Severity of Dependence Scale as a Diagnostic Tool for Heroin and Cocaine Dependence
European Addiction Research, 2009 <i>Aims:</i> Our aim was to further assess the Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) validity and to identify the cut-off score for a DSM-IV diagnosis of heroin and cocaine dependence through a cross-sectional survey in Barcelona, Spain. <i>Methods:</i> The Psychiatric Research Interview for Substance and Mental Disorders (PRISM ...
Gregorio Barrio +6 more
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Different Tokes for Different Folks: Use of Cannabis Products Among a Longitudinal Cohort of People with Heroin Dependence. [PDF]
Int J Ment Health Addict, 2023 Wilson J +6 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2012 In a group of 1066 heroin addicts, who were seeking treatment for opioid agonist treatment, we looked for differences in historical, demographic and clinical characteristics, between patients with different levels of awareness of illness (insight).
Angelo Giovanni Icro eMaremmani +15 more
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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.
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Abnormal cerebral metabolism and metabolic connectivity in individuals with heroin dependence: an integrated resting-state PET/fMRI study in large-scale networks. [PDF]
J Psychiatry Neurosci, 2023 Jin L +10 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 Background: The Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) is a 23-item self-report questionnaire that assesses four well-validated personality risk factors for substance misuse (Impulsivity, Sensation Seeking, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Hopelessness). While
Elizabeth C. Long +10 more
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Morbidity and mortality from heroin dependence. 1. Survey of heroin addicts known to home office. [PDF]
, 1968 T. H. Bewley +2 more
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Forging a Path for Abstinence from Heroin: A grounded theory of detoxification-seeking
Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal, 2011 Through a classic grounded theory approach, this study conceptualises that the main concern of heroin users who are seeking detoxification is giving up heroin use; ‘getting clean.’Forging a path for abstinence explains how people respond to their concern
Marie Claire Van Hout, BSc.,MSc., PhD. +1 more
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A Fifty-year challenge in managing drug addiction in Malaysia [PDF]
, 2008 The history of substance abuse in Malaysia can be divided into pre- and post-independent era. In pre-independence, the main drug of abuse was opium which was initially consumed by immigrants from China who were introduced by the British ...
Habil, Mohamad Hussain +3 more
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Morbidity and mortality from heroin dependence. 2. Study of 100 consecutive inpatients. [PDF]
, 1968 T. H. Bewley, O. Ben-Arie
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