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Misuse of Alcohol During Opiate Substitution Treatment
Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, 2010Although alcohol misuse is a common phenomenon during opiate substitution treatment, the etiologic explanations advanced for it are generally no more than speculative. To identify differences in alexithymia, self-esteem, and temperament among patients undergoing methadone or buprenorphine substitution treatment having excessive alcohol consumption ...
Charles-Edouard Rengade, Raymund Schwan
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[Substitution Treatment for Opiate Addicts in Forensic Hospitals under the Penal System].
Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie, 2022Opiate addiction is common among offenders, and many opiate-dependent lawbreakers are treated in the correctional system according to § 64 STGB. While substitution treatment in prisons has become common practice, substitution treatment in forensic hospitals in the traditionally abstinence-oriented prison system is controversial and also varies from ...
Michael, Soyka, Herbert, Steinböck
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An overview of opiate substitution treatment in the European Union and Norway
International Journal of Drug Policy, 2002Abstract This paper aims to provide an overview on the delivery and coverage of opiate substitution treatment (hereafter, ‘substitution treatment') in the European Union (EU) and Norway by the year 2000. It sketches which substitution substances are being used and when they were introduced in which countries, to what extent they are used, and how the ...
Ulrik Solberg +2 more
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Opiate Substitution Treatment: Poisoned Bodies and the History of Substitution
Contemporary Drug Problems, 2013The practice of substituting one drug for another has arguably become a taken-for-granted feature of contemporary responses to heroin dependency in Britain. Substitute prescribing has, however, recently come under attack from various commentators both inside and outside of the drug treatment system. The general tone of the argument is that problem drug
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Cannabis as an Adjunct to or Substitute for Opiates in the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2012There is a growing body of evidence to support the use of medical cannabis as an adjunct to or substitute for prescription opiates in the treatment of chronic pain. When used in conjunction with opiates, cannabinoids lead to a greater cumulative relief of pain, resulting in a reduction in the use of opiates (and associated side-effects) by patients in ...
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Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2013
The cost of opiate substitution is usually considered lower in cost when methadone is used, as compared to that of buprenorphine, however the overall cost effectiveness of substitution programmes comparing the two drugs remains largely unknown.We evaluated the treatment cost and effectiveness of methadone and buprenorphine when used in an opiate ...
Maas, Jim +4 more
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The cost of opiate substitution is usually considered lower in cost when methadone is used, as compared to that of buprenorphine, however the overall cost effectiveness of substitution programmes comparing the two drugs remains largely unknown.We evaluated the treatment cost and effectiveness of methadone and buprenorphine when used in an opiate ...
Maas, Jim +4 more
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Substitution Treatment for Opiate Dependence
2001Substitution treatment is a therapeutic option that includes the prescription of agonist substances as an adjunct to medical and psychosocial care. The indication and the duration of treatment are determined on the basis of an individual assessment.
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European Addiction Research, 2013
<b><i>Background/Aims:</i></b> Social networks have been hypothesized to protect people from the harmful effects of stress, but may also provide dysfunctional role models and provide cues associated with drug use. This study describes the range, type and level of social support available to patients engaged in UK opiate ...
Day, Edward +7 more
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<b><i>Background/Aims:</i></b> Social networks have been hypothesized to protect people from the harmful effects of stress, but may also provide dysfunctional role models and provide cues associated with drug use. This study describes the range, type and level of social support available to patients engaged in UK opiate ...
Day, Edward +7 more
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[Substitution as a possibility for the treatment of opiate dependent patients].
Psychiatrische Praxis, 1994The treatment of patients who are dependent on opiates has definitely been including drug substitution besides withdrawal and weaning in the Swiss urban community ("Kanton") of Basel City since 1980. After a significant increase of treatments in 1987 in connection with the spread of HIV infections, more than 800 patients were presently receiving ...
U, von Bardeleben +4 more
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