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Among people who use heroin, tobacco smoking and illegal drugs cause a similar number of premature deaths

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Most people who use heroin also smoke tobacco, but there is limited investment to reduce the prevalence of smoking in this group. This may be due to a perception that tobacco is less harmful than other substances and is a lower priority problem. Among people who use heroin in England, we aimed to compare tobacco smoking and
Dan Lewer, Harry Tattan‐Birch, Sharon Cox   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Heroin type, injecting behavior, and HIV transmission. A simulation model of HIV incidence and prevalence. [PDF]

, 2019
Background and aimsUsing mathematical modeling to illustrate and predict how different heroin source-forms: "black tar" (BTH) and powder heroin (PH) can affect HIV transmission in the context of contrasting injecting practices. By quantifying HIV risk by
Bobashev, Georgiy, Ciccarone, Daniel, Dreisbach, Clinton, Mars, Sarah, Murphy, Nicholas, Zule, William   +5 more
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The effectiveness of Individual Placement and Support on vocational outcomes for patients with substance use disorders: A pragmatic superiority randomized controlled trial of Individual Placement and Support versus enhanced self‐help

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aim Unemployment rates among individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) are high, and evidence‐based vocational methods are lacking. Employment is important because it improves treatment outcomes and protects against relapse.
Eline Borger Rognli, Kristoffer Andreas Aamodt Andersen, Erlend Marius Aas, Silje Endresen Reme, June Ullevoldsæter Lystad, Marianne Riksheim Stavseth, Espen Ajo Arnevik   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Drug Prohibition on Drug Prices: Evidence from the Markets for Cocaine and Heroin [PDF]

This paper examines the effect of drug prohibition on the black market prices of cocaine and heroin. The paper examines the ratio of retail to farmgate price for cocaine, heroin, and several legal goods, and it compares legal versus black market prices ...
Jeffrey A. Miron
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Heroin withdrawal as a possible cause of acute concomitant esotropia in adults [PDF]

, 2001
Aim: To report the possible effects of heroin withdrawal on binocular vision. Methods: To present a case series of patients in whom esotropia developed on cessation of heroin use.
Firth, A.Y.
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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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Counterfeit ‘Xanax®’ tablets: A comparative study of clinical and seizure data in Victoria, Australia

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aim There is growing evidence of counterfeit benzodiazepine products containing other substances, including non‐regulated benzodiazepine‐type new psychoactive substances (NPSs). This study sought to compare detections of seized suspect counterfeit alprazolam products with clinical cases that reported use of an alprazolam ...
Rebekka Syrjanen, Shaun L. Greene, Sarah E. Hodgson, Rachelle Abouchedid, Dimitri Gerostamoulos, Christie Magee, Melissa Bremner, Jennifer L. Schumann, on behalf of the Emerging Drugs Network of Australia – Victoria (EDNAV) research group   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

TREATMENT FOR PERSONS WITH HEROIN ADDICTION [PDF]

, 2012
Heroin addiction is devastating to both the person addicted and to society. Attempts to treat heroin addiction have proved difficult due to the extreme addictive qualities of the drug.
McDuffie, Angie K
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Qualitative analysis of barriers and facilitators to healthcare engagement for people with injecting‐related invasive infections using a social ecological framework

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Injecting‐related bacterial infections are increasing in many countries. Systemic infections often require prolonged treatment. Evidence suggests that people who inject drugs who have invasive infections are less likely to complete antimicrobial treatment and have poorer outcomes than patients without a history of injecting
Lucy O. Attwood, Sophia E. Schroeder, Olga Vujovic, Andrew J. Stewardson, Joseph S. Doyle, Paul Dietze, Peter Higgs, Samantha Colledge‐Frisby   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source