A systematic review of health economic models of opioid agonist therapies in maintenance treatment of non-prescription opioid dependence [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Opioid dependence is a chronic condition with substantial health, economic and social costs. The study objective was to conduct a systematic review of published health-economic models of opioid agonist therapy for non-prescription opioid ...
Chetty, Mersha +4 more
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Veterinary Record Case Reports, EarlyView.Abstract This case report describes a rare instance of a keratinising vaginal epithelial inclusion cyst causing significant clinical signs in a 1‐year‐old domestic shorthair queen. The cat presented with severe constipation, urinary retention and a caudal abdominal/cranial intrapelvic mass identified on diagnostic imaging.
Kyle L. Granger Jr. +5 more
wiley +1 more source
A short-term planning model for high-speed train assignment and maintenance scheduling [PDF]
arXiv, 2017 This paper considers the simultaneous high-speed train assignment and maintenance scheduling problem. For the maintenance scheduling module, our focus is the second-level maintenance, which is carried out once a month on average. We propose a binary non-linear programming model to mathematically describe the problem.
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The Long Arc of Substance Use Policy Innovation in Medicaid: Looking Back, Looking Forward
The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.Policy Points The role of Medicaid in financing, organizing, and delivering substance use disorder (SUD) treatment has grown tremendously over time owing to expansions of eligibility and a push toward more uniformity in benefits. Current innovations in SUD treatment focus on expanding the delivery system to create a comprehensive continuum of care ...
BRENDAN SALONER
wiley +1 more source
Effects of Methadone on Liver Enzymes in Patients Undergoing Methadone Maintenance Treatment [PDF]
Addiction and Health, 2012 Background: Methadone is currently the most frequently used substance in the treatment of short-term and particularly long-term opiate dependence. Patients' beliefs about the adverse effects of methadone on function of organs, especially liver, have ...
Mahin Eslami-Shahrbabaki +5 more
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An economic evaluation of the prison methadone program in New South Wales, CHERE Project Report No 22 [PDF]
Objectives - The aim of this study is to evaluate the costs and consequences of the provision of the prison methadone program in NSW, compared with no prison methadone.
Emma Warren, Rosalie Viney
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Recovery support services as part of the continuum of care for alcohol or drug use disorders
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background The definition of ‘recovery’ has evolved beyond merely control of problem substance use to include other aspects of health and wellbeing (known as ‘recovery capital’) which are important to prevent relapse to problematic alcohol or other drug (AOD) use.
Ed Day +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Effect of Methadone Maintenance Treatment on Executive Functions in Drug Users
Research on Addiction, 2016 Objective: Methadone maintenance treatment is one of the most common methods of substance abuse treatment. There is conflicting evidence of the effect of methadone on behavior and cognition.
Vahid Nejati
doaj
Perceived barriers to methadone maintenance treatment among Iranian opioid users
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018 Background Opioid use is a severe problem in Iran. Despite methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs being one of the most important treatment strategies for reducing individual and public harms associated with opioid use, a large proportion of ...
Maryam Khazaee-Pool +5 more
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Methadone and Corrected QT Prolongation in Pain and Palliative Care Patients: A Case–Control Study [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Methadone (ME) is commonly used in pain and palliative care (PPC) patients with refractory pain or intolerable opioid adverse effects (AEs).
Brown, Jack +3 more
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