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Optimizing methadone dose adjustment in patients with opioid use disorder

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry
IntroductionOpioid use disorder is a cause for concern globally. This study aimed to optimize methadone dose adjustments using mixed modeling and machine learning.MethodsThis retrospective study was conducted at Taichung Veterans General Hospital between
Po-Shen Liu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

CYP2D6‐Guided Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Multi‐Center Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesClinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
The analgesic effectiveness of several opioids depends on CYP2D6‐mediated metabolism to more active opioid receptor agonists. CYP2D6 activity is impacted by genetic variability and medications that inhibit CYP2D6. We conducted a pragmatic, multi‐center, randomized, controlled trial to determine whether CYP2D6‐guided opioid prescribing improves chronic ...
Todd C. Skaar   +255 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Methadone Maintenance Treatment on Executive Functions in Drug Users [PDF]

open access: yesResearch on Addiction, 2016
Objective: Methadone maintenance treatment is one of the most common methods of substance abuse treatment. There is conflicting evidence of the effect of methadone on behavior and cognition.
Vahid Nejati
doaj   +2 more sources

Monitoring Injected Drug Use in Greece Through Syringe Residue Analysis: A Multicity Study Within the ESCAPE Network

open access: yesDrug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
A total of 2121 used syringes were analyzed in Athens, Thessaloniki, and Patras between 2022 and 2024. Distinct drug‐use patterns were observed across the three cities. Benzodiazepines, pregabalin, methadone, and fentanyl were increasingly detected in 2024.
Christina Matiaki   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

First Occurrence of Fatal Intoxication Involving Methiodone (IC‐26) in Finland; a Medicolegal Autopsy Case Report

open access: yesDrug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Methiodone (IC‐26) is a non‐fentanyl novel synthetic opioid which has recently been detected in drug seizures in Europe. There is still limited data about the drug in published toxicological case work, both in non‐fatal and fatal cases. We present a medicolegal autopsy case report on a fatal intoxication in an individual undergoing opioid ...
Lasse Pakanen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intra‐Individual Variability of Blood and Urinary Steroid Markers and the Response to Codeine Intake in Healthy Men and Women

open access: yesDrug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
Short‐term codeine administration (1–3 days) caused individual alterations in Athlete Biological Passport steroid markers, including elevated urinary T/E ratios and decreased serum testosterone concentrations below individual thresholds, despite no significant changes at the group level.
Alexander Andersson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Nitrous Oxide (“Laughing Gas”) in DUID Cases and Its Impact on Driving Fitness

open access: yesDrug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
A total number of 39 cases of driving under the influence of nitrous oxide were investigated. Plasma concentrations of 0.22 to 17 mL/L (median:3.7 mL/L) were measured in blood samples withdrawn 38 to 144 min (median: 85 min) after control via Headspace‐GC–MS.
L. Lucuta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fatalities within seven days after equine standing sedation: A prospective, multicentre study

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Information regarding mortality associated with standing procedures in horses is sparse. Objectives To report data from >12,000 standing sedations. Study Design Confidential, observational, prospective, multicentre, cohort study.
Miguel Gozalo‐Marcilla   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morphine versus methadone for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome: a randomized controlled pilot study

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) is a significant public health issue and while millions of neonates are affected each year, an optimal pharmacologic weaning protocol has yet to be demonstrated.
Mary Beth Sutter   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Continued drug use during methadone treatment in China: A retrospective analysis of 19,026 service users [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This study examined nation-wide data from China to assess client outcomes after 6-months of methadone treatment. Data on 19,026 clients enrolled between April 2008 and March 2010 were reviewed for changes in HIV-risk behaviours and emergence of new HIV ...
Cao, Xiaobin   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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