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Drug sellers' use of a drug checking service amid the overdose crisis in British Columbia, Canada

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims This study examined the use of a drug checking service by drug sellers in British Columbia, Canada, to assess motivations for service use and substances intended for distribution, focusing on risks associated with an unstable illicit drug market.
Pablo Gonzalez‐Nieto   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The neural mechanisms of mindfulness-based pain relief: a functional magnetic resonance imaging-based review and primer. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The advent of neuroimaging methodologies, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), has significantly advanced our understanding of the neurophysiological processes supporting a wide spectrum of mind-body approaches to treat pain. A promising
Aguirre   +142 more
core   +1 more source

Factors associated with readmission to residential treatment among clients transitioned from detoxification services in Alberta, Canada

open access: yesThe American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Readmission to residential treatment increases healthcare costs, strains publicly funded systems, and may not adequately meet clients' needs. This study examined rates and predictors of readmission to residential treatment among clients transitioned from detoxification services.
Abreham Mekonnen
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of single injection of naloxone and damgo within nucleus accumbens septi in the plus maze test in rats [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Nucleus accumbens septi (NAS) is studied because its relations with cognition and anxiety. Its pharmacological manipulation is widely used in experimental psychopathology to reproduce psychotic signs and symptoms in animal models.
Baiardi, Gustavo Carlos   +10 more
core  

Pain management after elective caesarean section under neuraxial anaesthesia: an updated systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management (PROSPECT) recommendations

open access: yesAnaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Elective caesarean section is a common and painful procedure. Uncontrolled pain following caesarean section can profoundly and negatively on a wide range of patient and healthcare‐centred outcomes. The aim of this systematic review was to update existing recommendations for postoperative pain management after elective caesarean ...
Gillian Crowe   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

The challenge of perioperative pain management in opioid-tolerant patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The increasing number of opioid users among chronic pain patients, and opioid abusers among the general population, makes perioperative pain management challenging for health care professionals.
Bifulco, F   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Primary Care Practitioners' Approaches to Deprescribing Opioids for Older Adults With Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Analysis

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Risks related to long‐term opioid therapy for chronic pain are high and may increase over time with aging. Deprescribing may be a beneficial intervention for older adults prescribed chronic opioids. Methods Semi‐structured interviews with hypothetical clinical cases of older adults prescribed opioids for chronic pain: (1) low‐risk ...
Brianna X. Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug addiction as a physical disease:The role of physical dependence and other chronic drug-induced neurophysiological changes in compulsive drug self-administration [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Physical-dependence-based theories of addiction regard compulsive drug taking as the behavioral manifestation of a desperate need to relieve aversive autonomic withdrawal symptoms.
Lyvers, Michael
core   +1 more source

Supporting Breastfeeding in the Setting of Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder

open access: yesJournal of Midwifery &Women's Health, EarlyView.
Abstract Studies have shown that many pregnant women with opioid use disorder intend to initiate breastfeeding after giving birth. However, continuation rates beyond the initial postpartum hospitalization are low. Achieving and maintaining an antepartum breastfeeding plan may be complicated by the unique challenges that opioid‐exposed dyads experience ...
Lindsey A. Baksh, Stephanie M. Hartwig
wiley   +1 more source

The uptake of the pharmacy-dispensed naloxone kit program in Ontario: A population-based study.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
BACKGROUND:Naloxone is a life-saving antidote for opioid overdoses. In June 2016, the Ontario government implemented the Ontario Naloxone Program for Pharmacies (ONPP) to enhance access to naloxone.
Beatrice Choremis   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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