment and reported barriers to recovery: A qualitative systematic review [PDF]

, 2013
Background/Aim: To inform understanding of the experience of long-term opiate maintenance and identify barriers to recovery. Methods: A qualitative systematic review.
Annie Blyth, Bahna G, Ball JC, Berridge V, Caitlin Notley, Conner KO, De Maeyer J, De Maeyer J, De Maeyer J, Gibson B, Gold ML, Gossop M, Gourlay J, Higgins J, Jarvinen M, Jarvinen M, Jean Craig, McIntosh J, McKeganey N, Moher D, Neale J, Pani PP, Parsons T, Peles E, Richard Holland, Rosenbaum M, Segall A, Skinner ML, Sun AP, Vigilant LG, Vigilant LG, Vivienne Maskrey   +31 more
core   +1 more source

Incidents of sudden death during restraint of agitated individuals in Sweden between 1992 and 2024

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Restraint‐related sudden deaths in agitated individuals raise complex questions at the intersection of medicine and law. Hyperactive delirium with extreme agitation as well as positional asphyxia due to restraint have been proposed to account for these deaths. However, the exact physiological mechanisms responsible and to what extent restraint
Alexander Tyr, Erik Lindeman, Fredrik Tamsen, Ingemar Thiblin, Brita Zilg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source