A Study to Validate a Self-Reported Version of the ONS Drug Dependence Questionnaire [PDF]
, 2011 Aim: A prospective study to establish the reliability of a self-completion version of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) questionnaire for assessing drug dependence of substance misuse clients.
Christo G. +17 more
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Itraconazole-induced Torsade de Pointes in a patient receiving methadone substitution therapy [PDF]
, 2009 Issues. Methadone, a pharmacological agent used to treat heroin dependence is relatively safe, but may cause cardiac arrhythmias in the concurrent presence of other risk factors. Approach and Key Findings.
Narayanan, S. +2 more
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Psychoactive prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims To identify the patterns and trends in prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment. Methods We used data from the OPPIDUM programme, which collects data from patients attending substance abuse treatment facilities. Data collected include use of psychoactive prescription drugs in the past week.
Thomas Soeiro +5 more
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Analysis of Methadone-Related Poisoning Cases
Fayixue ZazhiObjectiveTo analyze the characteristics of methadone-related poisoning cases and provide a reference for forensic identification.MethodsA total of 71 cases of methadone-related poisoning reported from 1998 to 2023 in China and 26 cases of methadone ...
LI Ze-qi +7 more
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The challenge of perioperative pain management in opioid-tolerant patients [PDF]
, 2017 The increasing number of opioid users among chronic pain patients, and opioid abusers among the general population, makes perioperative pain management challenging for health care professionals.
Bifulco, F +9 more
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Cannabinoids and drug–drug pharmacokinetic interactions: Deciphering the risks
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.The relationship between cannabinoids and mental health has become a major focus of scientific inquiry and public discourse. Cannabinoids are diverse chemical compounds from the Cannabis species that have been explored for their therapeutic applications in treating chronic pain, psychiatric and neurological conditions, such as depression, schizophrenia,
Paraskevi Papakyriakopoulou +2 more
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Liver transplant and hepatitis C in methadone maintenance therapy: a case report
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2007 Methadone maintenance therapy for the treatment of opioid dependence continues to carry a social stigma. Until recently, patients on methadone were not considered for liver transplantation.
Bourgeois James A +6 more
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An evaluation of a methadone treatment programme : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University [PDF]
, 1987 The evaluation of a methadone treatment programme was the main focus of this study. A posttest-only design, with a nonequivalent comparison group was used to evaluate both summative and formative aspects of the programme.
Clark, Jahna
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Harm reduction among injecting drug users - evidence of effectiveness [PDF]
, 2010 This chapter synthesises and evaluates the available direct evidence relating to the impact of needle and syringe programmes (NSPs), opioid substitution treatment (OST), drug consumption rooms (DCRs), and peer naloxone distribution (PND) on HIV/hepatitis
Goldberg, David +5 more
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Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.Few studies have quantified the effects of non‐pharmacological interventions (e.g., rescue breathing) in the setting of community opioid overdose. We extended a previously validated model for opioid antagonists by incorporating the mechanism of rescue breathing, and quantified combinatorial effects between rescue breathing and various formulations of ...
Bradlee Thrasher +12 more
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