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Patterns and sociodemographic characteristics of substance abuse among hepatitis C virus-infected patients in Iraq: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Background Substance use disorders are a widely recognized problem among hepatitis C-infected patients; moreover, substance abuse by intravenous injection is a common mode of transmission of the hepatitis C virus worldwide. The frequency of substance use
Noor Ali Hasan, Nesif Al-Hemiary
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Abuse and misuse of antidepressants

open access: yesSubstance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2014
Elizabeth A Evans, Maria A Sullivan Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA Background: Rates of prescription drug abuse have reached epidemic proportions.
Evans EA, Sullivan MA
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Methadone treatment for opiate dependent patients in general practice and specialist clinic settings : outcomes at one-year follow-up [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Few studies have investigated methadone maintenance treatment of opiate dependent patients in primary health care settings compared to specialist clinic settings.
Petitjean Gottfried, Sylvie
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I/V Regular Insulin Use to Augment Cocaine Effect by Drug Abuser: New Dangerous Face of Substance Abuse

open access: yesJK Science, 2023
We hereby report a first case of substance abuse, where regular insulin by intravenous route has been misused to augment the cocaine abuse to derive sedation, euphoria, and a state of semi-consciousness leading to medication error in the form of ...
Vishal R. Tandon   +3 more
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Infections with Spore-forming Bacteria in Persons Who Inject Drugs, 2000–2009

open access: yesEmerging 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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Role of Homoeopathy in Withdrawal Symptoms of Addictive Substance Abuse in Modern Society

open access: yes, 2023
Environment, genetics, and mental illness are just some common causes of addiction in our society. Addiction is often unintentional, and can even happen when someone accidentally misuses prescription drugs.
Anurag Verma
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Outcomes of Ligation without Revascularization in Pseudoaneurysms of Peripheral Arteries in Intravenous Drug Users

open access: yesJournal 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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Increasing Capacity to Detect Clusters of Rapid HIV Transmission in Varied Populations—United States

open access: yesViruses, 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   +12 more
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Stress reactivity in heroin dependence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Heroin dependence is a chronic relapsing disorder characterized by a compulsion to seek and use heroin despite the negative consequences. In addition to the diagnostic criteria, heroin dependence is associated with an altered function of the ...
Gerber, Hana
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Cannabis use and mania symptoms : a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Whilst cannabis use appears to be a causal risk factor for the development of schizophrenia-related psychosis, associations with mania remain relatively unknown.
Marwaha, Steven   +14 more
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