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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims People with substance use disorders have reduced life‐expectancy; however, risks of premature death from injuries and natural causes following an accidental overdose are not well characterised. This study aimed to estimate risk of premature death (by cause and over time), and disease burden following hospitalised accidental
Firouzeh Noghrehchi +5 more
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Aims To determine: (1) Population rates of fatal methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)‐related poisoning over the period 2016–2023, years with high closure rates in the National Coronial Information System (NDIS); (2) the case characteristics of known cases of fatal MDMA‐related poisoning, 2016–2025; and (3) whether there have been changes in ...
Shane Darke +5 more
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims The prevalence of chronic pain is elevated among people who inject drugs. Chronic pain may motivate drug use, potentially increasing the risk of non‐fatal overdose. We aimed to estimate the association between chronic pain and non‐fatal overdose in people who inject drugs.
Sarah Larney +9 more
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Prenatal methadone exposure and the developing brain [PDF]
, 2019 Opioid use globally is increasing resulting in rising numbers of pregnant women exposing their unborn babies to opioid drugs, with an estimated 30,000 children each year in Europe born to mothers who have used opioids during pregnancy.
Monnelly, Victoria J.
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aim Co‐occurring chronic pain affects nearly half of people receiving opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. Although this pain is often severe, it is usually inadequately managed. Stigma and clinical complexity associated with OUD are thought to further restrict access to pain care.
Jie Yang +6 more
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Pharmacopsychiatry, 2001 Besides its other effects, MMT (methadone maintenance treatment) reduces the high mortality of intravenous heroin addicts to about 30% of controls. On the other hand, deaths of patients and non-patients have been attributed to methadone. Here, we will report on the major reasons for deaths attributed to methadone and discuss suggestions for their ...
Vormfelde, Stefan Viktor +1 more
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims Creating and tracking quality measures has improved outcomes in many areas of healthcare; however, quality measures specific to opioid treatment programs (OTPs) have not yet been developed. Based on the success seen in other fields, introducing quality measures in OTPs should help enhance positive outcomes and decrease ...
Barrett Wallace Montgomery +7 more
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Aims To identify heroin overdose and polydrug risk profiles of Australian adults with long‐term heroin dependence and assess if psychosocial, treatment, physical and mental health‐related covariates were associated with class membership. Design The 18–20‐year follow‐up of the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS). Setting Sydney, New South
Jessy S. Lim +6 more
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Clinical features of mental imagery in substance use disorders: A mixed‐methods analysis
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Aims To characterise the frequency, features and content of craving‐related mental imagery among people seeking treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs); examine within‐session change in self‐reported craving following imagery elicitation; and explore perceived links with autobiographical memory, behavioural, cognitive and emotional ...
Gemma Scott +7 more
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Effect of Methadone therapy on QTc interval in electrocardiogram of opioid addicted patients
مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2014 Background and Objective: Methadone is a synthetic opioid which is used in opium addiction therapy and relief of acute and chronic pain. Side effects of Methadone were reported on heart and induction of Torsade De Pointes disease and increase QTc ...
Shakouri H +5 more
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