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Awareness of the need for safe storage of Methadone at home is not improved by the use of protocols on recording information giving

Harm Reduction Journal, 2008
Background Methadone is a synthetic, narcotic analgesic used in the treatment of drug misuse. Tragedies involving children being poisoned by the accidental ingestion of methadone are no longer a rare occurrence. Following an audit of the effectiveness of
Crome Ilana B, Watts Derrett J, McAuley Rosanna J, Mullin Annemarie, Bloor Roger N   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neurobehavioral consequences of chronic intrauterine opioid exposure in infants and preschool children: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2014
<b>Background</b><p></p> It is assumed within the accumulated literature that children born of pregnant opioid dependent mothers have impaired neurobehavioral function as a consequence of chronic intrauterine opioid use.<p>&
A Baldacchino, A Liberati, A Ornoy, A Sameroff, A Verdejo-Garcia, AJ Dunlop, Alex Baldacchino, American Psychiatric Association, B Hanson, BJ Cleary, Britannica, C Konijnenberg, C Konijnenberg, Colin McCowan, DE Hutchings, Dennis J Petrie, Department of Health (England) and the devolved administrations, DF Stroup, E Rotheram-Fuller, E Strauss, EK Emory, FM Wolf, GJ Demakis, H Cooper, HC Steinhausen, HE Jones, HE Jones, I Fihrer, I van Beusekom, IM Bernstein, J Cohen, J Cohen, J Keegan, J Kimber, J Prosser, JE Hunter, JN Whitham, JP Higgins, K Spiteri Cornish, Kathleen Arbuckle, KB Walhovd, KD Ersche, KK Zakzanis, L Manchikanti, L McGlone, LV Hedges, LV Hedges, LW Anderson, M Borenstein, M Borenstein, M Connock, M Farrell, M Grattan, M Pirastu, MD Lezak, MM de Cubas, National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, NICE, NICHD, PS Bauman, R Bunikowski, R Cornish, R Hamilton, R King, RE Johnson, RG Orwin, RJ Sternberg, RW Hunt, S Darke, S Minozzi, S Salo, S Simeons, S Soepatmi, S Tong, Scottish Government, SL Grace, SL Hans, SL Hans, SM Petterson, SM Quinhana, SR Kandall, TB Huedo-Medina, TJ Ornstein, TS Rosen, V Moe, WH Organization, WK Lombardo   +86 more
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Intraoperative Methadone in Same-Day Ambulatory Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Dose-Finding Pilot Study

Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2019
BACKGROUND: Approximately 50 million US patients undergo ambulatory surgery annually. Postoperative opioid overprescribing is problematic, yet many patients report inadequate pain relief.
H. Komen, L. Michael Brunt, E. Deych, J. Blood, Evan D. Kharasch   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Reversing microcrystalline tests: an analytical approach to recycling of microcrystals from drugs of abuse [PDF]

, 2011
A combined analysis of microcrystalline tests followed by LC-MS or GC-MS analysis is described. Microcrystalline tests are shown to be non-destructive as addition products formed were easily dissociated after the application of an appropriate solvent ...
Bell, Clarke, Elie, Elie, Fulton, Kang, Leonie E. Elie, Mark G. Baron, Mathieu P. Elie, Mercer, Nichols, Ruth S. Croxton, Wood   +12 more
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Buprenorphine compared with methadone to treat pregnant women with opioid use disorder: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of safety in the mother, fetus and child

Addiction, 2016
Aims To assess the safety of buprenorphine compared with methadone to treat pregnant women with opioid use disorder. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library from inception to February 2015 for randomized controlled trials (RCT) and ...
B. Zedler, Ashley L. Mann, Mimi M. Kim, H. Amick, Andrew R. Joyce, E. Murrelle, H. Jones, H. Jones   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Methadone’s Moment [PDF]

JAMA
This work discusses unfettering methadone from outdated regulations to empower patients to access treatment and advocate for methadone's expansion in their local communities by working with pharmacies and local health systems.
Incze, Michael A, Simon, Caty, Suen, Leslie W   +2 more
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Effect of Eight Weeks Forced Swimming Training with Methadone Supplementation on Aspartate Aminotransferase, Alanine Aminotransferase, and Alkaline Phosphatase of Rats [PDF]

Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, 2016
Background & Objective: Narcotics abuse can induce liver disorders; nevertheless, exercises improve liver disorders. The present research aimed to review the effect of eight weeks forced swimming training with methadone supplementation on liver enzymes ...
Seyed Ali Hoseini, Abdosaleh Zar, Seyed Ali Hoseini, Ghobad Hassanpour, Maryam Kheirdeh, Mehdi Noura   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The impact of buprenorphine and methadone on mortality: a primary care cohort study in the United Kingdom

Addiction, 2018
Aims To estimate whether opioid substitution treatment (OST) with buprenorphine or methadone is associated with a greater reduction in the risk of all‐cause mortality (ACM) and opioid drug‐related poisoning (DRP) mortality.
M. Hickman, C. Steer, K. Tilling, A. Lim, J. Marsden, T. Millar, J. Strang, Maggie Telfer, P. Vickerman, J. Macleod   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The relative risk of fatal poisoning by methadone or buprenorphine within the wider population of England and Wales

BMJ Open, 2015
Objective To examine the population-wide overdose risk emerging from the prescription of methadone and buprenorphine for opioid substitution treatment in England and Wales.Design Retrospective administrative data study.Setting National databases for ...
Dave Marteau, Rebecca McDonald, Kamlesh Patel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of ABCB1 and CYP2B6 genetic polymorphisms on methadone metabolism, dose and treatment response in patients with opioid addiction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Genetic variability may influence methadone metabolism, dose requirements, and risk of relapse.To determine whether the CYP2B6*6 or ABCB1 (rs1045642) polymorphisms are associated with variation in methadone response (plasma concentration, dose, or ...
Brittany B Dennis, Monica Bawor, Lehana Thabane, Zahra Sohani, Zainab Samaan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source