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Historical trends in self‐reported US heroin initiation

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Illegal opioids create challenges for public health and safety. There is imperfect understanding of when use of illegally manufactured opioids increased. This paper examined data on self‐reported year of first heroin use in the United States. Design Secondary analysis of general population survey data. Setting United States.
Jonathan P. Caulkins, Bishu Giri
wiley   +1 more source

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

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014
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Juan Carlos Sepúlveda-Arias, Carlos Isaza, Juan Pablo Vélez   +2 more
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Temporal and geographical patterns of nitazene detections in drug samples and biospecimens in the United States, 2019–2024

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Nitazenes are a novel subclass of synthetic opioids that have been increasingly implicated in the United States (US) overdose crisis. Despite their growing presence in the illicit drug supply, national trends have not been systematically evaluated.
David T. Zhu, Nicole D. Fitzgerald, Joseph J. Palamar, Alex J. Krotulski   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional perspectives: Substance use related problems in Ethiopia

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Ethiopia, with a population exceeding 130 million, presents a complex landscape for understanding substance use disorders. The country's diverse cultural heritage, varying regional practices, and evolving socioeconomic conditions create unique factors of substance use that differ markedly from global trends.
Tesfa M. Yimer, Wubalem Fekadu, Janni Leung, Awoke Mihretu, Solomon Teferra   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What anabolic–androgenic steroids reveal about the limits of current harm reduction models

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Harm reduction has largely been shaped by responses to psychoactive drug use where the most urgent harms are acute. These models focus on overdose, blood‐borne viruses, and rapid‐onset toxicity related harms. When applied wholesale to anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), they obscure the distinctive pharmacology, consumer typologies,
Timothy Piatkowski, Jason M. Nagata, Suzanne Nielsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neurodevelopmental burden in young adults undergoing opioid substitution therapy: The role of inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive symptoms

The American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is recognized as a condition that can persist into adulthood, often with psychiatric comorbidities that worsen the overall prognosis. ADHD has been associated with substance use disorders (SUDs), especially through symptoms like hyperactivity and impulsivity, while the ...
Maddalena Cesco, Marco Garzitto, Livia Pischiutta, Tiziana Lombardelli, Enrico Moratti, Giuliano Zamparutti, Matteo Balestrieri, Umberto Albert, Marco Colizzi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Mills KL, Sunderland M, Freeman TP, Teesson M, Haber PS, Marel C.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Brief report: Ketamine‐assisted “bridge therapy” for opioid tapering in complex cases

The American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Opioid use disorder (OUD) presents major challenges, especially when combined with chronic pain and psychiatric comorbidities. A 25‐year‐old woman with OUD, chronic pain, and major depressive disorder underwent an 8‐week protocol of intravenous ketamine infusions (0.5 mg/kg weekly) as an adjunct to opioid tapering. Results Methadone
Mariana C. de Oliveira, Cláudia C. de Araujo Palmeira, André B. Negrão, Ziyad A. Hadi, Julia R. Arana, Rita de Cássia Ferreira Duarte, Joice L. P. da Silva, Gustavo K. Matsui, João F. D. Rapozero, Douglas H. Crispim, André Malbergier, João M. Castaldelli‐Maia   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of demographic characteristics and psychiatric comorbidity among methamphetamine-, heroin- and methamphetamine-heroin co- dependent males in Hunan, China

BMC Psychiatry, 2017
Background There is little research of psychiatric comorbidity differences among people with different types of drug dependence in Chinese population.
Huixi Dong, Mei Yang, Liang Liu, Chenxi Zhang, Mengqi Liu, Yidong Shen, Huanzhong Liu, Wei Hao   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Yuan M, Chen J, Zhang W, Wang L, Wei Y, Li Y, Guo Z, Wang W, Wei L, Li Q.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source