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Single high-dose buprenorphine for opioid craving during withdrawal. [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundOpioid use disorder is one of the most prevalent addiction problems worldwide. Buprenorphine is used as a medication to treat this disorder, but in countries where buprenorphine is unavailable in combination with naloxone, diversion can be a ...
Ahmadi, Jamshid, Ghahremani, Dara, Jahromi, Mina Sefidfard, London, Edythe D   +3 more
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Trends in opioid prescribing in Scandinavian countries from 2010 to 2023: Insights from multi‐metric evaluation

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Monitoring opioid prescribing across different healthcare systems is essential to understanding population‐level exposure and informing global health policies. This study examined opioid utilization in Scandinavian countries between 2010 and 2023 using multiple complementary metrics, addressing the limitations of single‐metric comparisons ...
Gabriela Rolová, Svetlana Skurtveit, Marte Handal, Geana Paula Kurita, Torgeir Gilje Lid, Ingvild Odsbu, Mikael Hoffmann   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decreased Relative Cerebral Blood Flow in Unmedicated Heroin-Dependent Individuals

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Understanding the brain mechanisms of heroin dependence is invaluable for developing effective treatment. Measurement of regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) provides a method to visualize brain circuits that are functionally impaired by heroin dependence.
Wenhan Yang, Ru Yang, Fei Tang, Jing Luo, Jun Zhang, Changlong Chen, Changlong Chen, Chunmei Duan, Yuan Deng, Lidan Fan, Jun Liu   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Itraconazole-induced Torsade de Pointes in a patient receiving methadone substitution therapy [PDF]

, 2009
Issues. Methadone, a pharmacological agent used to treat heroin dependence is relatively safe, but may cause cardiac arrhythmias in the concurrent presence of other risk factors. Approach and Key Findings.
Narayanan, S., Robson , Noorzurani, Vicknasingam, B.   +2 more
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Psychoactive prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims To identify the patterns and trends in prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment. Methods We used data from the OPPIDUM programme, which collects data from patients attending substance abuse treatment facilities. Data collected include use of psychoactive prescription drugs in the past week.
Thomas Soeiro, Clémence Lacroix, Élisabeth Jouve, Élisabeth Frauger, Maryse Lapeyre‐Mestre, Joëlle Micallef   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of Substance Misuse Treatment Processes and Outcomes as Implemented in Prisons for Men in the UK

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background With a rising prison population, a substantial portion of whom are identified as substance misusers, it is important to understand the availability of treatment pathways, their successes and areas for improvement. Given the likely importance of national factors in criminal justice and substance use service provision, we chose to ...
Kim Barnett, Noor Butt, Rosie Allen, Pauline Goodlad, Anne Krayer, Adam O'Neill, Peter Huxley, Catherine Robinson, Emily Peckham, Rob Poole   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Therapeutic Opioids in Hair of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
This study investigated the incorporation of novel and traditional medically used opioids into the hair of 118 pediatric and neonatal patients. Concentrations (median [range]) in hair were as follows: fentanyl: 4.03 pg/mg [0.10–343], sufentanil: 0.31 pg/mg [0.10–8.64], remifentanil: 0.14 pg/mg [0.10–0.43], and morphine: 27.4 pg/mg [1.0–1870].
Max Polke, Florian Zapf, Tanja Restin, Thomas Kraemer, Tina M. Binz   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences in onset and abuse/dependence episodes between prescription opioids and heroin: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2011
Li-Tzy Wu1, George E Woody2, Chongming Yang3, Paolo Mannelli1, Dan G Blazer11Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; 2Department of Psychiatry, University of ...
Mannelli P, Yang C, Woody GE, Wu LT, Blazer DG   +4 more
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Reversal of Fentanyl‐Induced Respiratory Depression in Healthy Subjects by Intramuscular Nalmefene Administered by Auto‐Injector Versus Intranasal Naloxone

The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract As illegally made fentanyl and congeners continue to drive overdose deaths in the US, experts have called for stronger and longer‐lasting antagonists. A randomized, 4‐period, 2‐treatment crossover replicate‐design study in healthy moderately‐experienced opioid users (n = 24) evaluated the reversal of opioid‐induced respiratory depression (OIRD)
Alessandra Cipriano, Ellie He, Manjunath Shet, Glen Apseloff, Stephen C. Harris   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opioid substitution treatment and heroin dependent adolescents: reductions in heroin use and treatment retention over twelve months

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Opioid dependence is a major health concern across the world and does also occur in adolescents. While opioid substitution treatment (OST) has been thoroughly evaluated in adult populations, very few studies have examined its use in ...
Bobby P. Smyth, Khalifa Elmusharaf, Walter Cullen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source