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Impact of recent methamphetamine use on treatment outcomes among individuals initiating medications for opioid use disorders in rural treatment settings: a 1-year retrospective cohort study

Rural and Remote Health
Introduction: Rates of N-methylamphetamine (methamphetamine) use in rural areas of the US have been steadily increasing, particularly among individuals who are already struggling with opioid use disorder.
Leslie Kenefick, Lisa Khairy, Luke Hall, Kibeom Kwon, Nicole Limberg, Kirsi Kirk-Lewis, Megan Lewis, Matt Owen, Sterling McPherson, Andre Miguel   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Substance Use and Sex Index version 2 (SUSI‐2): Validation of a brief questionnaire for the measurement of behaviours associated with transmission of blood borne viruses and sexually transmitted infections

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims This study sought to validate a community‐acceptable Substance Use & Sex Index (SUSI) for use in substance use intervention research. SUSI aims to measure behaviours associated with the transmission of blood‐borne viruses (BBV) and sexually transmitted infections (STI) among people who use substances and incorporate contemporary sexual ...
Brendan Clifford, Raimondo Bruno, Liam Acheson, Michael E. Cecilio, Krista J. Siefried, Jack Freestone, Vincent J. Cornelisse, Brendan Crozier, Nicky Bath, Nadine Ezard   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Methamphetamine [PDF]

Science-Business eXchange, 2009
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A cost–benefit analysis of the implementation and scale‐up of harm reduction interventions in the Australian Capital Territory

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Harm reduction interventions aim to reduce negative consequences of drug use. We aimed to estimate the cost, health impact and economic benefits of current, expanded and new harm reduction interventions for people who use drugs in the Australian Capital Territory.
Anna L. Bowring, Tom Tidhar, Anna Olsen, Christopher Bailie, Kelvin Burke, Rowan Martin‐Hughes, Helen Keane, Paul Dietze, Nick Scott   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A meta‐analysis of sexual orientation inequities in substance use among youth

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Aims Sexual minority youth report significantly higher rates of substance use than heterosexual youth, yet a comprehensive and systematic evaluation and synthesis of the magnitude of this inequity has not been conducted. The purpose of this study was to conduct a meta‐analysis to assess the magnitude of overall inequities in ...
Ethan H. Mereish, Hyemin Lee, Jeremy T. Goldbach, Sophie Hathaway, Emily A. Hennessy   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addiction‐related problems in Japan: A regional perspective

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Japan's addiction landscape appears paradoxical. The lifetime use of illicit drugs is among the lowest in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, but harm from alcohol, tobacco, and gambling ranks among the world's highest.
Soichiro Ide, Yoko Nishitani, Masahiko Sumitani, Masabumi Minami, Tadashi Isa, Masako Iseki, Michiko Ohkura, Hitoshi Okamoto, Tetsuro Kikuchi, Yuko Sekino, Hidehiko Takahashi, Kenji Takeuchi, Atsumi Nitta, Takeshi Honjo, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Tsuyoshi Miyakawa, Toshiya Murai, Toshihiko Matsumoto, Kazuyuki Nakagome, Kazutaka Ikeda   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bidirectional genetic and phenotypic links between smoking and striatal iron content involving dopaminergic and inflammatory pathways

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and lung diseases. A better understanding of its neurobiological underpinnings will benefit the prevention of smoking‐related illnesses and mortality. Previous studies link smoking to increased iron concentration in the striatum, a central component of the brain's ...
Olga Trofimova, Ilaria Iuliani, Sven Bergmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attention Deficits in Chronic Methamphetamine Users as a Potential Target for Enhancing Treatment Efficacy

Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, 2012
Methamphetamine (MA) is a potent, addictive psychostimulant that has dramatic effects on the central nervous system (CNS). The onset of methamphetamine use has been linked to heightened attention, and chronic methamphetamine use has been associated with ...
Zahra Alam Mehrjerdi, Alireza Noroozi, Alasdair M. Barr, Hamed Ekhtiari   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Hippocampus norepinephrine, caudate dopamine and serotonin, and behavioral responses to the stereoisomers of amphetamine and methamphetamine [PDF]

, 1995
Ronald Kuczenski, DS Segal, A K Cho, William P. Melega   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Trends in fentanyl‐containing drug samples seized by law enforcement agencies across Canada

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Canada's drug toxicity crisis has been largely attributed to a volatile fentanyl‐dominated unregulated drug supply with increasing reports of fentanyl detected in combination with benzodiazepines, stimulants and xylazine.
Shaleesa Ledlie, Ria Garg, Pamela Leece, Gillian Kolla, Elaine Hyshka, Mina Tadrous, Tara Gomes   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source