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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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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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[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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[Benzodiazepine withdrawal in subjects on opiate substitution treatment].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983), 2006Benzodiazepines are the most widely used psychotropic agents in the world. Abuse and dependence are reported in the general population and among drug misusers, including those dependent on heroine. Benzodiazepine use by heroine users increases their risk of overdose, not only from heroin but also substitution drugs such as methadone and more recently ...
Mélina, Fatséas +5 more
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Place of opiate substitution treatments in the trajectories of recovering people
2013The place of opiate substitution treatments in the trajectories of recovering people are explored in this article, using the results of a survey questioning different aspects of their lives. A total of 341 persons were met in addiction treatment centers and self-help groups. We focused on those (n=203) who were prescribed a daily treatment of methadone
Simmat-Durand, Laurence +6 more
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