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Ethanol reversal of tolerance to the respiratory depressant effects of morphine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Opioids are the most common drugs associated with unintentional drug overdose. Death results from respiratory depression. Prolonged use of opioids results in the development of tolerance but the degree of tolerance is thought to vary between different ...
A Fugelstad   +62 more
core   +3 more sources

Differences in Risk Factors for Severe Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome in Singleton Versus Twin Pregnancies: A Population‐Based Cohort Study

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine whether the associations between pre‐pregnancy risk factors and severe preeclampsia/eclampsia (SPE) and/or HELLP syndrome differ between singleton and twin pregnancies. Design A population‐based retrospective cohort study. Setting British Columbia (BC), Canada.
Mackenzie Campbell   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing methadone dose adjustment in patients with opioid use disorder

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry
IntroductionOpioid use disorder is a cause for concern globally. This study aimed to optimize methadone dose adjustments using mixed modeling and machine learning.MethodsThis retrospective study was conducted at Taichung Veterans General Hospital between
Po-Shen Liu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Methadone Dosage and Plasma Levels, SNPs of OPRM1 Gene and Age of First Drug Use Were Associated With Outcomes of Methadone Maintenance Treatment

open access: yesFrontiers in Genetics, 2018
Objective: To explore the association between methadone dosage, plasma drug concentration, SNPs of μ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1), ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 1 gene (ABCB1), and methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) response.Method: A total ...
Sufang Peng   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toronto's drug policy paradox: Harm reduction sites and drug police occurrences in Toronto neighborhoods (1992–2020)

open access: yesCriminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Discourse around drug policy presents a stark contrast between policing and harm reduction models, sparking debates on the state's regulatory versus protective role. Canada is an ideal case to study drug policy models due to its global recognition as a leader in harm reduction alongside continued reliance on policing of drugs.
Taylor Domingos
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the effect of chronic and continuous use of methadone on the glomerular filtration rate of patients receiving oral methadone (syrup)

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine
IntroductionThis study systematically examines the effects of chronic oral methadone use on the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in patients participating in methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) in Qazvin City, Iran.
Valiollah Goudarzvand Chegini   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Methadone adverse reaction presenting with large increase in plasma methadone binding: a case series

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction The use of methadone as an analgesic is on the increase, but it is widely recognized that the goal of predictable and reproducible dosing is confounded by considerable variability in methadone pharmacokinetics, and unpredictable side effects
Flockhart David A   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Methadone induced hypoglycemia, improved on dose adjustment

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports, 2020
There exists reports in the literature that connects opioids with hypoglycemia, primarily methadone. We present a case of new onset hypoglycemia in a patient with end stage renal disease who was chronically on methadone.
Y. Otalora, S. Inkollu, S. Ursu
doaj   +1 more source

Drug Use After Emergency Department‐Initiated Injectable Buprenorphine: A Secondary Analysis of the ED‐INNOVATION Ancillary Safety and Feasibility Trial

open access: yesAcademic Emergency Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Study Objective To characterize opioid and nonopioid drug use in the week following emergency department (ED)‐initiated extended‐release buprenorphine (XR‐BUP) treatment using both self‐reported data and urine drug screens (UDS). Methods This study uses data collected during a nonrandomized clinical trial of patients with untreated opioid use ...
Ethan Cowan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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