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External Compressive Ischemic Orbitopathy following cocaine use [PDF]

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose: 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, Wenyu Deng, Kevin Babapour Digaleh, John Petrie, IV, Nickisa Hodgson   +4 more
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Optimal provision of opiate substitution therapy and needle and syringe programmes: a multi-method realist evaluation

Health Technology Assessment
Background The barriers and facilitators to engagement with Opiate Substitute Treatment and Needle and Syringe Provision need to be better understood to develop interventions to attract people into services.
Peter McCulloch, April Shaw, Gail Gilchrist, Catriona Matheson, Margaret Maxwell, Joanne Neale, Gareth Myring, Hugh McLeod, Matt Hickman, Peter Vickerman, Alison Munro, Steve MacGillivray   +11 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, Mansoor Ahmad Dar, Pinki Kumari, Javid Ahmad Shiekh, Zain Bin Mushtaq, Junaid Ahmad Tailie   +5 more
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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, Mohsen Roshanpajouh, Keramat Nourijelyani, Mohammad-Ali Mansournia, Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar, Kamran Yazdani   +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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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, Jessica L. Huebschman, Jessica L. Huebschman, Elsbeth Chow, Corinne Kelly, Corinne Kelly, Yuhong Guo, Laura N. Smith, Laura N. Smith   +8 more
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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 ...
Bjarnadottir, Gudrun D., Haraldsson, Haraldur M., Rafnar, Bjarni O., Sigurdsson, Engilbert, Steingrimsson, Steinn, Johannsson, Magnus, Bragadottir, Helena, Magnusson, Andres   +7 more
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Cannabis; epidemiological, neurobiological and psychopathological issues: an update [PDF]

, 2017
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of the following article: Maria Antonietta De Luca, Gaetano Di Chiara, Cristina Cadoni, Daniele Lecca, Laura Orsolini, Duccio Papanti, John Corkery, Fabrizio Schifano, 'Cannabis; Epidemiological ...
Cadoni, Cristina, Corkery, John, De Luca, Maria Antonietta, Di Chiara, Gaetano, Lecca, Daniele, Orsolini, Laura, Papanti, Duccio, Schifano, Fabrizio   +7 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, J. Factor, W. Asimwe, D. Subuhoro, H. Gashema, M. Irakoze, S. Nsanzimana, D. J. Riedel   +7 more
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Neurotoxicity induced by mephedrone: an up-to-date review [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Mephedrone is a β-ketoamphetamine belonging to the family of synthetic cathinones, an emerging class of designer drugs known for their hallucinogenic and psychostimulant properties as well as for their abuse potential.
Busardo', FRANCESCO PAOLO, DI LUCA, Alessandro, Mannocchi, Giulio, Marinelli, Enrico, Pacifici, Roberta, Pantano, Flaminia, Tittarelli, Roberta   +6 more
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