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Aggression towards clinicians within Opiate Substitution Treatment (OST) services: A survey of service providers [PDF]
Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2022 Background: High levels of aggression towards staff in healthcare settings have been reported. It seems likely that workers in Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) would be at increased risk of adverse events and their consequences.
Christopher K. Gale +3 more
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A pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of an adjunct brief social network intervention in opiate substitution treatment services [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2018 Background Approximately 3% of people receiving opioid substitution therapy (OST) in the UK manage to achieve abstinence from prescribed and illicit drugs within three years of commencing treatment.
Ed Day +12 more
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Health Services and Delivery Research, 2019 Background: Opiate substitution treatment (OST) is the main treatment for people addicted to heroin and other opioid drugs. However, there is limited information on how the delivery of this treatment affects mortality risk. Objectives: To investigate the
Colin D Steer +10 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 BackgroundImpulsivity, affective instability, and neglect of oneself and other people's safety as symptoms of personality dysfunction are associated with risky behaviors regarding the transmission of infectious diseases either sexually or by intravenous ...
Siniša Skočibušić +6 more
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Recidivism with opiate addicted patients on buprenorphine substitution treatment: Case report [PDF]
Hospital Pharmacology, 2017 Introduction: Opiate dependence is a serious, chronic and recurrent psychiatric disorder, whose prevalence reach epidemic proportions. This also contributes to a significant increase in mortality, associated with overdose with opiates, as well as the ...
Crnić Katarina B. +1 more
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BMJ, The, 2012 Objective To quantify the effect of opiate substitution treatment in relation to HIV transmission among people who inject drugs. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective published and unpublished observational studies.
Silvia Minozzi +2 more
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BMJ: British Medical Journal, 2010 Objective To investigate the effect of opiate substitution treatment at the beginning and end of treatment and according to duration of treatment. Design Prospective cohort study.
Rosie Cornish, John Strang, M Hickman
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Structural barriers in the context of opiate substitution treatment in Germany--a survey among physicians in primary care. [PDF]
Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy, 2013 BackgroundOpiate substitution treatment (OST) is the most widely used treatment for opioid dependence in Germany with substantial long-term benefits for the patient and for society. Due to lessened restrictive admission criteria, the number of registered
Schulte B +6 more
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How to overcome hurdles in opiate substitution treatment? A qualitative study with general practitioners in Belgium [PDF]
European Journal of General Practice, 2016 Background: Opiate substitution treatment (OST) is the administration of opioids (methadone or buprenorphine) under medical supervision for opiate addiction.
J. Fraeyman +4 more
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Pilot study of a social network intervention for heroin users in opiate substitution treatment: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
Trials, 2013 BackgroundResearch indicates that 3% of people receiving opiate substitution treatment (OST) in the UK manage to achieve abstinence from all prescribed and illicit drugs within 3 years of commencing treatment, and there is concern that treatment services
Day E +9 more
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