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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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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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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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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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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Prevalence of Respiratory Disorders during Sleep among Subjects of Methadone Maintenance Therapy Program [PDF]
Addiction and Health, 2021 Background: Respiratory disorders during sleep are considered a health problem affecting the life quality. There is some evidence indicating the higher prevalence of apnea in substance-dependent patients.
Ali Talaei +3 more
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Benzodiazepine Use in Opioid Maintenance Treatment Programme: Risks and Clinical Outcomes
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2021 Introduction: The co-association of benzodiazepines and opioids is associated with an increased risk of overdose, death, and poorer psychosocial prognosis.
Catarina Oliveira +7 more
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Hepatitis C identification and treatment in rural Pennsylvania, USA
Preventive Medicine Reports, 2021 The opioid epidemic in the United States has led to increases in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection especially in rural communities. It is recommended that persons who inject drugs undergo screening and treatment.
Tuesdae Stainbrook +4 more
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Use of Psychoactive Substances Before Incarceration Among Prison Inmates With Drug Abuse or Dependence: Data From the OPPIDUM Program. [PDF]
Fundam Clin PharmacolABSTRACT Background The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of dependence and abuse of psychoactive substances (PAS) among prison inmates, using data from the OPPIDUM program between 2013 and 2022. Methods OPPIDUM is an annual, cross‐sectional national program, conducted among users consulting in specialised addiction centres.
Abbas Z +6 more
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