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Dynamic modelling of hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs: a methodological review [PDF]

, 2014
Equipment sharing among people who inject drugs (PWID) is a key risk factor in infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV). Both the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing HCV transmission in this population (such as opioid ...
Cousien, Anthony, Deuffic-Burban, Sylvie, Dhersin, Jean-Stephane, Jauffret-Roustide, Marie, Tran, Viet Chi, Yazdanpanah, Yazdan   +5 more
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Six-month retention and changes in quality of life and substance use from a low-threshold methadone maintenance therapy programme in Durban, South Africa

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2020
Background Emerging data points to a potential heroin use epidemic in South Africa. Despite this, access to methadone maintenance therapy and other evidence-based treatment options remains negligible.
Andrew Scheibe, Shaun Shelly, Tara Gerardy, Zara von Homeyer, Andrea Schneider, Kalvanya Padayachee, Shalon Balaguru Naidoo, Klaas Mtshweni, Ayanda Matau, Harry Hausler, Monique Marks   +10 more
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Single high-dose buprenorphine for opioid craving during withdrawal. [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundOpioid use disorder is one of the most prevalent addiction problems worldwide. Buprenorphine is used as a medication to treat this disorder, but in countries where buprenorphine is unavailable in combination with naloxone, diversion can be a ...
Ahmadi, Jamshid, Ghahremani, Dara, Jahromi, Mina Sefidfard, London, Edythe D   +3 more
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Methadone Maintenance [PDF]

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1972
C R, Lett, W, Portwood, J, Wilson, S, Washington, W, Patterson   +4 more
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A Fifty-year challenge in managing drug addiction in Malaysia [PDF]

, 2008
The history of substance abuse in Malaysia can be divided into pre- and post-independent era. In pre-independence, the main drug of abuse was opium which was initially consumed by immigrants from China who were introduced by the British ...
Habil, Mohamad Hussain, Robson , Noorzurani, Rusdi , Abd Rashid, Zahari , Muhammad Muhsin Ahad   +3 more
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Gambaran Angka Drop Out Pada Penggunaan Terapirumatan Metadon Di Puskesmas Senen, Puskesmas Gambir Dan Puskesmas Kemayoran Jakarta Pusat Pada Tahun 2014-2016 Dan Tinjauannya Menurut Islam

Jurnal Profesi Medika, 2018
Currently Indonesia has a drug emergency status. Drug users in Indonesia was recorded as many as 5.1 million people. Every year, about 15 thousand people die from drug use.
Zulha Annisa Ichwan, Bambang Poerwantoro, Zuhroni Zuhroni   +2 more
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Associated Factors of Maintenance in Patients under Treatment with Methadone: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]

Addiction and Health, 2018
Background: This comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to assess the associated factors of maintenance in patients with methadone therapy in the world.Methods: A systematic literature review was performed from several ...
Farzaneh Farmani, Hadi Farhadi, Younes Mohammadi   +2 more
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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Existential Group Therapy with Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy on Increasing Life Satisfaction among the Methadone Maintenance Patients [PDF]

, 2020
Saeed Alami, Saeed Bakhtiarpour, Parviz Asgari, Naser Seraj Khorrami   +3 more
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Cannabis and benzodiazepines as determinants of methadone trough plasma concentration variability in maintenance treatment: a transnational study [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: To assess tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and benzodiazepine use in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) as potential sources of variability in methadone pharmacokinetics. Methods: Trough plasma (R)- and (S)-methadone concentrations were measured on
Agho, Kingsley, Attia, John, Besson, Jacques, Byrne, Andrew, Crettol, Séverine, Croquette-Krokar, Marina, Déglon, Jean-Jacques, Eap, Chin, Hallinan, Richard, Hämmig, Robert, Ray, John, Somogyi, Andrew   +11 more
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The Comparison of the Effectiveness of Risperidone and Fluoxetine in Combination with Impulse Control Group Therapy on Improving of Impulsivity, and Relapse in Heroin Crack Addicts under Methadone Maintenance Therapy

Research on Addiction, 2013
Aim: The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of Risperidone and Fluoxetine in combination with impulse control group therapy on improving of impulsivity, and relapse in heroin crack addicts under methadone maintenance therapy.
Rohoallah Hadadi, Hamid reza Fathinaz, Mehdi Karimi, Saeed Akbari, Nafiseh Soltannejad   +4 more
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