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Prevalent Intravenous Abuse of Methylphenidate Among Treatment-Seeking Patients With Substance Abuse Disorders [PDF]
Journal of Addiction Medicine, 2015 Prescription rates of methylphenidate (MPH) are sharply rising in most Western countries. Although it has been reported that MPH has abuse potential, little is known about the prevalence of intravenous (IV) abuse of MPH. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of IV MPH abuse among treatment-seeking IV substance abusers in Iceland.This ...
Steinn Steingrimsson +2 more
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External Compressive Ischemic Orbitopathy following cocaine use [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case ReportsPurpose: To report a rare case of External Compressive Ischemic Orbitopathy (ECIO), otherwise known as “Saturday Night Retinopathy”, following cocaine use, characterized by its distinctive presentation, diagnostic challenges, and management approach ...
Ethan Abizadeh +4 more
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Socio-demographic and Clinical Profile of Treatment-seeking Drug Abusers Attending a Hospital in South Kashmir: A Cross-sectional Hospital-based Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Introduction: Substance abuse is one of the major public health problems in the present world, and so in Kashmir. The geographical location of Kashmir and the prevailing conflict has made the population vulnerable to drug abuse. Data from different areas
Seema Batool Shah +5 more
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Current and future strategies for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C [PDF]
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, 2021 Chronic hepatitis C infection is a major cause of liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide. While hepatitis C has been treated for decades with some success, the introduction of direct acting antiviral agents has revolutionized the treatment ...
Omar Alshuwaykh, Paul Y. Kwo
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Profile of drug users in the residential treatment centers of Tehran, Iran [PDF]
Health Promotion Perspectives, 2019 Background: The current study aimed at determining the pattern of drug dependence and its related factors in mid-term residential treatment centers (MTRCs). Methods: The current cross-sectional study was conducted on all drug dependent people residing in
Hossein Akbari +5 more
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Jugular Vein Catheter Design and Cocaine Self-Administration Using Mice: A Comprehensive Method
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2022 Intravenous self-administration (IVSA) is a behavioral method of voluntary drug intake in animal models which is used to study the reinforcing effects of drugs of abuse.
Gia Valles +8 more
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Pilot Study to Assess Risk Behaviors Among Injection Drug Users in Kigali-Rwanda [PDF]
Rwanda Medical Journal, 2021 INTRODUCTION: Injection drug use (IDU) is a high-risk practice for acquiring and transmitting HIV and other blood-borne infections. While many studies have been conducted in the U.S.A, Europe, and Southeast Asia, IDU is less well-recognized in sub ...
K. Workman +7 more
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Drug abuse: Uncovering the burden in rural Punjab
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2017 Introduction: Drug abuse is a global phenomenon, affecting almost every country, but its extent and characteristics differ from region to region. India too is caught in this vicious circle of drug abuse, and the numbers of drug addicts are increasing day
Bhuwan Sharma +4 more
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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2019 Introduction: Management of pseudoaneurysms in intravenous drug users is complex and challenging due to an associated infection and unavailability of autologous vein grafts.
Lokesh Shekher Jaiswal +2 more
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Infections with Spore-forming Bacteria in Persons Who Inject Drugs, 2000–2009
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013 Since 2000 in the United Kingdom, infections caused by spore-forming bacteria have been associated with increasing illness and death among persons who inject drugs (PWID).
Norah E. Palmateer +8 more
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