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The Leeds Evaluation of Efficacy of Detoxification Study (LEEDS) project: An open-label pragmatic randomised control trial comparing the efficacy of differing therapeutic agents for primary care detoxification from either street heroin or methadone [ISRCTN07752728] [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Heroin is a synthetic opioid with an extensive illicit market leading to large numbers of people becoming addicted. Heroin users often present to community treatment services requesting detoxification and in the UK various agents are used ...
A Ritter, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, AH Masson, AK Nigam, Charlotte NE Tompkins, Clive E Adams, E Goddard, Great Britain Department of Health, Great Britain Government Statistical Service, Home Office, J Lowinson, J Strang, J Strang, L San, Laura Sheard, LJ Cheskin, M Ramsay, N Linteris, N Seivewright, Nat MJ Wright, Nicola S Oldham, PG O'Connor, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, WK Bickel   +22 more
core   +3 more sources

Environmental life cycle of fentanyl: From the cradle to an unknown grave

Journal of Environmental Quality, EarlyView.
Abstract The lack of available information on the presence and persistence of fentanyl in the environment is a significant gap in the technical literature. Although the origins of the opioid in the environment are well‐known because they follow the same pathways of other drug‐related environmental contaminants, the downstream effects of fentanyl in the
Deseree J. Reid, Kaizad F. Patel, Angela M. Melville, Vanessa L. Bailey, Kristin M. Omberg, Loreen R. Lamoureux   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using techniques of neutralisation to maintain contact: The experiences of loved ones supporting remand prisoners

The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, Volume 61, Issue 4, Page 463-483, December 2022., 2022
Abstract This article proposes that loved ones supporting prisoners with experience of remand in England and Wales may use Sykes & Matza's (1957) ‘techniques of neutralization’ by proxy. Adopting neutralisations may enable those in prison to be viewed not as those who have harmed, or bad people, but as those who themselves have been harmed.
Isla Masson, Natalie Booth
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Dust and Sand on the 5G Terrestrial Links [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
Wireless connections are a communication channel used to support different applications in our life such as microwave connections, mobile cellular networks, and intelligent transportation systems. The wireless communication channels are affected by different weather factors such as rain, snow, fog, dust, and sand.
arxiv  

The role of setting for ketamine abuse: clinical and preclinical evidence [PDF]

, 2012
Drug abuse is often seen as a unitary phenomenon, partly as a result of the discovery over the past three decades of shared mechanisms of action for addictive substances. Yet the pattern of drug taking is often very different from drug to drug.
Sprenger, Stewart, Tellier, Topp, Triffleman, Vollenweider, Vollenweider, Weir, White   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Aligning forces to accelerate healthcare transformation: Insights from the UPMC learning community

Learning Health Systems, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction To accelerate transformation toward value‐based, equitable care, health systems need a viable approach for engaging and aligning multiple stakeholders to promote innovation. Building and sustaining learning communities offers one possible solution.
Diane Holder, Donna Keyser, Jane Kogan, Matthew O. Hurford, John Lovelace, James Schuster   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do the reasons why people desist from crime vary by age, length of offending career or lifestyle factors?

The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, Volume 61, Issue 4, Page 519-539, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Research into desistance from crime has progressed enormously in the past three decades. Despite this tremendous growth, some issues remain unexplored. Among these is the extent to which the reasons why people stop offending might vary by the age at which they stop, and their previous lifestyles.
Stephen Farrall, Joanna Shapland
wiley   +1 more source

Clonidine improved laboratory-measured decision-making performance in abstinent heroin addicts. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Impulsivity refers to a wide spectrum of actions characterized by quick and nonplanned reactions to external and internal stimuli, without taking into account the possible negative consequences for the individual or others, and decision ...
Xiao-Li Zhang, Gui-Bin Wang, Li-Yan Zhao, Li-Li Sun, Jun Wang, Ping Wu, Lin Lu, Jie Shi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of heroin epidemic models [PDF]

arXiv, 2015
The use of illicit drugs has been on the rise in United States. It is very detrimental on society, as fatal overdose is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, which is about the same as motor vehicle crashes. Of all illicit drugs, one drug that has an severe adverse effect on a community as a whole is heroin.
arxiv  

Predicting Opioid Use Outcomes in Minoritized Communities [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Machine learning algorithms can sometimes exacerbate health disparities based on ethnicity, gender, and other factors. There has been limited work at exploring potential biases within algorithms deployed on a small scale, and/or within minoritized communities.
arxiv