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Tapentadol as a drug of abuse – A preliminary report
Background: Tapentadol is a dual action opioid analgesic with emerging data on abuse and diversion. Aim: This study describes tapentadol abuse, clinical presentation, and treatment patterns.
Prakrithi Shivaprakash +7 more
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Background Substance use disorder is associated with unhealthy lifestyle choices, resulting in adverse social and health consequences. People with opioid use disorder receiving opioid agonist therapy, in particular, have high morbidity and reduced ...
Einar Furulund +9 more
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Does following research-derived practice guidelines improve opiate-dependent patients' outcomes under everyday practice conditions? Results of the Multisite Opiate Substitution Treatment study [PDF]
Keith Humphreys +2 more
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Introduction: As one of the major health problems in the present century, the COVID-19 pandemic affected all parts of the global communities and the health of substance users are potentially at a greater risk of harm.
Alexander Baldacchino +16 more
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Harm reduction is suggested as a paradigm shift in addressing problematic drug use, the goal of the model is to lessen the consequences of dependence.
Arodi Tizoc-Marquez +3 more
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Background Opioid substitution therapy (also known as ‘opioid agonist therapy’ or ‘medication treatment of opioid use disorder’) is associated with improved health and social outcomes for people who use heroin and other illicit opioids.
Marisha Wickremsinhe +17 more
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Combination Interventions to Prevent HCV Transmission Among People Who Inject Drugs: Modeling the Impact of Antiviral Treatment, Needle and Syringe Programs, and Opiate Substitution Therapy [PDF]
Natasha K. Martin +4 more
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Effectiveness of opioid maintenance programs for treating drug dependence in prisons
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of opioid maintenance programs in treating opioid dependence in Spanish prisons. Material and method: A narrative bibliographic review was carried out on the following databases: PubMed; Cochrane; IBECS ...
Salma Roselló-Jordá +2 more
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The Hero’s Substitution: Cross Sectional Study about Substitution Therapy for Heroin
Catarina Cordeiro +4 more
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