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BMC Psychiatry, 2020 Background The Obsessive Compulsive Drug Use Scale (OCDUS) measures the overall craving level within a period from a multidimensional perspective. However, no studies have addressed the validity of the new OCDUS factor structure, presented in 2016, in ...
Hengfen Gong +9 more
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Reduction in cerebral perfusion after heroin administration: a resting state arterial spin labeling study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Heroin dependence is a chronic relapsing brain disorder, characterized by the compulsion to seek and use heroin. Heroin itself has a strong potential to produce subjective experiences characterized by intense euphoria, relaxation and release from craving.
Niklaus Denier +8 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 Background: Psychopathy and substance use disorders (SUDs) are both characterized by neurocognitive impairments reflecting higher levels of impulsivity such as reward-driven decision-making and deficient inhibitory control.
Elena Psederska +8 more
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Harm reduction among injecting drug users - evidence of effectiveness [PDF]
, 2010 This chapter synthesises and evaluates the available direct evidence relating to the impact of needle and syringe programmes (NSPs), opioid substitution treatment (OST), drug consumption rooms (DCRs), and peer naloxone distribution (PND) on HIV/hepatitis
Goldberg, David +5 more
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The newer opioid agonist treatment with lower substitutive opiate doses is associated with better toxicology outcome than the older harm reduction treatment [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Charge-free heroin use disorder treatment in Italy follows two main approaches, i.e., harm reduction treatment (HRT) strategy in community low-threshold facilities for drug addiction and opioid agonist treatment (OAT) in high-threshold ...
Bacciardi, Silvia +8 more
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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 +2 more
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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 +3 more
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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 +86 more
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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 +3 more
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Trends and characteristics of accidental and intentional codeine overdose deaths in Australia [PDF]
, 2015 Examines trends in codeine-related mortality rates in Australia, and the clinical and toxicological characteristics of codeine-related deaths. Abstract Objectives: To examine trends in codeine-related mortality rates in Australia, and the clinical and ...
Amanda Roxburgh +6 more
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