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Caregiver burden on wives of substance-dependent husbands and its correlates at a Tertiary Care Centre in Northern India

Indian Journal of Public Health, 2017
Background: Substance dependence is well recognized as a complex biopsychosocial phenomenon. Complications arising out of it not only impairs life of substance-dependent patient but also causes enormous burden on their caregivers.
Bharat Singh Shekhawat, Shreyance Jain, Hariom Kumar Solanki   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of sexual behavior among patients seeking treatment for opioid dependence and their knowledge and attitude about high-risk sexual behavior: A cross-sectional observational study

Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2020
Aims: The primary aim of the current study was to assess the sexual history and behavior among treatment-naïve male patients of heroin dependence presenting to outpatient services; their knowledge and attitude about high-risk sexual behavior; and their ...
Nishtha Chawla, Suraj Verma, Siddharth Sarkar, Atul Ambekar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Profiles of visuospatial memory dysfunction in opioid exposed and dependent populations [PDF]

, 2019
Background . Chronic opioid exposure is common world-wide, but behavioural performance remains under-investigated. This study aimed to investigate visuospatial memory performance in opioid-exposed and dependent clinical populations and its associations ...
Baldacchino, Alex, Balfour, David, Matthews, Keith, Tolomeo, Serenella   +3 more
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Quality of life and associated factors of heroin‐dependent patients receiving methadone and buprenorphine maintenance treatment

Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2023
Aim Although studies in Western countries have investigated the quality of life (QoL) of heroin users, limited research on this topic has been conducted in Asia.
Hu‐Ming Chang, Ming‐Chyi Huang, Su‐Chen Fang, Shih‐Ku Lin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treating Homeless Opioid Dependent Patients with Buprenorphine in an Office-Based Setting [PDF]

, 2007
CONTEXT Although office-based opioid treatment with buprenorphine (OBOT-B) has been successfully implemented in primary care settings in the US, its use has not been reported in homeless patients.
Alford, Daniel P., Cheng, Debbie M., Hohl, Carole A., LaBelle, Colleen T., O'Connell, James J., Richardson, Jessica M., Samet, Jeffrey H.   +6 more
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Allelic and genotypic associations of DRD2 TaqI A polymorphism with heroin dependence in Spanish subjects: a case control study

Behavioral and Brain Functions, 2007
Background Conflicting associations with heroin dependence have been found involving the A1 allele of dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2) TaqI A polymorphism.
Calafell Francesc, Banuls Enrique, Volpini Victor, Sinol Nuria, Trujols Joan, Baiget Montserrat, Perez de los Cobos Jose, Luquero Elena, del Rio Elisabeth, Alvarez Enric   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neurobehavioral consequences of chronic intrauterine opioid exposure in infants and preschool children: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2014
<b>Background</b><p></p> It is assumed within the accumulated literature that children born of pregnant opioid dependent mothers have impaired neurobehavioral function as a consequence of chronic intrauterine opioid use.<p>&
A Baldacchino, A Liberati, A Ornoy, A Sameroff, A Verdejo-Garcia, AJ Dunlop, Alex Baldacchino, American Psychiatric Association, B Hanson, BJ Cleary, Britannica, C Konijnenberg, C Konijnenberg, Colin McCowan, DE Hutchings, Dennis J Petrie, Department of Health (England) and the devolved administrations, DF Stroup, E Rotheram-Fuller, E Strauss, EK Emory, FM Wolf, GJ Demakis, H Cooper, HC Steinhausen, HE Jones, HE Jones, I Fihrer, I van Beusekom, IM Bernstein, J Cohen, J Cohen, J Keegan, J Kimber, J Prosser, JE Hunter, JN Whitham, JP Higgins, K Spiteri Cornish, Kathleen Arbuckle, KB Walhovd, KD Ersche, KK Zakzanis, L Manchikanti, L McGlone, LV Hedges, LV Hedges, LW Anderson, M Borenstein, M Borenstein, M Connock, M Farrell, M Grattan, M Pirastu, MD Lezak, MM de Cubas, National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, NICE, NICHD, PS Bauman, R Bunikowski, R Cornish, R Hamilton, R King, RE Johnson, RG Orwin, RJ Sternberg, RW Hunt, S Darke, S Minozzi, S Salo, S Simeons, S Soepatmi, S Tong, Scottish Government, SL Grace, SL Hans, SL Hans, SM Petterson, SM Quinhana, SR Kandall, TB Huedo-Medina, TJ Ornstein, TS Rosen, V Moe, WH Organization, WK Lombardo   +86 more
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Buprenorphine added on brief cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of methamphetamine use disorder [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Methamphetamine (MA) use remains a major public health concern around the world. Recent findings suggest that buprenorphine may be helpful for cocaine use reduction. Moreover, animal studies described reduced dopamine peak effect following MA
Dean AJ, Hassani-Abharian P, Hollister LE, Karimlou M, Kirchmayer U, Kosten TR, Mello NK, Nejati V, Raistrick D, Rothenberg JL,     +10 more
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Minimally Invasive Chemical Biopsy Needle with Self‐Wettable Extraction Phase For In Vivo Tissue Sampling During Medical Procedures

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A new tissue sampling device using an acupuncture needle with bio‐compatible extraction sorbents in the recessed section is developed. The coating material using self‐wettable particles doesn't require solvent activation after sterilization. This device is applied for the anti‐cancer drug concentration monitoring during the in vivo lung perfusion ...
Runshan Will Jiang, Wei Zhou, Marcelo Cypel, Todd L. Demmy, Gal Shafirstein, Guillermo Garza, Emily Gawrys, Joanna Bogusiewicz, Barbara Bojko, Janusz Pawliszyn   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing cue-induced brain response as a function of abstinence duration in heroin-dependent individuals: an event-related fMRI study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
The brain activity induced by heroin-related cues may play a role in the maintenance of heroin dependence. Whether the reinforcement or processing biases construct an everlasting feature of heroin addiction remains to be resolved.
Qiang Li, Yarong Wang, Yi Zhang, Wei Li, Jia Zhu, Ying Zheng, Jiajie Chen, Liyan Zhao, Zhenyu Zhou, Yijun Liu, Wei Wang, Jie Tian   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source