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High-dose intravenous hydromorphone for patients who use opioids in the hospital setting: time to reduce the barriers

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Individuals who use opioids have higher rates of hospitalization compared to the general population. Insufficiently treated withdrawal and pain are major factors contributing to high rates of self-initiated hospital discharges (also referred to as ...
Laura E. Labonté, Samantha Young
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Centralization of the methadone maintenance plan in a hospital pharmacy department in the Community of Madrid [PDF]

Farmacia Hospitalaria, 2020
In February 2018, Resolution 189/2018 was published in the Autonomous Community of Madrid with the objective of centralizing the procedure for the acquisition, preparation, distribution, and dispensing of methadone to Centres for the Comprehensive ...
Elena Alba Álvaro-Alonso, Pilar Tejedor-Prado, Antonio Aguilar-Ros, Ismael Escobar-Rodríguez   +3 more
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Effect of fruit smoothie supplementation on psychological distress among people with substance use disorders receiving opioid agonist therapy: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (FruktBAR)

BMC Nutrition, 2022
Background People with substance use disorders generally have unhealthy diets, including limited intake of fruit and vegetables. Evidence shows substantial health benefits from increasing fruit and vegetable consumption on various indicators and possibly
Lars T. Fadnes, Einar Furulund, Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen, Tesfaye Madebo, Jørn Henrik Vold, Maria Olsvold, Marianne Cook Pierron, Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen, Rune Blomhoff, Torgeir Gilje Lid, for the ATLAS4LAR Study Group   +10 more
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FORWARDS-1: an adaptive, single-blind, placebo-controlled ascending dose study of acute baclofen on safety parameters in opioid dependence during methadone-maintenance treatment—a pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic study

Trials, 2022
Background Treatment of opiate addiction with opiate substitution treatment (e.g. methadone) is beneficial. However, some individuals desire or would benefit from abstinence but there are limited options to attenuate problems with opiate withdrawal ...
L. M. Paterson, D. Barker, S. Cro, P. Mozgunov, R. Phillips, C. Smith, L. Nahar, S. Paterson, A. R. Lingford-Hughes   +8 more
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Mitragynine Attenuates Morphine Withdrawal Effects in Rats—A Comparison With Methadone and Buprenorphine

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
BackgroundOpiate addiction is a major health problem in many countries. A crucial component of the medical treatment is the management of highly aversive opiate withdrawal signs, which may otherwise lead to resumption of drug taking.
Rahimah Hassan, Cheah Pike See, Sasidharan Sreenivasan, Sharif M. Mansor, Christian P. Müller, Zurina Hassan, Zurina Hassan   +6 more
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Differences in depression severity and frequency of relapses in opiate addicts treated with methadone or opiate blocker after detoxification [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2012
Background/Aim. Relapse of opiate dependence is a common occurrence after detoxification and introduction of opiate addicts in abstinence from opiates. Clinical evaluation showed that over 90% of opiate addicts exhibit depressive manifestations during
Jovanović Tatjana, Lazarević Dušan, Nikolić Gordana   +2 more
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Outcome of heroin-dependent adolescents presenting for opiate substitution treatment [PDF]

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2012
Because the outcome of methadone and buprenorphine substitution treatment in adolescents is unclear, we completed a retrospective cohort study of 100 consecutive heroin-dependent adolescents who sought these treatments over an 8-year recruitment period. The participants' average age was 16.6 years, and 54 were female. Half of the patient group remained
Smyth, Bobby P, Fagan, John, Kernan, Kathy   +2 more
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Attentional bias and treatment adherence in substitute-prescribed opiate users [PDF]

Addictive Behaviors, 2015
Attentional bias (AB) is implicated in the development and maintenance of substance dependence and in treatment outcome. We assessed the effects of attentional bias modification (ABM), and the relationship between AB and treatment adherence in opiate dependent patients.An independent groups design was used to compare 23 opiate dependent patients with ...
Charles, M, Wellington, C E, Mokrysz, C, Freeman, T P, O'Ryan, D, Curran, H V   +5 more
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Heroin overdose - suicide or accident? [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2018
Background/Aim. Suicide is a public health problem. Due to frequent overdose among drug addicts, there is a question about suicidality in this population. The aim of this study is to determine the specificity and distinctive factors in opiate addicts who
Dragišić Tatjana, Jovanović Mirjana, Dickov Aleksandra, Bugarski Tamara, Ivetić Olga, Mišković Mirjana   +5 more
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A mixed-methods analysis of patient safety incidents involving opioid substitution treatment with methadone or buprenorphine in community-based care in England and Wales

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction There is a paucity of knowledge and understanding of medical error in opioid substitution treatment programmes. Objectives To characterise patient safety incidents involving opioid-substitution treatment with methadone or buprenorphine ...
R. Gibson, N. Macleod, L. Donaldson, H. Williams, A. Sheikh, A. Carson-Stevens   +5 more
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