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Heroin overdose risk profiles following long‐term heroin dependence: Findings from the 18‐ to 20‐year follow‐up of the Australian treatment outcome study

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To identify heroin overdose and polydrug risk profiles of Australian adults with long‐term heroin dependence and assess if psychosocial, treatment, physical and mental health‐related covariates were associated with class membership. Design The 18–20‐year follow‐up of the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS). Setting Sydney, New South
Jessy S. Lim, Christina Marel, Tim Slade, Jack Wilson, Maree Teesson, Paul S. Haber, Katherine L. Mills   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of software-based cognitive bias modification on stress, anxiety, and depression disorders among patients in methadone maintenance treatment: a randomized clinical trial [PDF]

International Archives of Health Sciences
Objectives: Opioid abuse is one of the most critical problems today, and individuals struggling with this issue often experience stress, anxiety, and depression disorders.
Amir Musarezaie, Tahere Momeni-ghaleghasemi, Mohsen Torabi Khah, Bahare Zarei, Fatemeh Alidousti, Meysam Rezazadeh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical features of mental imagery in substance use disorders: A mixed‐methods analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To characterise the frequency, features and content of craving‐related mental imagery among people seeking treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs); examine within‐session change in self‐reported craving following imagery elicitation; and explore perceived links with autobiographical memory, behavioural, cognitive and emotional ...
Gemma Scott, Tim Meynen, Francesca Small, Luke Mitcheson, Elizabeth Appiah‐Kusi, William Barber, Colette Hirsch, John Marsden   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Impulsivity in Substance Abusers before and after Methadone Maintenance Therapy [PDF]

Research on Addiction, 2018
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of methadone maintenance therapy on the levels of impulsivity in substance users. Method: The method of this study was the quasi-experimental, pre-test-post-test single-group design.
Fatemeh Niroomand, Sedigheh Ebrahimi, Abbas ghaheri   +2 more
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, Maryam Moeeni, Koen Ponnet, Arezoo Fallahi, Leila Jahangiri, Tahereh Pashaei   +5 more
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The Impact of Common Medications on Male Fertility: An Updated Systematic Review

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Compared with those of cytotoxic treatments, the potential effects of common medications on the fertility of men trying to conceive currently or planning to conceive in the future are less well described. The use of common medications may modify the gonadotropic axis, spermatogenesis, and epididymal maturation or alter male ...
Lina Jebli, Salomé Gallissian, Roxanne Barèges, Félicia Fournier, Catherine Metzler‐Guillemain, Ségolène Prades, Fanny Magnan‐Sebag, Jeanne Perrin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cancer pain: current practice and emerging targets

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Cancer pain (CP) arises from a complex interplay between the tumour and its microenvironment. Many patients experience a mixed pain phenotype that encompasses nociceptive, neuropathic and neuroinflammatory mechanisms, and vary across tumour type and disease stage. Despite decades of intensive research, the mainstay of cancer pain treatment is still non‐
Yi Ye, Marcin Chwistek, Zhiting Gong, Vanessa Uzonwanne, Xiaojie Shi, Arpad Szallasi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) and Alternatives in Opioid Use Disorder: Reviewing the latest advancements, outcomes, and challenges in substitutional therapy for opioid addiction - literature review

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Introduction and Purpose: Opioid addiction is a serious challenge for public health worldwide, and methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is a key therapeutic approach.
Karolina Koszyczarek, Maja Kotowska, Wiktoria Zamirska, Albin Ziemiański, Katarzyna Zięba, Anna Zygmunt, Paweł Smuszkiewicz-Różański, Gabriela Różańska-Smuszkiewicz   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Signal detection and characterisation of a novel drug–drug interaction between methadone and a synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Little is known about how synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist (SCRA) co‐use with other psychoactive substances may exacerbate risk of death. This study aimed to characterise the polypharmacy of deaths where SCRAs were detected at post‐mortem, investigate the cardiotoxicity of SCRAs and probe their inhibition of human ether‐a ...
Kirsten L. Rock, Louise M. Hesketh, Hongwei Cheng, Shuoqi Chen, Simon Hudson, Graeme Henderson, Jules C. Hancox, Michael J. Shattock, Michael J. Curtis, Caroline S. Copeland   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surgical management of congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt in a pony foal

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary A five‐month‐old Welsh pony filly was admitted to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the University of Helsinki due to neurological signs. Clinicopathological findings showed elevated ammonium and bile acid levels. Computed tomography revealed an aberrant vessel originating from an enlarged splenic vein, leading to the right azygos vein ...
N. Hakonen, K. Niinistö, M. Laitinen, S. Mölsä, H. Tapio   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source