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Variation in 90‐day substance use disorder‐related acute care events across United States opioid treatment programs: A Medicaid claims analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Creating and tracking quality measures has improved outcomes in many areas of healthcare; however, quality measures specific to opioid treatment programs (OTPs) have not yet been developed. Based on the success seen in other fields, introducing quality measures in OTPs should help enhance positive outcomes and decrease ...
Barrett Wallace Montgomery, Tami L. Mark, Thanh Lu, William N. Dowd, Dylan DeLisle, Kathryn N. Burke, Daniel H. Barch, Gary A. Zarkin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
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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

Association of pre‐operative opioid use disorder and postoperative outcomes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Anaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Opioid use disorder may increase the risk of adverse postoperative outcomes, but the magnitude and consistency of this association remain unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis to evaluate the impact of opioid use disorder on postoperative outcomes across surgical populations.
Dereje Zewdu Assefa, Ting Xia, Yonas Getaye Tefera, Monica Jung, Suzanne Nielsen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frequency of Side Effects of Methadone Maintenance Therapy in Patients Referred to Fasa Doctor Shariati Hospital [PDF]

Journal of Fasa University of Medical Sciences, 2015
Background & Objective: Drug abuse causes severe gastrointestinal, neurological problems and dependency. For maintenance therapy of opiate addiction, long-acting opioids like methadone are used.
mohammad saied gholami, reza alipoor, tayebeh zareie, fatemeh rezaieyan, arvin hedayati   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Best practices: methadone maintenance treatment. [PDF]

, 2002
This document is part of an ongoing effort supported by Canada's Drug Strategy to increase access to effective methadone maintenance treatment programs in Canada by promoting and disseminating information on effective strategies to implement methadone ...

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Clinical Application of a Neonatal Delirium Screening Tool: A Feasibility Study

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims The aims were as follows: (1) to adapt the Sophia Observation withdrawal Symptoms—Paediatric Delirium (SOS‐PD) screening tool for use in neonates (SOS‐ND), (2) to estimate the accuracy of SOS‐ND (used by nurses) compared to assessment by a child psychiatrist using an adapted version of Vanderbilt Assessment of Delirium in Infants and ...
Rikke Louise Stenkjaer, Ingrid Egerod, Mala Moszkowicz, Erwin Ista, Gorm Greisen, Lise Aunsholt, Porntiva Poorisrisak, Suzanne Forsyth Herling   +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

National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics annual data collection 2012 [PDF]

, 2013
On a snapshot day in 2012, almost 47,000 clients received pharmacotherapy treatment for their opioid dependence at 2,226 dosing points around Australia, this report finds.SummaryAlmost 47,000 Australians received pharmacotherapy treatment for their ...

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