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 +10 more
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Buprenorphine versus dihydrocodeine for opiate detoxification in primary care: a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2007 Background Many drug users present to primary care requesting detoxification from illicit opiates. There are a number of detoxification agents but no recommended drug of choice. The purpose of this study is to compare buprenorphine with dihydrocodeine
A Davies +45 more
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Mathematical optimization models for long-term maintenance scheduling of wind power systems [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 During the life of a wind farm, various types of costs arise. A large share of the operational cost for a wind farm is due to maintenance of the wind turbine equipment; these costs are especially pronounced for offshore wind farms and provide business opportunities in the wind energy industry.
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Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, EarlyView.Abstract The use and misuse of opioids has surged in the past decade, with nearly half of the users being female. Although opioid use is lower among pregnant women, trends mirror the general population. While pediatric exposures largely occur through prescriptions.
Aditi Shendre +20 more
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Methadone Treatment in Iranian Opiate Addicts: A Preliminary Report [PDF]
Addiction and Health, 2011 Background: This study aimed to investigate the initial dosage of methadone and factors affecting it in maintenance therapy.Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 157 individuals referring to a methadone maintenance ...
Mahin Eslami Shahrbabaki +6 more
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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 +2 more
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Heroin detoxification during pregnancy: A systematic review and retrospective study of the management of heroin addiction in pregnancy [PDF]
, 2018 Background. There is general consensus that methadone maintenance is the gold standard in the management of pregnant heroin users. However, in South African state hospitals, methadone withdrawal is the routine procedure offered to these patients, as ...
Dannatt, L +3 more
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A Large-Scale Annotated Multivariate Time Series Aviation Maintenance Dataset from the NGAFID [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 This paper presents the largest publicly available, non-simulated, fleet-wide aircraft flight recording and maintenance log data for use in predicting part failure and maintenance need. We present 31,177 hours of flight data across 28,935 flights, which occur relative to 2,111 unplanned maintenance events clustered into 36 types of maintenance issues ...
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Client Acceptability for Integrating Antiretroviral Therapy in Methadone Maintenance Therapy Clinics in Sichuan, China. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundUsing methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) clinics to deliver antiretroviral therapy (ART) has proven to be effective for promoting treatment initiation and adherence in drug users living with HIV.ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to ...
Cao, Xiaobin, Li, Li, Lin, Chunqing
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An intervention trial targeting methadone maintenance treatment providers to improve clients' treatment retention in China. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundService providers including doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals play an essential role in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT).
Cao, Xiaobin +7 more
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