The newer opioid agonist treatment with lower substitutive opiate doses is associated with better toxicology outcome than the older harm reduction treatment [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Charge-free heroin use disorder treatment in Italy follows two main approaches, i.e., harm reduction treatment (HRT) strategy in community low-threshold facilities for drug addiction and opioid agonist treatment (OAT) in high-threshold ...
Bacciardi, Silvia +8 more
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HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN DENGAN KEPATUHAN BEROBAT DI KLINIK PROGRAM TERAPI RUMATAN METADON DI PUSKESMAS PARAKAN KABUPATEN TEMANGGUNG [PDF]
Pharmaciana, 2016 Psycho active substance abuse is a common problem throughout the world, and it is associated with the increase of mortality and morbidity. One of substitution therapy program is methadone maintenance therapy program.
Sari Dwi Martiani, Heni Lutfi Yati
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Harm reduction among injecting drug users - evidence of effectiveness [PDF]
, 2010 This chapter synthesises and evaluates the available direct evidence relating to the impact of needle and syringe programmes (NSPs), opioid substitution treatment (OST), drug consumption rooms (DCRs), and peer naloxone distribution (PND) on HIV/hepatitis
Goldberg, David +5 more
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The challenge of perioperative pain management in opioid-tolerant patients [PDF]
, 2017 The increasing number of opioid users among chronic pain patients, and opioid abusers among the general population, makes perioperative pain management challenging for health care professionals.
Bifulco, F +9 more
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Toxicological Analysis of Some Drugs of Abuse in Biological Samples [PDF]
, 2015 Consumption of drugs of abuse is a scourge of modern world. Abuse, drug addiction and their consequences are one of the major current problems of European society because of the significant repercussions in individual, family, social and economic level ...
Baconi, Daniela Luiza +5 more
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Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2022 Background: Lapse has been one of the major challenges in the treatment of drug dependence sometimes leading to its relapse. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the lapse rate in drug dependent patients as for the 2 methods of methadone ...
Mohammadreza Vafaeinasab +5 more
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Commune Health Workers' Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) Knowledge and Perceived Difficulties Providing Decentralized MMT Services in Vietnam. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundWith the initial establishment of countrywide methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) system, Vietnam is in the process of expanding and decentralizing the MMT program to community-based healthcare settings.ObjectiveThe study aimed to measure the ...
Li, Li, Lin, Chunqing, Tuan, Nguyen Anh
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Family Related Factors and Concurrent Heroin Use in Methadone Maintenance Treatment in China. [PDF]
, 2018 BackgroundThe use of heroin during Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) is a challenging problem that contributes to poor treatment outcomes. Families may play an important role in addressing concurrent heroin use during MMT, especially in collectivist ...
Feng, Nan +4 more
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The nature of methadone diversion in England: a Merseyside case study
Harm Reduction Journal, 2012 Background Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is a key element in treatment for opiate addiction; however concerns about the diversion of methadone remain. More current empirical data on methadone diversion are required. This research investigated the
Duffy Paul, Baldwin Helen
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Comparing the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy and schema therapy on self-efficacy and its components in addicts undergoing methadone maintenance treatment: A clinical trial study [PDF]
روانشناسی و روانپزشکی شناخت, 2023 Introduction: Addiction treatment is one of the challenges facing mental health studies, leading to failure if psychological components are not considered.
Bita Salasi +2 more
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