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Results of a sector-wide quality improvement initiative for substance-abuse care: an uncontrolled before-after study in Catalonia, Spain. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: The Health Department of the Regional Government of Catalonia, Spain, issued a quality plan for substance abuse centers. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the impact of a multidimensional quality improvement initiative in the field ...
Lopez, Rosa M, Suñol Rosa, Rosa M Lopez, Colom Farran, Joan, Lopez Galera, Rosa Maria, Colom Joan, Hilarion, Pilar, Lopez Rosa M, Pilar Hilarion, Rosa Suñol, Lopez, Rosa M., Suñol, Rosa, Hilarion Pilar, Colom, Joan, Groene Oliver, Joan Colom, Oliver Groene, Groene, Oliver, Suñol Sala, Rosa   +18 more
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Outcomes of Ligation without Revascularization in Pseudoaneurysms of Peripheral Arteries in Intravenous Drug Users

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, Narendra Pandit, Shailesh Adhikary   +2 more
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Evidence-based and guideline-concurrent responses to narratives deferring HCV treatment among people who inject drugs

Harm Reduction Journal, 2019
Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is increasingly prevalent among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the context of the current US opioid crisis.
Ellen Childs, Sabrina A. Assoumou, Katie B. Biello, Dea L. Biancarelli, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Alberto Edeza, Peter Salhaney, Matthew J. Mimiaga, Angela R. Bazzi   +8 more
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SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY AMONG INJECTABLE DRUG USERS IN KATHMANDU VALLEY

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003
On the background of ever increasing HIV transmission in our community through various routes, the psychosocial factors related with intravenous drug abuse has become necessary to be studied.
Saroj Prasad Ojha, A Pokharel, R P Aacharya, K R Pandey, C L Bhusal, M N Marhatta   +5 more
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Increasing Capacity to Detect Clusters of Rapid HIV Transmission in Varied Populations—United States

Viruses, 2021
Molecular cluster detection analyzes HIV sequences to identify rapid HIV transmission and inform public health responses. We describe changes in the capability to detect molecular clusters and in geographic variation in transmission dynamics. We examined
Alexandra M. Oster, Nivedha Panneer, Sheryl B. Lyss, R. Paul McClung, Meg Watson, Neeraja Saduvala, M. Cheryl Bañez Ocfemia, Laurie Linley, William M. Switzer, Joel O. Wertheim, Ellsworth Campbell, Angela L. Hernandez, Anne Marie France   +12 more
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Efficiency of a combined peginterferon alpha-2a and ribavarin therapy in intravenous opiate substances abusers with chronic hepatitis C

Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2009
Background/Aim. The most important ethiology factor of chronic liver disease that progresses into terminal insufficiency is hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Intravenous (iv) drug abuse is the main cause for spreading HCV. Thus the therapy for such patients is of extreme importance in reducing the incidence of the disease.
Maja Jovanovic, Ljiljana Konstantinovic, Velimir Kostic, Miodrag Vrbic, Lidija Popovic   +4 more
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Other title: Connecticut substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant

, 2022
Biennial; At head of title: Connecticut.; "Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
Connecticut. Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
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Socio - demographic profile of psychoactive substance users in Pokhara valley

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013
The socio-demographic profile of psychoactive substance users (excluding alcohol) attending neuropsychiatric out patient department of western regional hospital Pokhara during the period Feb. 1997 to Oct. 1998 was studied.
K D Upadhyaya
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Abuse potential of propofol used for sedation in gastric endoscopy and its correlation with subject characteristics [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2013
BackgroundPropofol has been widely used for an induction and/or maintenance of general anesthesia, or for sedation for various procedures. Although it has many ideal aspects, there have been several cases of drug abuse and addiction.
Ja Hyun Kim, Heewon Byun, Jun Hyun Kim
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SEROPREVALENCE OF HBsAg, Anti-HBs, Anti-HCV, and Anti-HIV IN PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN AN AMATEM CLINIC IN EASTERN TURKIYE: A SIX-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION

Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2022
Aim Substance abuse and concomitant infections are important causes of morbidity and mortality. Yet, the number of epidemiological studies regarding infectious diseases in people with substance abuse are limited in our country. In this study, the aim was
Nülüfer Kılıç, Filiz Özsoy, Seda Yılmaz, Pinar Öner   +3 more
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