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Counterfeit ‘Xanax®’ tablets: A comparative study of clinical and seizure data in Victoria, Australia

open access: yesAddiction, 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   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

How the Misunderstanding that Heroin Addiction Is a Choice and the Stigma Surrounding Medication-Assisted Treatment Leads to More Overdose Deaths

open access: yes, 2018
Heroin is an opioid that commonly appears as white or brown powder. Eventually a person can become physically dependent on heroin, meaning the body begins to expect the drug.
Drew, Margaret M.
core  

Orthoptic status before and immediately after heroin detoxification [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Aim: To determine whether changes in orthoptic status take place during withdrawal from heroin and/or methadone. Method: A prospective study of patients, using a repeated measures design, attending a 5 day naltrexone compressed opiate detoxification ...
Beaini, A.Y.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Qualitative analysis of barriers and facilitators to healthcare engagement for people with injecting‐related invasive infections using a social ecological framework

open access: yesAddiction, 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   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hepatitis B and C prevalence among heroin addicts in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) and not in MMT in Pereira, Colombia

open access: yesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014
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Juan Carlos Sepúlveda-Arias   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of a personalised alcohol approach bias modification smartphone app in people accessing outpatient alcohol use disorder treatment: A randomised controlled trial

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Several randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated that delivering approach bias modification (ApBM) during residential alcohol use disorder (AUD) treatment helps prevent post‐treatment relapse. However, few studies have examined ApBM's efficacy for AUD in outpatients.
Joshua B. B. Garfield   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of drug‐related deaths among individuals identified as LGBTQ+ in the United Kingdom, 1997–2024

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Aims Individuals from sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQ+) are understudied and at increased and differential risk of experiencing drug‐related harms when compared with the general population. We aimed to determine the case characteristics, circumstances of death and type of implicated drugs among LGBTQ+ individuals dying due ...
Emmert Roberts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commune Health Workers' Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) Knowledge and Perceived Difficulties Providing Decentralized MMT Services in Vietnam. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
BackgroundWith the initial establishment of countrywide methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) system, Vietnam is in the process of expanding and decentralizing the MMT program to community-based healthcare settings.ObjectiveThe study aimed to measure the ...
Li, Li, Lin, Chunqing, Tuan, Nguyen Anh
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Analysis of rapid onset heroin overdose cases from a supervised injecting facility in Melbourne, Australia

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To characterise the clinical condition of rapid onset heroin overdose cases, and to determine the incidence and characteristics of such cases. Design A retrospective cohort study of witnessed heroin overdose cases over a 12‐month period (1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024). Setting The Medically Supervised Injecting Room in Melbourne, Australia.
Nathan C. Stam   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Retrospective analysis of heroin detoxification with buprenorphine in a psychiatric hospital in Japan

open access: yesNeuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2020
Aim We assessed the efficacy of buprenorphine replacement taper therapy in a psychiatric hospital in Japan. Methods Based on the medical records, a retrospective analysis was performed to evaluate the outcomes of buprenorphine replacement taper therapy ...
Tatsushi Nagano   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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