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A Systematic Review of Substance Misuse Treatment Processes and Outcomes as Implemented in Prisons for Men in the UK

open access: yesCriminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background With a rising prison population, a substantial portion of whom are identified as substance misusers, it is important to understand the availability of treatment pathways, their successes and areas for improvement. Given the likely importance of national factors in criminal justice and substance use service provision, we chose to ...
Kim Barnett   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovative Drug Delivery and Formulation Designs To Deter Drug Abuse/Misuse Related To Suicide [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Patients with a history of abuse/misuse of pain and psychotic medications are at high risk for suicide. Novel drug delivery and formulation approaches have been explored to reduce the potential of drug abuse/misuse and to improve patient compliance. This
Zhao, Fang
core   +1 more source

Naloxone distribution programs in the emergency department: A scoping review of the literature

open access: yesJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
This scoping review summarized the literature regarding naloxone distribution from emergency departments (EDs) without a prescription. Our intention was to examine various naloxone distribution programs, their methodologies, and the level of ...
Mohan K. Sindhwani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predicting OCT2/MATEs‐Mediated Drug Interactions in Healthy Volunteers and Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Insights from Extended Clearance Concept, Endogenous Biomarkers, and In Vitro Inhibition Studies (Perspectives from the International Transporter Consortium)

open access: yesClinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Organic cation transporter (OCT) 2 and multidrug and toxin extrusion (MATE) transporters play significant roles in the renal secretion of organic cations and drug–drug interactions (DDIs). Recent in vitro studies indicate that the Ki values for OCT2 exhibit substrate dependency and increase in potency with pre‐incubation.
Satoshi Asano   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inhibition of activity of GABA transporter GAT1 by δ-opioid receptor [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Analgesia is a well-documented effect of acupuncture. A critical role in pain sensation plays the nervous system, including the GABAergic system and opioid receptor (OR) activation.
Fucke, Thomas   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Untrained Bystanders Administering Drone-Delivered Naloxone: An Exploratory Study

open access: yesSubstance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2023
Introduction: Opioid overdose deaths continue to climb in the United States. Administering naloxone to an overdose victim can save their life, but rapid access to naloxone remains a barrier.
Nicole Adams   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Post‐Mortem Identification and Toxicological Findings of Fluetonitazepyne and Isotonitazepyne

open access: yesDrug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
In early 2025, five death cases in Finland tested positive for fluetonitazepyne and one for isotonitazepyne in urine drug screening. A peak corresponding to O‐dealkylated fluetonitazepyne, the 4‐OH‐nitazepyne metabolite, was present in all fluetonitazepyne‐positive urine samples and was later used in the identification of isotonitazepynein one fatal ...
Pirkko Kriikku   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of μ-opioid and noradrenaline reuptake inhibition in the modulation of pain responsive neurones in the central amygdala by tapentadol in rats with neuropathy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Treatments for neuropathic pain are either not fully effective or have problematic side effects. Combinations of drugs are often used. Tapentadol is a newer molecule that produces analgesia in various pain models through two inhibitory mechanisms, namely
Dickenson, AH, Friend, LV, Gonçalves, L
core  

The effects of heat and freeze-thaw cycling on naloxone stability

open access: yesHarm Reduction Journal, 2019
Purpose The availability of take home naloxone (THN) was increased for Canadians in 2016, including access to kits via pharmacies. Unlike typical over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription drugs, THN kits may be stored in non-standard conditions, including ...
Dulcie Lai   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of take ACTION online naloxone training for law enforcement officers

open access: yesHealth & Justice, 2023
Background Training law enforcement officers (LEOs) to administer naloxone is a recommended strategy to reduce overdose deaths in the United States. To achieve this, an evidence-based and scalable naloxone training curriculum that is easy to use and ...
Chin Hwa Dahlem   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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