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Aggression towards clinicians within Opiate Substitution Treatment (OST) services: A survey of service providers [PDF]

open access: yesExploratory 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
doaj   +4 more sources

Recidivism with opiate addicted patients on buprenorphine substitution treatment: Case report [PDF]

open access: yesHospital 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
doaj   +3 more sources

A pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of an adjunct brief social network intervention in opiate substitution treatment services [PDF]

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +2 more sources

Personality dysfunction in opiate addicts on opioid substitution treatment and the risk of HCV infection

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +4 more sources

The impact of opiate substitution treatment on mortality risk in drug addicts: a natural experiment study

open access: yesHealth 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
doaj   +2 more sources

Prevalence of Respiratory Disorders during Sleep among Subjects of Methadone Maintenance Therapy Program [PDF]

open access: yesAddiction 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
doaj   +1 more source

Benzodiazepine Use in Opioid Maintenance Treatment Programme: Risks and Clinical Outcomes

open access: yesActa 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
doaj   +1 more source

Hepatitis C identification and treatment in rural Pennsylvania, USA

open access: yesPreventive 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
doaj   +1 more source

Use of Psychoactive Substances Before Incarceration Among Prison Inmates With Drug Abuse or Dependence: Data From the OPPIDUM Program. [PDF]

open access: yesFundam Clin Pharmacol
ABSTRACT 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
europepmc   +2 more sources

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