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[The behavioral risk factors for contracting HIV infection in the intravenous administration of narcotics in abusers of psychoactive substances in the city of Rostov-on-Don].

Zhurnal mikrobiologii, epidemiologii i immunobiologii, 1999
150 persons (drug users) who had applied to the department of psycho-social consultations and voluntary tests for the presence of HIV infection and STD of the Regional AIDS Control Center, as well as partners of HIV-infected addicts in the intravenous use of drugs, were examined.
S R, Saukhat, N M, Tormozova, V D, Rabinovich, N V, Orlov, A A, Pankova, D V, Vorontsov, I V, Ryndich   +6 more
openaire   +1 more source

Treading the fine white line: cocaine trafficking [PDF]

, 2015
The illicit drug’s trade is a highly profitable business that grasps the interest of millions of people and equally affects millions of others. Cocaine is a highly addictive drug that plagues many countries.
McNicholl, S, O'Hagan, A
core   +1 more source

Systemic aging fuels heart failure: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic avenues

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1059-1080, April 2025.
Abstract Systemic aging influences various physiological processes and contributes to structural and functional decline in cardiac tissue. These alterations include an increased incidence of left ventricular hypertrophy, a decline in left ventricular diastolic function, left atrial dilation, atrial fibrillation, myocardial fibrosis and cardiac ...
Zhuyubing Fang, Umar Raza, Jia Song, Junyan Lu, Shun Yao, Xiaohong Liu, Wei Zhang, Shujuan Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields: A Novel Attractive Therapeutic Opportunity for Neuroprotection After Acute Cerebral Ischemia

Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, EarlyView., 2021
Abstract Objectives Acute cerebral ischemia is characterized by several pathological processes evolving during time, which contribute to the final tissue damage. Secondary processes, such as prolonged inflammatory response, impaired mitochondrial function and oxidative stress, are responsible for the progression of brain injury to the peri‐infarct area,
Fioravante Capone, Simona Salati, Fabrizio Vincenzi, Micaela Liberti, Giorgio Aicardi, Francesca Apollonio, Katia Varani, Ruggero Cadossi, Vincenzo Di Lazzaro   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Profile of People Who Inject Drugs in Tehran, Iran

Acta Medica Iranica, 2017
The marked shift in the patterns of drug use in Iran, from opium smoking to injecting drug use, has led to serious health-related outcomes. This study was designed to explore characteristics of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Tehran, Iran. Nine hundred
Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili, Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar, Maryam Gholamrezaei, Emran Mohammad Razaghi   +3 more
doaj  

“We don't get much of a voice about anything”: perspectives on photovoice among people who inject drugs

Harm Reduction Journal, 2019
Background In the context of the current US opioid crisis, people who inject drugs (PWID) are increasingly researched, but their ability to tell their own stories may be limited.
Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Ellen Childs, Katie B. Biello, Dea L. Biancarelli, Alberto Edeza, Peter Salhaney, Matthew J. Mimiaga, Angela R. Bazzi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Theory of Natural Addiction

, 2007
Economic theories of rational addiction aim to describe consumer behavior in the presence of habit-forming goods. We provide a biological foundation for this body of work by formally specifying conditions under which it is optimal to form a habit.
Tasnádi, Attila, Trenton G. Smith, Attila Tasnádi, Smith, Trenton G.   +3 more
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Targeted senotherapy improves electrographic and behavioral outcomes in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Current pharmacotherapy for temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is limited to symptomatic treatment and leaves approximately one third of patients with inadequate seizure control. Discovering disease‐modifying targets is an unmet clinical need. We have previously identified senescent cells (SCs) as one such target. Many drugs that eliminate
David J. McFall, Abbas I. Hussain, Michelle Cho, Patrick A. Forcelli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Twelve-year trend in treatment seeking for buprenorphine abuse in Finland

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Buprenorphine abuse is becoming increasingly common worldwide. However, large-scale long-term studies of buprenorphine abuse are lacking. The objective of this study was to examine the trend in characteristics of clients seeking treatment for
Uosukainen, Hanna, Bell, J Simon, Paasolainen, Mika, Kauhanen, Jussi, Ifeoma N. Onyeka, J. Simon Bell, Laitinen, Kirsti, Jaana Föhr, Hanna Uosukainen, Kirsti Laitinen, Jari Tiihonen, Voutilainen, Sari, Mika Paasolainen, Tiihonen, Jari, Onyeka, Ifeoma N., Fohr, Jaana, Sari Voutilainen, Jussi Kauhanen, Bell, J. Simon, Onyeka, Ifeoma N   +19 more
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Status epilepticus: Updates on mechanisms and treatments

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Status epilepticus (SE) consists of prolonged, self‐sustaining seizures and is a common neurological emergency that causes respiratory compromise and neuronal injury. Without prompt treatment, the seizures can become resistant to benzodiazepines, leading to the progressive evolution of established, refractory, and super‐refractory SE.
Suchitra Joshi, Jaideep Kapur
wiley   +1 more source