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Genetic variants in NECTIN4 encoding an adhesion molecule are associated with continued opioid use.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Methadone is a synthetic opioid used as maintenance treatment for patients addicted to heroin. Skin irritation is one of the adverse events caused by opioid use.
Chiu-Ping Fang, Tung-Hsia Liu, Ren-Hua Chung, Hsiao-Hui Tsou, Hsiang-Wei Kuo, Sheng-Chang Wang, Chia-Chen Liu, Shu Chih Liu, Andrew C H Chen, Yu-Li Liu   +9 more
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Trajectories of medication for opioid use disorder and their impact on HIV testing among people who inject drugs in India: A longitudinal assessment of clinic‐based data

Addiction, Volume 120, Issue 4, Page 745-755, April 2025.
Abstract Aims The aim of this study was to identify longitudinal trajectories of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) use throughout 1 year following MOUD initiation and to examine the association of trajectory membership with HIV testing among people who inject drugs in India.
Allison M. McFall, Lakshmi Ganapathi, Mihili P. Gunaratne, Aylur K. Srikrishnan, Conjeevaram K. Vasudevan, Santhanam Anand, Sunil S. Solomon, Shruti H. Mehta, Gregory M. Lucas   +8 more
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The impact of cocaine and heroin on the placental transfer of methadone

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2009
Background Methadone is the therapeutic agent of choice for the treatment of opiate addiction in pregnancy. The co-consumption (heroin, cocaine) which may influence the effects of methadone is frequent.
Wenzinger Silvana, Obrist Cristina, Malek Antoine, von Mandach Ursula   +3 more
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Stigma as a fundamental hindrance to the United States opioid overdose crisis response. [PDF]

, 2019
Alexander Tsai and co-authors discuss the role of stigma in responses to the US opioid ...
Barnett, Michael L, Beletsky, Leo, Keyes, Katherine M, Kiang, Mathew V, McGinty, Emma E, Smith, Laramie R, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Tsai, Alexander C, Venkataramani, Atheendar S, Wakeman, Sarah E   +9 more
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Psychedelic‐assisted treatment for substance use disorder: A narrative systematic review

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims This is the first systematic review of the extant literature on all major psychedelic‐assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD), tobacco use disorder (TUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD). We aimed to summarise the evidence for efficacy of psychedelic‐assisted treatment for AUD, TUD, and SUD; to evaluate its
Theodore Piper, Francesca Small, Sam Brown, Michael Kelleher, Luke Mitcheson, James Rucker, Allan H. Young, John Marsden   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addiction to Methadone among Patients at Lexington and Fort Worth [PDF]

, 1968
Joseph D. Sapira, John C. Ball, Emily Cottrell   +2 more
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Single high-dose buprenorphine for opioid craving during withdrawal. [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundOpioid use disorder is one of the most prevalent addiction problems worldwide. Buprenorphine is used as a medication to treat this disorder, but in countries where buprenorphine is unavailable in combination with naloxone, diversion can be a ...
Ahmadi, Jamshid, Ghahremani, Dara, Jahromi, Mina Sefidfard, London, Edythe D   +3 more
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Changing trends in drug overdose mortality in Spain, 2001–2022

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To measure the evolution of drug overdose mortality in Spain between 2001 and 2022. Design, Setting, Participants A repeated cross‐sectional observational study using nationwide mortality data from Spain, 2001–2022, among individuals aged 15–64 years.
Florencia Giné, Marta Donat, Juan Miguel Guerras, Gregorio Barrio, María José Belza, Julieta Politi, Enrique Regidor   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Among people who use heroin, tobacco smoking and illegal drugs cause a similar number of premature deaths

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Most people who use heroin also smoke tobacco, but there is limited investment to reduce the prevalence of smoking in this group. This may be due to a perception that tobacco is less harmful than other substances and is a lower priority problem. Among people who use heroin in England, we aimed to compare tobacco smoking and
Dan Lewer, Harry Tattan‐Birch, Sharon Cox   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

One-year survey of methadone-induced Cardiac complications

Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023
Background: Methadone is one of the most useful opioids that can be used to achieve many therapeutic goals, and also it may be abused as an illicit drug. Methadone can cause different gastrointestinal, neurological, and cardiac complications.
seyed kazem taheri, Rashed Bawand, Farid Sanginabadi, Nakisa Khansari Khansari, Abbas Moradi   +4 more
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