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Methadone Related Poisoning on the Rise in Tehran, Iran [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2014 Background: In Iran, methadone has been used for methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) as well as analgesic treatment in pain clinics. Recently, there are some reports regarding accidental and intentional methadone poisonings and deaths.
Kambiz Soltaninejad +2 more
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Methadone adverse reaction presenting with large increase in plasma methadone binding: a case series
Journal 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
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Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 1991 We describe a patient on methadone maintenance who developed distal leg edema after years of treatment. The edema resolved when methadone was discontinued and recurred when it was restarted. This patient is compared to three others reported in the literature who also developed fluid retention shortly after being placed on methadone.
L M, O'Conor +4 more
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Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background Despite common concerns, evidence that anaesthesia impairs vaccine efficacy remains limited. This study assessed the impact of general anaesthesia on the immune response to rabies vaccination in cats. Methods Thirty‐five healthy female cats (6–12 months old) undergoing elective spaying were enrolled.
Pierre Bessière +8 more
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How more people died on methadone than heroin in Ireland. [PDF]
, 2014 More methadone users than heroin users died in one year in Ireland, according to new figures. The Health Research Board found that 113 methadone users died of an overdose in 2011, almost double the number of heroin users.
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Retrospective analysis of low-dose methadone and QTc prolongation in chronic pain patients [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010 BackgroundMethadone is a synthetic opioid that is widely used for the treatment of chronic pain. The association between methadone treatment and QT interval prolongation or which can lead to torsades de pointes has been confirmed with larger studies on ...
Billy Huh, Chan-Hong Park
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BJOG: 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
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Image6_PKA inhibition is a central step in D,L-methadone-induced ER Ca2+ release and subsequent apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.JPEG [PDF]
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a hematologic cancer that mostly affects children. It accounts for over a quarter of ALL pediatric cancers, causing most of the cancer death among children.
Ki-Young Lee (185268) +2 more
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Multimorbidity in patients enrolled in a community-based methadone maintenance treatment programme delivered through primary care [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Multimorbidity, the co-existence of two or more (2+) long-term conditions in an individual, is common among problem drug abusers. Objective: To delineate the patterns, multimorbidity prevalence, and disease severity in patients enrolled in a ...
Diane E. Arnold-Reed +11 more
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Criminology, 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
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