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Multilevel drivers and constraints of shifts from injecting to smoking opioids and stimulants: A qualitative study from the San Diego-Tijuana border region. [PDF]

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Eger WH   +13 more
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Effect of Chronic Substance Abuse on the Neuropsychological Performance of Intravenous Drug Users with a High Prevalence of HIV-1 Seropositivity

American Journal of Epidemiology, 1992
Limited data are available on cognitive performance in populations of intravenous drug users during the early, asymptomatic stages of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Between 1988 and 1990, 151 participants from the AIDS Link to Intravenous Experience (ALIVE) Study in Baltimore, Maryland, were evaluated neuropsychologically on a ...
Justin McArthur   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Trauma and Substance Abuse: Deadly Consequences of Intravenous Percocet Tablets

The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2012
The prevalence of drug or alcohol addiction among trauma patients approaches 40%, yet many require narcotics during admission for adequate pain control. Provider awareness is the most reasonable option to avoid the devastating consequence of narcotic tablet injection.To illustrate the misuse of oral narcotics and to heighten provider awareness of a ...
Joseph M, Galante   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Pulmonary Foreign Body Embolism and Granulomatosis in Intravenous Substance Abuse

Academic Forensic Pathology, 2013
Prescription drug abuse has increased in the United States in part because of the relative ease of acquisition. Some drug abusers resort to the injection of crushed tablets for rapid onset and increased euphoria. Adolescents and young adults with chronic pain disorders and intravenous access ports are particularly susceptible to this practice ...
David K. Arboe, Joseph F. Tomashefski
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Rehabilitation Outcomes in Spinal Abscess Patients With and Without a History of Intravenous Substance Abuse

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2018
Objective The aim of the study was to compare functional outcomes of acute inpatient rehabilitation for spinal epidural abscess patients with and without history of intravenous substance abuse. Design This is a retrospective case series study in freestanding rehabilitation hospital.
Namrata, Raut   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Intravenous Valproic Acid Add-On Therapy in Acute Agitation Adolescents With Suspected Substance Abuse: A Report of Six Cases

Clinical Neuropharmacology, 2018
AbstractThe aim of this study was to test efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) valproate for aggression in children and adolescents with mood or conduct disorder and concomitant substance abuse. Six patients received a 20 mg/kg dose of IV valproic acid as an add-on therapy to their standard therapy with second-generation antipsychotics and ...
Battaglia C.   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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