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Putting Families First: How the Opioid Epidemic is Affecting Children and Families, and the Child Welfare Policy Options to Address It [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
: Opioids and Child Welfare Across the country, placements in foster care are rising. In 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that 273,539 children in the U.S. entered foster care.
American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Physiological and anatomical determinants of placental drug transfer

open access: yesThe Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Fetal exposure to pharmaceuticals and their subsequent clearance back to the maternal circulation are governed by placental transfer. Passive diffusion down a maternal‐to‐fetal concentration gradient is the primary route of fetal drug exposure, with specific compounds undergoing transporter‐mediated transfer.
Rohan M. Lewis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beat‐to‐beat variability of ventricular repolarization reveals sex‐specific instability and proarrhythmic risk

open access: yesThe Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend A mechanistic framework linking sex‐dependent dynamical instability to proarrhythmic risk. Sex‐specific human ventricular models show that upstream modulators, including biological sex, hormones, drugs and heart disease, promote steeper APD restitution in female than male and enhance dynamical instability.
Daisuke Sato   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cannabis and benzodiazepines as determinants of methadone trough plasma concentration variability in maintenance treatment: a transnational study [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +11 more
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Analysis of serum biomarkers associated with pain in Spanish greyhounds undergoing ovariohysterectomy

open access: yesVeterinary Record, Volume 198, Issue 9, Page e404-e411, 2/9 May 2026.
Background This study measured serum biomarkers at baseline and during an ovariohysterectomy in healthy female Spanish greyhounds, aiming to enhance the objectivity of current methods for assessing acute postoperative pain in dogs. Methods Blood samples from 20 Spanish greyhounds were collected before drug administration (T0‐baseline).
Rocio Navarrete‐Calvo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of QTc interval in Iranian causalities (Janbazan) of Iran-Iraq war receiving maintenance methadone treatment

open access: yesJournal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2012
Background: Methadone is a synthetic opioid, used in treatment of chronic pains. The current study was carried out to evaluate the QTc interval in Iranian causalities (Janbazan) of Iran-Iraq war receiving maintenance methadone treatment.
Morteza Abdar Esfahani   +4 more
doaj  

Cannabinoids and drug–drug pharmacokinetic interactions: Deciphering the risks

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 92, Issue 5, Page 1287-1308, May 2026.
The relationship between cannabinoids and mental health has become a major focus of scientific inquiry and public discourse. Cannabinoids are diverse chemical compounds from the Cannabis species that have been explored for their therapeutic applications in treating chronic pain, psychiatric and neurological conditions, such as depression, schizophrenia,
Paraskevi Papakyriakopoulou   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Involuntary Termination from Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Unknown Phantoms, Red Flags, and Unexplained Medical Data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In the United States, all treatment programs receiving public funds are required by law to regularly submit admission and discharge data, inclusive of the forced/involuntary termination or administrative discharge of clients, to their local state ...
Williams, Izaak L
core   +1 more source

Inpatient Opioid Use in Head and Neck Microvascular Free Flap Reconstruction

open access: yesOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Volume 174, Issue 5, Page 1230-1235, May 2026.
Abstract Objectives The primary objective is to determine whether patients undergoing osseous microvascular free flap reconstruction of head and neck defects have higher inpatient pain requirements than those undergoing nonosseous reconstruction. Secondary aims include evaluating the impact of a multimodal analgesia (MMA) protocol and COVID‐19 visitor ...
Patricia Timothee   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

How did the introduction of managed care for the uninsured in Iowa affect the use of substance abuse services? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Concerns about access under managed care have been raised for vulnerable populations such as publicly funded patients with substance abuse problems. To estimate the effects of the Iowa Managed Substance Abuse Care Plan (IMSACP) on substance abuse service
Argeriou, Milton   +4 more
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